US5551960A
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Article for polishing stone
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1995-05-15
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Granted: 1996-09-03
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Expires: 2015-05-15
Abstract
Abstract In accordance with the present invention, a method of polishing stone and an article for use in the method are presented in which the stone has at least one exposed surface, the method comprising the steps of: a) bringing into frictional contact an abrasive article to the exposed surface of the stone; and b) refining the exposed surface of the stone with the abrasive article, preferably in the presence of water, wherein the abrasive article comprises a plurality of abrasive particles adhered to a backing (preferably a flexible backing) by a binder (preferably a resilient binder), wherein the binder comprises a cured resin derived from a resin comprising unsaturated addition polymerizable units. The binder and abrasive particles (and plasticizer when used) form a resilient composite having a hardness no greater than 20 HK but at least 1 HK. Use of the articles and method of the invention efficiently increases the gloss of stone surfaces.
Inventors
- 👤 Todd J. Christianson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 10:15
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L13/00; A47L13/10; A47L13/28; B; B24; B24D; B24D11/00; B24D3/00; B24D3/02; B24D3/20; B24D3/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
An abrasive article suitable for refining stone comprising a backing and a resilient composite comprising a binder and abrasive particles, the abrasive particles adhered to the backing to the binder, the binder comprising a cured resin, said resin comprising unsaturated addition polymerizable units and an effective amount of a plasticizer, the abrasive particles being present in amount ranging from about 1 to about 25 weight percent of the weight of binder and abrasive particles, and the resilient composite having a Knoop hardness of greater than 1 and no more than 20.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
An abrasive article suitable for refining stone comprising a backing and a resilient composite comprising a binder and abrasive particles, the abrasive particles adhered to the backing to the binder, the binder comprising a cured resin, said resin comprising unsaturated addition polymerizable units and an effective amount of a plasticizer, the abrasive particles being present in amount ranging from about 1 to about 25 weight percent of the weight of binder and abrasive particles, and the resilient composite having a Knoop hardness of greater than 1 and no more than 20.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 1 wherein the resin comprising addition polymerizable units comprises monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylates, acrylamides, and vinyl compounds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 1 wherein the resin comprising addition polymerizable units includes ionically initiated epoxy units.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 1 wherein the abrasive particles are present in the composite in an amount ranging from about 3 to about 15 weight percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said backing comprises a woven backing having a first and a second major surface, at least one of said first and second major surfaces being substantially sealed with a thermoplastic resin presize coating, said composite adhered to said presize coating.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 5 wherein said woven backing comprises polyester fibers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 6 wherein said thermoplastic resin presize coating is a polyester resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said composite is comprised of a plurality of discrete nodules.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 5 wherein said composite comprised of a plurality of discrete nodules.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 7 wherein said composite is comprised of a plurality of discrete nodules.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said composite is comprised of a plurality of discrete areas separated by channels.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, cellulose esters, phthalate esters, adipate esters, sebacate esters, tricresyl phosphate, polyols and castor oil.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 12 wherein said polyol is a polymer having polymerized ethylene glycol units.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 13 wherein said polyol comprises polymerized ethylene glycol units having a molecular weight ranging from about 200 to about 1000.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 1 wherein said composite has a Knoop hardness of at most 15 but at least 1.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 7 wherein said composite has a Knoop hardness of at most 15 but at least 1.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
68 words
An abrasive article suitable for refining stone comprising an abrasive composite bonded to a backing wherein the abrasive composite has a Knoop hardness less than 15 but at least 1, and wherein the abrasive composite comprises: a plurality of abrasive particles dispersed in a binder, said binder comprising a cured resin and an effective amount of a plasticizer, said resin comprising a plurality of unsaturated addition polymerizable units.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
68 words
An abrasive article suitable for refining stone comprising an abrasive composite bonded to a backing wherein the abrasive composite has a Knoop hardness less than 15 but at least 1, and wherein the abrasive composite comprises: a plurality of abrasive particles dispersed in a binder, said binder comprising a cured resin and an effective amount of a plasticizer, said resin comprising a plurality of unsaturated addition polymerizable units.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
An abrasive article according to claim 17 wherein the abrasive composite Knoop hardness ranges from about 3 to about 9.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
54 words
An abrasive article according to claim 17 wherein the resin is selected from the group consisting of acrylated urethanes, acrylated epoxies, acrylated polyesters, ethylenically unsaturated compounds, aminoplast derivatives having pendant unsaturated carbonyl groups, isocyanurate derivatives having at least one pendant acrylate group, isocyanate derivatives having at least one pendant acrylate group and combinations thereof.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
An abrasive article according to claim 17 wherein the abrasive composite further comprises a plasticizer.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
14 words
An abrasive article according to claim 20 wherein the plasticizer is a polyol derivative.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
15 words
An abrasive article according to claim 17 wherein the abrasive composite has a patterned surface.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
65 words
An abrasive article comprising an abrasive composite bonded to a backing wherein the abrasive composite comprises a plurality of abrasive particles dispersed in a binder, said binder comprising a cured resin, said resin comprising a plurality of unsaturated addition polymerizable units and a polyol derivative plasticizer dispersed in said binder, the abrasive composition having Knoop hardness of greater than 1 and no more than 20.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
65 words
An abrasive article comprising an abrasive composite bonded to a backing wherein the abrasive composite comprises a plurality of abrasive particles dispersed in a binder, said binder comprising a cured resin, said resin comprising a plurality of unsaturated addition polymerizable units and a polyol derivative plasticizer dispersed in said binder, the abrasive composition having Knoop hardness of greater than 1 and no more than 20.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
14 words
An abrasive article according to claim 23 wherein the polyol derivative plasticizer is polyethyleneglycol.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
An abrasive article according to claim 23 wherein the abrasive composite has a patterned surface.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
82 words
An abrasive article comprising: a flexible backing and a resilient composite, said composite comprising from about 1 to about 25 wt-% abrasive particles, a resilient binder, and from about 1 to about 20 wt-% of a plasticizer, the abrasive particles adhered to the flexible backing by the resilient binder, the binder comprising a cured resin, said resin comprising units polymerizable by a free radical mechanism, and the resilient composite having a Knoop hardness of greater than 1 and no more than 20.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
82 words
An abrasive article comprising: a flexible backing and a resilient composite, said composite comprising from about 1 to about 25 wt-% abrasive particles, a resilient binder, and from about 1 to about 20 wt-% of a plasticizer, the abrasive particles adhered to the flexible backing by the resilient binder, the binder comprising a cured resin, said resin comprising units polymerizable by a free radical mechanism, and the resilient composite having a Knoop hardness of greater than 1 and no more than 20.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
19 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 26 wherein said composite is comprised of a plurality of discrete nodules.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
An abrasive article in accordance with claim 26 wherein said composite is comprised of a plurality of discrete areas separated by channels.
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