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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:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John J. Gagliardi, Hudson, WI (US);
Jason A. Chesley, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 1/100 ;
Abstract
An abrasive article including (i) a backing, (ii) a plurality of grinding aid-containing protrusions integrally molded on the first surface of the backing, wherein the first surface of the backing is contoured by the protrusions so as to define a plurality of peaks and valleys, and (iii) a coating of abrasive particles adhered to the contoured first surface of the first backing so as to cover at least a portion of both the peaks and the valleys.