Patents Examined by Pegah Parvini
  • Patent number: 12384004
    Abstract: An abrasive article includes a backing; a make coat overlying the backing; and a plurality of abrasive particles overlying the backing and at least partially contained in the make coat; and a make coat thickness ratio (Tg/Ta) of not greater than 1.5, wherein Tg is the average thickness of the make coat at the sides of the abrasive particles and the Ta is the average thickness of the make coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Anthony Martone, Hua Fan, Kelley McNeal
  • Patent number: 12344702
    Abstract: There is used a polyurethane for polishing layers that can be used as a material of a polishing layer of a polishing pad, the polyurethane including a thermoplastic polyurethane that is a reaction product of a polyurethane raw material including a polymer diol, an organic diisocyanate, and a chain extender, wherein the chain extender contains 50 mass % or more of a first chain extender including a straight-chain carbon backbone having 7 to 12 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kiyofumi Kadowaki, Mitsuru Kato, Minori Takegoshi, Chihiro Okamoto, Shinya Kato
  • Patent number: 12344791
    Abstract: A method of forming a shaped abrasive particle includes having a body formed by an additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Adam J. Stevenson, Amin M'Barki, David F. Louapre, Doruk O. Yener, Jennifer H. Czerepinski, Nabil Nahas
  • Patent number: 12338534
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coated abrasive tool including a carrier which has a carrier material and including an abrasive surface coating on a surface region of the carrier. The abrasive surface coating has abrasive functional particles and a thermoplastic binder for an adhesive connection between at least some of the abrasive functional particles and the carrier material. At least some of the abrasive functional particles on the surface region of the carrier are partly integrated into the carrier material and are connected to the carrier material, and at least some of the abrasive functional particles on the surface region of the carrier are additionally partly integrated into the thermoplastic binder, the thermoplastic binder being connected to the abrasive functional particles and the carrier material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: ecoCOAT GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhold Riemensperger, Enrico Flade
  • Patent number: 12337584
    Abstract: A hardfaced product includes a substrate and a hard composite material bonded to the substrate. The composite material includes boron carbide as a wear-resistant material and a matrix alloy including manganese and at least one of copper, silver, gold, platinum or palladium. The hardfaced product can be made by applying a molten matrix alloy to a substrate wherein the matrix alloy is combined with a wear-resistant material. The matrix alloy includes manganese and at least one of copper, silver, gold, platinum or palladium. The wear-resistant material includes boron carbide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: ESCO GROUP LLC
    Inventor: Robin K. Churchill
  • Patent number: 12330269
    Abstract: An abrasive article having a removable support sheet having a first major surface. An image layer containing inks applied over the first major surface. A polyurethane backing layer having a first major backing surface located adjacent to the image layer and a second major backing surface opposite the first major surface. A functional layer comprising an abrasive layer applied to the second major surface; the abrasive layer comprising a make coat, abrasive particles and a size coat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Paul D. Graham, Douglas A. Davis, Shigeaki Dohgoshi, Kanta Kumar, Satoshi Matsuda, Jon P. Nietfeld, Thomas E. Pahl
  • Patent number: 12325107
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for making a grinding wheel with abrasive surfaces located on an outer diameter of the grinding wheel to provide grinding characteristics of both coarse and fine abrasive textures. The method includes forming on the grinding wheel a coarse abrasive portion located proximate to a first axial end of the outer diameter, a fine abrasive portion located proximate to a second axial end of the outer diameter and a transition band formed at an interface between the abrasive surfaces. The transition band has an abrasive coating with a gradual change in texture from a coarse surface to a fine surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Inventor: Charles Neff
  • Patent number: 12319863
    Abstract: A fixed abrasive article including a blend of abrasive particles having a first type of shaped abrasive particle comprising a first height (h1), a second type of shaped abrasive particle comprising a second height (h2) less than the first height, where the blend of abrasive particles includes a first content of the first type of shaped abrasive particles and a second content of the second type of shaped abrasive particle, and the first content is different as compared to the second content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventor: Sujatha K. Iyengar
  • Patent number: 12312500
    Abstract: Provided are a polishing paste for superfinishing a bearing steel, and a preparation method and use thereof. The polishing paste includes the following components: in parts by mass, 8 parts to 10 parts of stearic acid, 10 parts to 15 parts of a white oil, 15 parts to 20 parts of a liquid paraffin, 3 parts to 5 parts of oleic acid, 3 parts to 5 parts of triethanolamine, and 50 parts to 60 parts of polishing abrasives. The disclosure provides a polishing paste for superfinishing of the bearing steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Taiyuan University of Technology
    Inventors: Xiuhong Li, Xingfu Wang, Xunzheng Zhai, Zhiqiang Liang, Wenhui Li, Shengqiang Yang, Zhenhua Liang, Jiaming Wang, Xuejie Wen
  • Patent number: 12312474
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a pigment. The method includes: providing a substrate; forming stacked multiple sets of films successively on the substrate, wherein each set of films comprises a sacrificial layer and an optical film, the sacrificial layer and the optical film are successively stacked, and the sacrificial layer is a stripping agent with compressive stress or low stress; and obtaining the pigment by stripping and crushing formed multiple sets of films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: NINGBO INLIGHT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daoyuan Ma, Lingjie Jay Guo
  • Patent number: 12311614
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to coated abrasive articles, such as coated abrasive film belts having improved strength and durability, as well as methods of making and using said coated abrasive articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventor: Paul S. Goldsmith
  • Patent number: 12296436
    Abstract: An abrasive article comprises abrasive particles secured to a substrate by at least one binder material. The at least one binder material comprises a cured reaction product of components comprising: a) at least one phenolic resin; and b) an aqueous dispersion of at least one polyurethane, wherein, based on the total solids weight of components a) and b), the components comprise 56 to 91 percent by weight of component a) and 44 to 9 percent by weight of component b). Methods of making and using the abrasive articles are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Raghunatha K. Venkatarayappa, Jaime A. Martinez, Thomas J. Nelson
  • Patent number: 12285779
    Abstract: An article includes a first organic layer and a second organic layer each with an interior embossed surface; and an embossed reflector layer adjacent to the interior embossed surface of the first organic layer and adjacent to the interior embossed surface of the second organic layer. A method of making an article is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Alberto Argoitia, Kangning Liang, Johannes P. Seydel
  • Patent number: 12275116
    Abstract: The polishing pad is useful in chemical mechanical polishing. The polishing pad includes a polishing portion having a top polishing surface and a polishing material. There is an opening through the polishing pad and a transparent window within the opening. The transparent window is secured to the polishing pad. The window includes a polyurethane composition formed by reacting, in the presence of a hard segment inhibitor for reducing size of hard segment domains, a polymeric polyol, a polyisocyanate and a curing agent. The curing agent includes three or more hydroxyl groups forming hard segments and the polyurethane composition is an amorphous mixture of hard segments in a soft segments matrix and is free of carbon-carbon double bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials CMP Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Gadinski, Mauricio E. Guzman
  • Patent number: 12275120
    Abstract: A buffing and polishing member has an uncompressed monolithic body of foam material having slits from an outside surface toward and less than a distance to a rotational axis of the body. The slits, on circumferential spaced planes, extend generally radially from the outside surface toward and less than a distance to the rotational axis to define a plurality of foam fingers and an unslit center portion. A fastening mechanism holds the center portion of the slit foam body in a compressed state along the rotational axis such that the uncompressed outer ends of the foam finger define a spherocylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Lake Country Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott S. McLain
  • Patent number: 12264277
    Abstract: A fixed abrasive article having a body including abrasive particles contained within a bond material, the abrasive particles including shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having an aspect ratio of length:width of at least 1.1:1, each of the shaped abrasive particles or elongated abrasive particles having a predetermined position or a predetermined three-axis orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Celine Colet, Kuo Gao, Srikanth Rapaka, Joseph R. Rich, Katherine M. Sahlin, Nilanjan Sarangi, Andrew B. Schoch
  • Patent number: 12263558
    Abstract: Abrasive articles and associated methods are shown that include one or more camouflaging layers that can be applied to a portion of the abrasive article. The one or more camouflaging layers can be applied over the size coat layer as a discontinuous colored layer covering a portion of the size coat layer. In an example, the camouflaging layer can be applied as a repeating pattern of one or more colors on the abrasive article. In an example, the camouflaging layer can be applied randomly to the abrasive article. The discontinuous layer can have a color markedly different than a color of the size coat layer and can be used to mask or minimize an appearance of particle imperfections or voids on the abrasive article. The discontinuous layer can be applicable to coated and non-woven abrasive articles in the form of sheets, discs, belts, pads, or rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Joseph B. Eckel, Aaron K. Nienaber, Thomas J. Nelson, Amelia W. Koenig, Ann M. Hawkins
  • Patent number: 12263556
    Abstract: An abrasive composition including a substrate with perforations. The perforations may have curved edges and different shapes. Abrasive particles to be brazed to the substrate are sprinkled over the molten braze on the surface of the substrate, including on the curved edges of the perforations. The perforations provide a view of the work surface for the user and reduce noise, and also provide places for work surface debris to collect for later removal. The shape of the substrate itself may include particular surface areas intended for specific abrasion tasks, such as flat surfaces with different grades of abrasive particles and small radius edges for use as a cutting tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: MOLLECULAR BOND SUPERABRASIVES, LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Lyman Munson, IV, Joseph E Smith, Jr., Srinivasan Ramanath
  • Patent number: 12258490
    Abstract: A process that controls sizes, shapes, and densities of the abrasive composite structures on a substrate by controlling the properties of the slurry (more than just the number and size of the particles in the slurry), controlling wet coating thickness of the slurry on the substrate, and controlling drying conditions of the slurry. Similar to how mud dries and cracks when arid and parched, the controlled drying of the slurry produces cracks as the slurry dries. These cracks form structures that are separated by grooves (or valleys), which form the abrasive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Inventors: Gwo Shin Swei, George Shuai, Isaac Shuai
  • Patent number: 12258460
    Abstract: Provided is a polishing pad including a polishing layer, wherein the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) 13C spectrum of a processed composition prepared by adding 1 g of the polishing layer to a 0.3 M aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide (KOH) and allowing the mixture to react in a closed container at a temperature of 150° C. for 48 hours includes a first peak appearing at 15 ppm to 18 ppm, a second peak appearing at 9 ppm to 11 ppm, a third peak appearing at 138 ppm to 143 ppm, and a fourth peak appearing at 55 ppm to 65 ppm, and the softening control index calculated by Equation 1 is 0.10 to 0.45. The polishing pad includes the polishing layer having physical properties corresponding to the softening control index, and thus may exhibit a removal rate and defect prevention performance within desired ranges in polishing of a polishing target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SK ENPULSE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Sun Joeng, Jong Wook Yun, Jang Won Seo, Yong Ju Jeong, Seung Kyun Kim