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US 12,370,649 B2Granted
Abrasive elements with precisely shaped features, abrasive articles fabricated therefrom and methods of making thereof
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsMatthew C. Fritz, Junqing Xie, Vincent J. Laraia
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Abstract
An abrasive article includes a plurality of abrasive features disposed on one or more abrasive elements. Each of the one or more abrasive elements includes a base having a first major surface from which the plurality of abrasive features extends. A first set of the plurality of abrasive features (i) has an average height, H1avg, (ii) a standard deviation of less than 10% of H1avg, and (iii) comprises between 5 and 130 abrasive features.
Claims13
An abrasive article comprising:
- a plurality of abrasive features disposed on one or more abrasive elements, each of the one or more abrasive elements comprising a base having a first major surface from which the plurality of abrasive features extend;
- wherein a first set of the plurality of abrasive features (i) has an average height, H1avg, (ii) has a standard deviation of less than 10% of H1avg, and (iii) comprises between 5 and 130 abrasive features;
- wherein a second set of the plurality of abrasive features has (i) an average height, H2avg, and (ii) a standard deviation of less than 10% of H2avg, wherein H1ave is at least 5 microns greater than H2avg;
- wherein cross sectional areas of each of the plurality of features of the second set of plurality of abrasive features (i) taken in a plane that is parallel to the first major surface of the bases, and (ii) at a position along the second set of abrasive features that is 50% or less of the H2avg, cumulatively, is at least 5% of the cumulative projected areas of the of the one or more abrasive elements.
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