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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:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric C. Coad, Woodbury, 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 present invention provides an abrasive article formed of a binder, abrasive particles associated with the binder, and a lubricating particulate additive comprising polytetrafluoroethylene associated with the binder. The abrasive article of the invention is useful in the polishing of fiber optic connectors because the lubricating particulate additive allows the polishing rate of the softer glass fiber material to be slower than the polishing rate of the harder ceramic ferrule material. Methods of manufacture and methods of polishing a fiber optic connector is also provided.