US5108463A — Conductive coated abrasives

Claim 1

Independent Claim 132 words

An abrasive article comprising: (a) a support member having a front surface and a back surface, said support member optionally being saturated with an adhesive binder, said support member optionally having a binder adhesive coating on said front surface, and said support member optionally having a binder adhesive coating on said back surface; (b) abrasive granules; (c) a first layer of binder adhesive on said support member having said abrasive granules at least partially embedded therein; and (d) at least one additional layer of binder adhesive overlying said first layer of binder adhesive; wherein at least one of said binder adhesive layers, coatings, and saturant contains a quantity of carbon black aggregates sufficient to provide said binder adhesive containing said carbon black aggregate with a surface resistivity of less than 2000 kilo-ohms/cm.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 132 words

An abrasive article comprising: (a) a support member having a front surface and a back surface, said support member optionally being saturated with an adhesive binder, said support member optionally having a binder adhesive coating on said front surface, and said support member optionally having a binder adhesive coating on said back surface; (b) abrasive granules; (c) a first layer of binder adhesive on said support member having said abrasive granules at least partially embedded therein; and (d) at least one additional layer of binder adhesive overlying said first layer of binder adhesive; wherein at least one of said binder adhesive layers, coatings, and saturant contains a quantity of carbon black aggregates sufficient to provide said binder adhesive containing said carbon black aggregate with a surface resistivity of less than 2000 kilo-ohms/cm.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 36 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 1 wherein said quantity of carbon black aggregates is sufficient to provide said binder adhesive containing said carbon black aggregates with a surface resistivity of less than 500 kilo-ohms/cm.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 36 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 1 wherein said quantity of carbon black aggregates is sufficient to provide said binder adhesive containing said carbon black aggregates with a surface resistivity of less than 200 kilo-ohms/cm.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 31 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 3 wherein said carbon black aggregates are composed of carbon black particles having an average particle size of from about 10 to 60 nm.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 31 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 4 wherein said carbon black aggregates are composed of carbon black particles having an average particle size of from about 10 to 40 nm.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 26 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 3 wherein said carbon black aggregates have a surface area of from about 100 to 1000 m 2 /g.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 26 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 6 wherein said carbon black aggregates have a surface area of from about 130 to 1000 m 2 /g.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 26 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 3 wherein said carbon black aggregates have a dibutyl phthalate absorption of from about 50 to 400 ml/100 g.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 26 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 8 wherein said carbon black aggregates have a dibutyl phthalate absorption of from about 100 to 400 ml/100 g.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 24 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 3 wherein said carbon black aggregates have a volatile content of less than 3 percent by weight.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 24 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 10 wherein said carbon black aggregates have a volatile content of less than 2 percent by weight.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 67 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 3 wherein said carbon black aggregates have a surface area of from about 130 to 1000 m 2 /g, a dibutyl phthalate absorption of from about 100 to 400 ml/100 g, a volatile content of less than 2 percent by weight and are composed of carbon black particles having an average particle size of from about 10 to 40 nm.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 32 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 3 wherein a majority of said abrasive granules are oriented such that their longer axis is nearly perpendicular to the surface of said support member.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 32 words

The abrasive article as recited in claim 12 wherein a majority of said abrasive granules are oriented such that their longer axis is nearly perpendicular to the surface of said support member.

Claim 16

Independent Claim 149 words

A method for making an electrically conductive coated abrasive article comprising the steps of: (a) providing a support member having a front surface and a back surface, optionally saturating said support member with a saturant, optionally applying a presize coating on said front surface of said support member, and optionally applying a backsize coating on said back surface of said support member; (b) applying a first layer of binder adhesive onto said support member; (c) at least partially embedding abrasive granules in said first layer; (d) applying at lest one additional layer of binder adhesive overlying said first layer of binder adhesive, wherein at least one of said coatings, layers, and saturant contains a quantity of carbon black aggregates sufficient to provide a cured binder adhesive containing said carbon black aggregates having a surface resistivity of less than 2000 kilo-ohms/cm; and (e) conventionally curing said coatings, layers, and saturant.

Claim 17

Independent Claim 149 words

A method for making an electrically conductive coated abrasive article comprising the steps of: (a) providing a support member having a front surface and a back surface, optionally saturating said support member with a saturant, optionally applying a presize coating on said front surface of said support member, and optionally applying a backsize coating on said back surface of said support member; (b) applying a first layer of binder adhesive onto said support member; (c) at least partially embedding abrasive granules in said first layer; (d) applying at lest one additional layer of binder adhesive overlying said first layer of binder adhesive, wherein at least one of said coatings, layers, and saturant contains a quantity of carbon black aggregates sufficient to provide a cured binder adhesive containing said carbon black aggregates having a surface resistivity of less than 2000 kilo-ohms/cm; and (e) conventionally curing said coatings, layers, and saturant.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 66 words

The method as recited in claim 15 wherein said carbon black aggregates have a surface area of from about 130 to 1000 m 2 /g, a dibutyl phthalate absorption of from about 100 to 400 ml/100 g, a volatile content of less than 2 percent by weight and are composed of carbon black particles having an average particle size of from about 10 to 40 nm.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 59 words

The method as recited in claim 15 wherein said coating, layers, and saturant containing said carbon black aggregates is made by a method comprising the steps of: blending carbon black aggregates, at least one dispersion aid, and a liquid dispersing medium to provide a dispersion comprising carbon black aggregates; and (b) blending said dispersion into an adhesive binder system.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 30 words

The method as recited in claim 15 wherein the total solids comprising the uncured adhesive binder system comprising said dispersion is in the range of 20 to 75 weight percent.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 30 words

The method as recited in claim 15 wherein the total solids comprising the uncured adhesive binder system comprising said dispersion is in the range of 35 to 65 weight percent.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method as recited in claim 17 wherein the viscosity of the uncured binder adhesive system comprising said dispersion is in the range of 25 to 2000 cps.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 27 words

The method as recited in claim 17 wherein the viscosity of the uncured binder adhesive system said dispersion is in the range of 100 to 1000 cps.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method as recited in claim 17 wherein the viscosity of the uncured binder adhesive system comprising said dispersion is in the range of 100 to 750 cps.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method as recited in claim 17 wherein the weight ratio of said carbon black aggregates to said dispersion aid is in the range of 2:1 to 30:1.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 28 words

The method as recited in claim 17 wherein the weight ratio of said carbon black aggregates to said dispersion aid is in the range of 4:1 to 12:1.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 14 words

The method as recited in claim 17 wherein said liquid dispersing medium is water.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1995-04-28	1995-10-28	1996-04-28	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1999-04-28	1999-10-28	2000-04-28	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2003-04-28	2003-10-28	2004-04-28	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Conductive coated abrasives

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