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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Loren L. Barber, Jr., Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 1/00 ; A46B 1/300 ; A46D 1/00 ; B24D 1/100 ; B24D 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 1/00 ; A46B 1/300 ; A46D 1/00 ; B24D 1/100 ; B24D 1/700 ;
Abstract
Reaction injection molding is utilized as a method for making an abrasive article that includes supplying an effective amount of abrasive particles to at least a portion of an abrasive article mold and supplying a binder precursor matrix that includes at least two interactive components to the abrasive article mold. When the binder precursor matrix is cured, the abrasive particles are secured within a binder formed from the binder precursor matrix. An abrasive article includes a plurality of bristles including an increased amount of abrasive particles, wherein a ratio of binder to abrasive particles is at least about 1:3 by weight.