Patents by Inventor Thomas Bordes

Thomas Bordes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Interface pad for use between an abrasive article and a support tool
    Patent number: 8444454
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an interface pad for use between an abrasive article and a support tool. In one particular embodiment, an interface pad for use between a perforated abrasive article and a support tool is provided. In general, the interface pads described herein contain apertures and at least one channel configured such that an interface pad can be used between an abrasive article having a particular configuration of apertures and a support tool having different configuration of dust collection apertures. In one embodiment, the interface pads described herein contain apertures and at least one channel configured such that the interface pad can be used between any perforated abrasive article and any support tool with dust extraction capabilities. Abrasive tools which include an interface pad and methods for using the interface pads are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignees: Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
    Inventors: Mervyn Chung-Fat, Thomas Bordes
  • Interface pad for use between an abrasive article and a support tool
    Publication number: 20090233527
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an interface pad for use between an abrasive article and a support tool. In one particular embodiment, an interface pad for use between a perforated abrasive article and a support tool is provided. In general, the interface pads described herein contain apertures and at least one channel configured such that an interface pad can be used between an abrasive article having a particular configuration of apertures and a support tool having different configuration of dust collection apertures. In one embodiment, the interface pads described herein contain apertures and at least one channel configured such that the interface pad can be used between any perforated abrasive article and any support tool with dust extraction capabilities. Abrasive tools which include an interface pad and methods for using the interface pads are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicants: Sait-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
    Inventors: Mervyn Chung-Fat, Thomas Bordes