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Composite abrasive filaments, methods of making same, articles incorporating same, and methods of using said articles
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1993-05-25
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Granted: 1995-10-24
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Expires: 2013-05-25
Abstract
Abstract A composite abrasive filament, including at least one preformed core at least partially coated with a hardened, abrasive-filled thermoplastic elastomer, exhibits increased abrading life over previously known abrasive filaments. Also disclosed are methods of making such filaments and using such filaments in article form to abrade a variety of workpieces.
Inventors
- 👤 Loren L. Barber, Jr.
- 👤 Dennis G. Welygan
- 👤 Richard M. Pihl
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:39
CPC Classifications
D; D02; D02G; D02G3/00; D02G3/22; D02G3/40; D02G3/404; A; A46; A46D; A46D1/00; A46D1/02; A46D1/023; B; B24; B24D; B24D13/00; B24D13/02; B24D13/10; B24D3/00; B24D3/02; B24D3/20; B24D3/28; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/06; B29C48/15; B29C48/25; B29C48/30; B29C48/32; B29C70/00; B29C70/58; D07; D07B; D07B5/00; D07B5/005; D07B5/006; B29K; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/16; B29K2995/00; B29K2995/0037; B29K2995/007; B29K2995/0087; D07B2201/00; D07B2201/20; D07B2201/2001; D07B2201/201; D07B2201/2012; D07B2201/2015; D07B2201/2042; D07B2201/2044; D07B2205/00; D07B2205/20; D07B2205/2003; D07B2205/2064; D07B2205/2075; D07B2205/2082; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/922; Y10S428/9265; Y10S428/932; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/23907; Y10T428/23979; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2915; Y10T428/2916; Y10T428/2918; Y10T428/292; Y10T428/2922; Y10T428/2924; Y10T428/2927; Y10T428/2929; Y10T428/2931; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/2935; Y10T428/2938; Y10T428/2964; Y10T428/2967; Y10T428/2969; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2762; Y10T442/277; Y10T442/2861; Y10T442/2893; Y10T442/2902; Y10T442/2926; Y10T442/2975; Y10T442/2992
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A composite abrasive filament comprising at least one preformed core at least partially coated with a hardened composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer and abrasive particles, said abrasive particles dispersed and adhered in the thermoplastic elastomer, and said abrasive particles present in said hardened composition at a weight percent ranging from about 0.1 to about 65 wt. %.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
A composite abrasive filament comprising at least one preformed core at least partially coated with a hardened composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer and abrasive particles, said abrasive particles dispersed and adhered in the thermoplastic elastomer, and said abrasive particles present in said hardened composition at a weight percent ranging from about 0.1 to about 65 wt. %.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 1 wherein said preformed core consists essentially of at least one material selected from the group consisting of metal wire, glass fiber, ceramic fiber, natural fiber, organic synthetic fiber, inorganic synthetic fiber, and combinations thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 1 wherein said thermoplastic elastomer is segmented.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 3 wherein said segmented thermoplastic elastomers comprise polymers selected from the group consisting of segmented polyesters, segmented polyurethanes, segmented polyamides, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 1 wherein said abrasive particles are individual abrasive grains.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 5 wherein said individual abrasive grains are selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, alumina zirconia, cubic boron nitride, garnet, pumice, sand, emery, mica, corundum, quartz, diamond, boron carbide, alpha alumina-based ceramic material, and combinations thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 5, wherein said abrasive grains are selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, and alpha alumina-based ceramic material, and comprise from about 3.0 to about 60 weight percent of the hardened composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 2, wherein said preformed core consists of stranded metal wires, said preformed core having a diameter of at least 0.01 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 3, wherein said composite abrasive filament has a diameter ranging from about 0.75 mm to about 1.5 mm and has an ultimate breaking force of at least 2.0 kg.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 1, wherein the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the hardened composition to the preformed core cross-sectional area ranges from about 0.5:1 to about 300:1, the cross-sections defined by a plane perpendicular to the composite abrasive filament major axis.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 1, wherein the cross-sectional area of the hardened composition is at least about 40% of the cross-sectional area of the composite abrasive filament, the cross-sections defined by a plane perpendicular to composite abrasive filament major axis.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 1, wherein said preformed core comprises at least one continuous monofilament having a diameter of at least about 0.2 mm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 1, wherein said preformed core consists of a plurality of substantially parallel metal wires.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 13, wherein said metal is selected from the group consisting of steel, copper, and combinations thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 1 wherein said thermoplastic elastomer is ionomeric.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 1 wherein said abrasive particles are agglomerates of individual abrasive grains.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 16 wherein said thermoplastic elastomer further has individual abrasive grains dispersed therein.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composite abrasive filament in accordance with claim 1 wherein said performed core consists of a plurality of substantially parallel fibers comprising materials selected from the group consisting of ceramic fibers, glass fibers, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and combinations thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
88 words
A composite abrasive filament comprising at least one preformed core at least partially coated with a hardened composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer and abrasive particles, said abrasive particles dispersed and adhered in the thermoplastic elastomer, said abrasive particles present in said hardened composition at a weight percent ranging from about 0.1 to about 65 weight percent, and said preformed core consisting of a plied yarn of fibers selected from the group consisting of glass fibers, ceramic fibers, natural fibers, organic synthetic fibers, inorganic synthetic fibers, and combinations thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
88 words
A composite abrasive filament comprising at least one preformed core at least partially coated with a hardened composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer and abrasive particles, said abrasive particles dispersed and adhered in the thermoplastic elastomer, said abrasive particles present in said hardened composition at a weight percent ranging from about 0.1 to about 65 weight percent, and said preformed core consisting of a plied yarn of fibers selected from the group consisting of glass fibers, ceramic fibers, natural fibers, organic synthetic fibers, inorganic synthetic fibers, and combinations thereof.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
76 words
A composite abrasive filament comprising at least one preformed core at least partially coated with a hardened composition comprising a segmented thermoplastic elastomer and abrasive particles, said abrasive particles dispersed and adhered in the segmented thermoplastic elastomer, said abrasive particles present in said hardened composition at a weight percent ranging from about 0.1 to about 65 weight percent, and said segmented thermoplastic elastomer having a Shore D durometer hardness ranging from about 30 to about 90.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
76 words
A composite abrasive filament comprising at least one preformed core at least partially coated with a hardened composition comprising a segmented thermoplastic elastomer and abrasive particles, said abrasive particles dispersed and adhered in the segmented thermoplastic elastomer, said abrasive particles present in said hardened composition at a weight percent ranging from about 0.1 to about 65 weight percent, and said segmented thermoplastic elastomer having a Shore D durometer hardness ranging from about 30 to about 90.
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