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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:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dean S. Holmes, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 1/00 ;
Abstract
The Invention also provides the rotary tool having the article attached thereto and a method of using. The present invention relates to a cutting article having at least one rigid surface comprising a polymeric material designed for use with a rotary tool which is particularly useful for efficiently removing a material (such as a sealant, for example) from a substrate. Preferably the material is removed with minimal or no damage to the substrate.