Patents Examined by Pegah Parvini
  • Patent number: 11673231
    Abstract: There is provided a vitrified bond super-abrasive grinding wheel including: a core; and a super-abrasive grain layer provided on the core, wherein the super-abrasive grain layer includes a plurality of super-abrasive grains and a vitrified bond that joins the plurality of super-abrasive grains, and the vitrified bond has a plurality of bond bridges located between the plurality of super-abrasive grains to join the plurality of super-abrasive grains, not less than 80% of the plurality of super-abrasive grains are joined to the super-abrasive grains adjacent thereto by the bond bridges, and not less than 90% of the plurality of bond bridges in a cross section of the super-abrasive grain layer have a thickness equal to or smaller than an average grain size of the super-abrasive grains, and have a length greater than the thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: A.L.M.T. Corp.
    Inventors: Shuichi Amino, Tomohiro Ishizu
  • Patent number: 11667535
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds, methods, and tools which comprise tungsten borides and mixed transition metal borides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Christopher L. Turner, Richard B. Kaner, Georgiy Akopov, Michael T. Yeung
  • Patent number: 11667010
    Abstract: An abrasive flap disc having improved properties with respect to production and grinding behavior combines an abrasive grit having a special grit mixture having 25% to 75% (high-performance ceramic) zirconium dioxide and of 25% to 75% aluminum oxide and a number of abrasive lamellae per abrasive flap disc in the range between 30 and 46.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: PPM GMBH
    Inventor: Gerd Eisenblaetter
  • Patent number: 11668345
    Abstract: Superhard compacts, assemblies including the same, and methods of using the same are disclosed herein. An example assembly includes at least one superhard compact secured to a support body. The support body includes at least one exterior surface and defines at least one recess extending inwardly from the exterior surface. The recess is configured to receive at least a portion of the superhard compact. The assembly includes at least one magnet that secures the superhard compact to the support body. For example, the magnet may form part of the superhard compact, the support body, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: US Synthetic Corporation
    Inventor: Brent Richard Eddy
  • Patent number: 11667009
    Abstract: An abrasive article can include a body including a bond material, abrasive particles, and a plurality of pores, wherein the bond material can comprise a vitreous material. In one embodiment, an average particle size of the abrasive particles can be between 0.1 microns to 5 microns, and a porosity of the body may be between 40 vol % to 70 vol %, wherein the porosity may define an average pore size (D50) of at least 0.1 microns and not greater than 5 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Cecile O. Mejean, John S. Hagan, Linda S. Bateman, Alexandre Temperelli, Taewook Hwang, Ramanujam Vedantham, John M. Gulcius, Maureen A. Brosnan
  • Patent number: 11660726
    Abstract: Systems and methods include providing a coated abrasive article with an enhanced anti-loading composition in a supersize coat. The anti-loading composition includes a mixture of a metal stearate, at least one performance component, and a polymeric binder composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Fadi Haso, Anna Maassel, Charles G. Herbert, William C. Rice
  • Patent number: 11648646
    Abstract: An abrasive article includes a first plurality of abrasive particles and a second plurality of abrasive particles. The first plurality of abrasive particles differ in at least one of a size, an average weight and a shape from the second plurality of abrasive particles. The first plurality of abrasive particles are spaced from the second plurality of abrasive particles by at least a minimum distance in the x-axis direction, and both the first plurality of abrasive particles and the second plurality of abrasive particles extend in similar paths to one another with respect to the y-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Yuyang Liu, Geoffrey I. Wilson, Junting Li, Ernest L. Thurber
  • Patent number: 11650473
    Abstract: An article includes a reflector having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a third surface; and a first selective light modulator layer external to the first surface of the reflector; wherein the third surface of the reflector is open. A method of making an article is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Mark Kozlowski, Johannes P. Seydel, Jaroslaw Zieba
  • Patent number: 11643582
    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: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Adam P. Bujnowski, Kelley McNeal, Nan Y. Pacella, Srikanth Rapaka, Joseph R. Rich, Katherine M. Sahlin, Nilanjan Sarangi, Andrew B. Schoch
  • Patent number: 11642756
    Abstract: An abrasive article includes backing material, binder comprising an anionic water solubilizing material provided on at least a portion of the backing material and abrasive particles provided on at least a portion of the backing material. A method of making such an abrasive article comprises the steps of providing a backing material, applying a first binder containing an anionic water solubilizing material to the backing material, and applying abrasive particles to the backing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Jaime A. Martinez, Thomas J. Nelson, Maria del Mar Casado Mateos, Maria del Carmen Martin Rivera, Cristobal Martin Bernia, Jon P. Nietfeld, Myhanh T. Truong, Gregory G. Mehsikomer
  • Patent number: 11639444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate carbon material that can be produced from renewable raw materials, in particular from biomass containing lignin, comprising: a 14C content that corresponds to that of the renewable raw materials, said content being preferably greater than 0.20 Bq/g carbon, especially preferably greater than 0.23 Bq/g carbon, but preferably less than 0.45 Bq/g carbon in each case; a carbon content in relation to the ash-free dry substance of between 60 ma. % and 80 ma. %; an STSA surface area of the primary particles of at least 5 m2/g and at most 200 m2/g; and an oil absorption value (OAN) of between 50 ml/100 g and 150 ml/100 g. The present invention also relates to a method for producing said carbon material and to the use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Suncoal Industries GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Wittmann, Klaus Bergemann
  • Patent number: 11628542
    Abstract: A method for producing endless abrasive articles (100) comprises: —providing a mandrel coil (200), which comprises a first complete turn (BOA) formed of an endless mandrel belt (BO), —feeding the endless mandrel belt (BO) to an input end (INO) of the mandrel coil (200) and unwinding the mandrel belt (B0) from an output end (OUT0) of the mandrel coil (200) so as to move the surface of the first complete turn (BOA) of the mandrel coil (200), —forming a laminated sleeve (SLEEVE1) by feeding a first strip (S1) on the moving surface of the first complete turn (BOA) of the mandrel coil (200), and—forming an endless abrasive article (100) by cutting the laminated sleeve (SLEEVE1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MIRKA LTD
    Inventor: Göran Höglund
  • Patent number: 11623894
    Abstract: A bonded abrasive article includes elongate shaped abrasive particles. The elongate shaped abrasive particles comprise an elongate shaped ceramic body having opposed first and second ends joined to each other by at least two longitudinal sidewalls. At least one of the at least two longitudinal sidewalls is concave along its length. At least one of the first and second ends is a fractured surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Dwight D. Erickson
  • Patent number: 11623324
    Abstract: Methods of making polymer bond abrasive articles and their precursors using powder bed jetting are disclosed. Polymer bond abrasive articles prepared by the method include abrasive articles having arcuate or tortuous cooling channels, unitary structured abrasive discs, abrasive segments, shaped abrasive particles, and abrasive wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Robert L. W. Smithson, Brian D. Goers, Brian A. Shukla, Michael C. Harper
  • Patent number: 11607775
    Abstract: A coated abrasive disc includes a disc backing having an outer circumference. An abrasive layer is disposed on the disc backing. The abrasive layer comprises triangular abrasive platelets secured to a major surface of the disc backing by at least one binder material. The triangular abrasive platelets are outwardly disposed at regularly-spaced points along a spiral pattern extending outwardly toward the outer circumference. Each triangular abrasive platelet has respective top and bottom surfaces connected to each other, and separated by, three sidewalls. On a respective basis, one sidewall of at least 90 percent of the triangular abrasive platelets is disposed facing and proximate to the disc backing, and at least 70 percent of the triangular abrasive platelets are disposed in a recurring sequential orientation having an oscillating Z-axis rotational orientation of the first respective sidewall relative to the tangents to the spiral pattern at regularly-spaced points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Thomas P. Hanschen, Steven J. Keipert, Joseph B. Eckel, Aaron K. Nienaber, Erin D. Spring, Brant A. Moegenburg, Eric M. Moore, Thomas J. Nelson
  • Patent number: 11607776
    Abstract: An abrasive agglomerate particle includes fused aluminum oxide mineral bonded in a vitreous matrix. The fused aluminum oxide mineral is present in a range from 70 percent by weight to 95 percent by weight and the vitreous matrix is present at least at five percent by weight, based on the weight of the abrasive agglomerate particle. The fused aluminum oxide mineral has an average particle size of up to 300 micrometers, and the abrasive agglomerate particle has a frusto-pyramidal shape with side walls having a taper angle in a range from 2 to 15 degrees and a dimension of at least 400 micrometers. The abrasive agglomerate particles are useful in abrasive articles. The method includes contacting the workpiece with an abrasive article and moving the workpiece and the abrasive article relative to each other to abrade the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Lukowski, Brian D. Goers, Negus B. Adefris, Scott W. Peterson
  • Patent number: 11602822
    Abstract: A method of making a coated abrasive article is disclosed. A backing has first and second opposed major surfaces. A make layer precursor is disposed on at least a portion of the first major surface. Magnetizable abrasive particles are disposed onto the make layer precursor while under the influence of an applied magnetic field. At least a majority the magnetizable abrasive particles extend away from the make layer precursor in an orientation substantially aligned with the applied magnetic field. Non-magnetizable particles are then disposed onto the make layer precursor while under the influence of the applied magnetic field. At least some of the non-magnetizable particles are disposed between the magnetizable abrasive particles. Then, the make layer precursor is at least partially cured to provide a make layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Aaron K. Nienaber, Joseph B. Eckel
  • Patent number: 11597058
    Abstract: Methods of making metal bond abrasive articles via powder bed jetting are disclosed. Metal bond abrasive articles prepared by the method include abrasive articles having arcuate or tortuous cooling channels, abrasive segments, abrasive wheels, and rotary dental tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Carsten Franke, Brian D. Goers, Robert L. W. Smithson, Negus B. Adefris, Brian A. Shukla, Michael C. Harper, Elizaveta Y. Plotnikov
  • Patent number: 11590632
    Abstract: A coated abrasive article comprising a backing, an adhesive layer disposed in a discontinuous distribution on at least a portion of the backing, wherein the discontinuous distribution comprises a plurality of adhesive contact regions and at least one shaped abrasive particle is disposed on a majority of each of the discrete adhesive contact regions, wherein at least 50% of the shaped abrasive particles comprise a predetermined side orientation and have a tilt angle of at least 45 degrees, wherein the shaped abrasive particles comprise a polycrystalline material and are free of binder, wherein the first plurality of discrete adhesive contact regions comprise a predetermined two-dimensional shape as viewed from above, and wherein each of the discrete contact regions comprises a length, a width, or a combination thereof that substantially corresponds to a dimension of the at least one abrasive particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Anuj Seth, Darrell K. Everts, Vivek Cheruvari Kottieth Raman
  • Patent number: 11583977
    Abstract: An abrasive article can include a body including a plurality of portions including a first abrasive portion and a second abrasive portion. The first abrasive portion can include a vitreous bond material and abrasive particles contained within the bond material. The second abrasive particles can include an organic bond material and abrasive particles contained within the bond material. The body can have a burst speed of at least 65 m/s. In an embodiment, the abrasive article can include an interior portion coupled to the first and second abrasive portions. In another embodiment, the interior portion can optionally include abrasive particles or a filler material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Amandine Martin, Joachim Schwarzkopf, Peter Janeczek, Flavy Bayard