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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2010
Edward J. Woo, Woodbury, MN (US);
Pingfan Wu, Woodbury, MN (US);
Patrick R. Fleming, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Ian R. Owen, Baldwin, WI (US);
Schoen A. Schuknecht, Hudson, WI (US);
Frederick P. Laplant, St. Paul, MN (US);
Edward J. Woo, Woodbury, MN (US);
Pingfan Wu, Woodbury, MN (US);
Patrick R. Fleming, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Ian R. Owen, Baldwin, WI (US);
Schoen A. Schuknecht, Hudson, WI (US);
Frederick P. LaPlant, St. Paul, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A coated abrasive article comprises an abrasive layer secured to a backing. The abrasive layer comprises abrasive particles secured by at least one binder to a first major surface of the backing. A supersize is disposed on at least a portion of the abrasive layer. The coated abrasive article has a melt flow zone adjacent to an edge of the coated abrasive article, wherein the melt flow zone has a maximum width of less than 100 micrometers, and the melt flow zone has a maximum height of less than 40 micrometers. Methods of using infrared lasers to ablate coated abrasive articles are also disclosed, wherein a laser wavelength is matched to a component of the coated abrasive article.