Patents by Inventor Lan R. Oven

Lan R. Oven 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).

  • DOATED ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHODS OF ABLATING COATED ABRASIVE ATRICLES
    Publication number: 20120122383
    Abstract: A coated abrasive article comprises an abrasive layer secured to a backing. The abrasive layer comprises abrasive particles secured by at least one binder to a first major surface of the backing. A supersize is disposed on at least a portion of the abrasive layer. The coated abrasive article has a melt flow zone adjacent to an edge of the coated abrasive article, wherein the melt flow zone has a maximum width of less than 100 micrometers, and the melt flow zone has a maximum height of less than 40 micrometers. Methods of using infrared lasers to ablate coated abrasive articles are also disclosed, wherein a laser wavelength is matched to a component of the coated abrasive article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Edward J. Woo, Pingfan Wu, Patrick R. Fleming, Lan R. Oven, Schoen A. Schuknecht, Frederick LaPlant