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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2003
Michael S. Bates, North Oaks, MN (US);
Stanley L. Conwell, East Bethel, MN (US);
Douglas E. Devaney, Austin, TX (US);
Darla A. Elgin, Ames, IA (US);
Peter J. Fritz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Richard L. Fry, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Bruce W. Livermore, Stillwater, MN (US);
James W. Malaske, St. Paul, MN (US);
Bradley S. McKay, New Ulm, MN (US);
Paul J. Richtman, Stillwater, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A surface treating article including a surface treating member and a fastener including a fiducial. The present invention also provides a preferred method of making a surface treating article that includes to a method of sensing the location of a fasteners on a surface treating web and thereafter cutting the surface treating web around the fastener to provide a surface treating article.