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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:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John J. Gagliardi, Hudson, WI (US);
Charles H. Houck, Oakdale, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 3/00 ; B24D 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 3/00 ; B24D 3/34 ;
Abstract
An abrasive article, and methods of making and using same, containing an inorganic metal orthophosphate salt. The abrasive article including a coated abrasive article having a size or supersize coating layer containing an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal orthophosphate salt devoid of hydrogen. The inventive abrasive article reduces the grinding energy required while improving abrading efficiency in some cases.