Patents by Inventor Alicia M. CASTAGNA

Alicia M. CASTAGNA 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).

  • PACKAGE INCLUDING ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND DESICCANT
    Publication number: 20200122914
    Abstract: An article includes a package including a packaging material defining an enclosed volume, wherein a desiccant and a bonded abrasive article are contained within the enclosed volume. In an embodiment, the desiccant comprises calcium ions in an amount of at least 7600 ppm of a total weight of the desiccant. In another embodiment, the bonded abrasive article has a moisture uptake of at most 0.3% when exposed to 90% relative humidity at 40° C. for 24 days.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Jérôme LATOURNERIE, Alicia M. CASTAGNA
  • ABRASIVE TOOLS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20190202033
    Abstract: An abrasive tool having a bonded abrasive including a body having abrasive particles contained within a bond material and a barrier layer overlying a portion of the body and configured for removal by hand prior to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Alicia M. CASTAGNA, Katherine M. SAHLIN
  • Abrasive tools and methods for forming same
    Patent number: 10189145
    Abstract: An abrasive tool can include a bonded abrasive including a body and a barrier layer bonded to a major surface of the body. The body can include abrasive particles contained within a bond material. The barrier material can include a polymer including a biaxially-oriented material. In an embodiment, the barrier layer may include a polymer-containing film as an exterior surface of the abrasive tool. The abrasive tool may be formed such that the barrier layer is formed in-situ with the formation of the bonded abrasive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC., SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS
    Inventors: Nan Y. Pacella, Lawrence J. Lavallee, Jr., Michael K. Montgomery, Katherine M. Sahlin, Alicia M. Castagna
  • ABRASIVE TOOLS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAME
    Publication number: 20170190023
    Abstract: An abrasive tool can include a bonded abrasive including a body and a barrier layer bonded to a major surface of the body. The body can include abrasive particles contained within a bond material. The barrier material can include a polymer including a biaxially-oriented material. In an embodiment, the barrier layer may include a polymer-containing film as an exterior surface of the abrasive tool. The abrasive tool may be formed such that the barrier layer is formed in-situ with the formation of the bonded abrasive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Nan Y. PACELLA, Lawrence J. LAVALLEE, JR., Michael K. MONTGOMERY, Katherine M. SAHLIN, Alicia M. CASTAGNA