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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:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Dragos Axinte, Nottingham, GB;
Paul Butler-smith, Nottingham, GB;
Mark Daine, Nottingham, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 3/00 (2006.01); B24D 11/00 (2006.01); B24D 18/00 (2006.01); C09K 3/14 (2006.01); C09C 1/68 (2006.01); B24D 99/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 18/00 (2013.01); B24D 99/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An abrasive element comprises a body of crystalline abrasive material. The body has an array of cutting elements formed of crystalline abrasive material which projects from a surface of the body. The shape, size and form of the projections is controlled in the production process. The body may be a natural or synthetic crystal. The body may be a film formed by deposition. The body may be diamond or cubic boron nitride. The body may be monocrystalline or polycrystalline. The projections may be aligned along a crystallographic plane or planes.