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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John V. H. Roberts, Newark, DE (US);
Barry Scott Pinheiro, Media, PA (US);
David B. James, Newark, DE (US);
Assignee:
Rodel Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 1/100 ;
Abstract
A polishing pad is formed as a one-piece article having a region which is transparent and an adjacent region which is opaque. The article is formed by solidifying a flowable polymeric material which at least initially has a uniform composition. The flowable polymeric material is processed during a molding operation to provide the transparent region and the adjacent opaque region. Types of polymeric material suitable for making the polishing pad include a single thermoplastic material, a blend of thermoplastic materials, and a reactive thermosetting polymer.