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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:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A. Walker, Boise, ID (US);
Karl M. Robinson, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 7/00 ;
Abstract
A method of limiting mechanical abrasion that includes polishing a surface with a pad having a first member defining a first polishing surface and comprising a first material, and limiting abrasion of the surface with a surface abrasion impeding second member, the second member defining a second polishing surface and comprising a second material. The first and second members are comprised of a common matrix material.