Patents by Inventor Trinity J. Boudreau

Trinity J. Boudreau 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).

  • Abrasive impregnated brush
    Patent number: 8579677
    Abstract: An abrasive brush includes a securing element and a plurality of abrasive filaments secured to the securing element to form a brush. Each abrasive filament includes a matrix of thermoplastic polymer and a plurality of alumina abrasive particles interspersed throughout at least a portion of the matrix. The abrasive particles comprising a polycrystalline alpha alumina having a fine crystalline microstructure characterized by an alpha alumina average domain size not greater than 500 nm. The alumina abrasive particles further include a pinning agent comprising a dispersed phase in the polycrystalline alpha alumina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignees: Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc., Saint-Gobain Abrasifs
    Inventor: Trinity J. Boudreau
  • ABRASIVE IMPREGNATED BRUSH
    Publication number: 20120071071
    Abstract: An abrasive brush includes a securing element and a plurality of abrasive filaments secured to the securing element to form a brush. Each abrasive filament includes a matrix of thermoplastic polymer and a plurality of alumina abrasive particles interspersed throughout at least a portion of the matrix. The abrasive particles comprising a polycrystalline alpha alumina having a fine crystalline microstructure characterized by an alpha alumina average domain size not greater than 500 nm. The alumina abrasive particles further include a pinning agent comprising a dispersed phase in the polycrystalline alpha alumina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicants: SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS, SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIVES, INC.
    Inventor: Trinity J. Boudreau