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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:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2007
Applicant:
Xiaorong You, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Inventor:
Xiaorong You, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignees:
Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Saint-Gobain Abrasifs, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 3/02 (2006.01); B24D 3/20 (2006.01); B24D 3/28 (2006.01); B24D 3/34 (2006.01); B24B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An abrasive article includes a polymer binder, an infrared radiation absorbing dye, and abrasive grains. In particular embodiments, the abrasive articles have been at least partially cured using infrared radiation. The abrasive articles of the present invention can include, for example, coated abrasives, structured abrasives, and bonded abrasives. Methods for manufacturing abrasive articles include at least partially curing an article that includes a polymer binder precursor, an infrared radiation absorbing dye, and abrasive grains using infrared radiation.