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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. 15, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Mark G. Schwabel, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Dwight D. Erickson, Oakdale, MN (US);
Inventors:
Mark G. Schwabel, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Dwight D. Erickson, Oakdale, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 11/00 (2006.01); B24D 3/00 (2006.01); B24D 3/20 (2006.01); C09K 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An abrasive agglomerate includes a plurality of abrasive grains bonded together in a three-dimensional structure by a substantially continuous, non-porous inorganic binder, wherein the abrasive grains have an average size of between about 0.5 microns and about 1500 microns, the inorganic binder is less than about 75 percent, by weight, of the abrasive agglomerate, and the bulk density of the abrasive agglomerate is less than about 90 percent of the bulk density of the abrasive grains.