US5989111A
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Method and article for the production of optical quality surfaces on glass
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Co
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Filing: 1998-11-23
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Granted: 1999-11-23
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Expires: 2018-11-23
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a method and an article for rapidly polishing a glass workpiece surface using a structured abrasive article including cerium oxide particles dispersed in a binder. The abrasive article for rapid polishing of a glass workpiece comprising a backing and at least one polishing layer. The polishing layer comprises cerium oxide particles dispersed within a binder. The binder provides the attachment means of the at least one polishing layer to the backing. The abrasive article is capable of reducing an initial Rtm of about 0.8 μm or greater on a glass test blank to a final Rtm of about 0.3 μm or less in about one minute using an RPE procedure defined herein. The present invention is also directed to a method of polishing a glass workpiece using the present abrasive article.
Inventors
- 👤 Craig F. Lamphere
- 👤 Chong Yong Kim
- 👤 David A. Kaisaki
- 👤 Heather K. Kranz
- 👤 Julia P. Williams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:56
CPC Classifications
B; B24; B24D; B24D13/00; B24D13/02; B24B; B24B7/00; B24B7/20; B24B7/22; B24B7/24; B24D11/00; B24D18/00; B24D3/00; B24D3/02; B24D3/20; B24D3/28; B24D3/34; B24D3/342; B24D3/344
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
An abrasive article for rapid polishing of a glass workpiece comprising: a backing; and at least one polishing layer comprising cerium oxide particles dispersed within a binder, the binder bonded to a surface of the backing, the abrasive article is capable of reducing an initial Rtm of about 0.8 μm or greater on a glass test blank to a final Rtm of about 0.3 μm or less in about one minute using the RPE procedure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
An abrasive article for rapid polishing of a glass workpiece comprising: a backing; and at least one polishing layer comprising cerium oxide particles dispersed within a binder, the binder bonded to a surface of the backing, the abrasive article is capable of reducing an initial Rtm of about 0.8 μm or greater on a glass test blank to a final Rtm of about 0.3 μm or less in about one minute using the RPE procedure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The abrasive article of claim 1, wherein the abrasive article is capable of reducing the initial Rtm to a final Rtm of about 0.20 μm or less.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The abrasive article of claim 1, wherein the abrasive article is capable of reducing the initial Rtm to a final Rtm of about 0.15 μm or less.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The abrasive article of claim 1 wherein the binder is formed from a binder precursor comprising multi-functional acrylate resin(s), mono-functional acrylate resin(s) and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The abrasive article of claim 4 wherein the binder precursor comprises from about 5 to 95 parts mono-functional acrylate resin(s) to about 95 to 5 parts multi-functional acrylate resin(s).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The abrasive article of claim 4 wherein the binder precursor comprises from about 40 to about 60 parts mono-functional acrylate resin(s) and about 60 to about 40 parts multi-functional acrylate resin(s).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The abrasive article of claim 4 wherein the binder precursor comprises from about 25 to 75 parts mono-functional acrylate resin(s) to about 75 to 25 parts multi-functional acrylate resin(s).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The abrasive article of claim 4 wherein the binder precursor comprises about 50 parts mono-functional acrylate resin(s) and about 50 parts multi-functional acrylate resin(s).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The abrasive article of claim 4 wherein the binder precursor comprises a polymeric precursor comprising pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, 2- phenoxyethyl acrylate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
63 words
The abrasive article of claim 1, wherein the cerium oxide particles dispersed in a binder comprises: from about 6.0 to about 7.0 weight percent pentaerythritol tetraacrylate; from about 6.0 to about 7.0 weight percent 2-phenoxyethyl acrylate; about 1.0 weight percent or less γ-methacryloxy propyltrimethoxysilane; from about 1.0 to about 2.0 weight percent surfactant; and from about 0.01 to about 10.0 weight percent photoinitiator.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The abrasive article of claim 1 wherein the at least one polishing layer comprises a three-dimensional texture.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The abrasive article of claim 1 wherein the at least one polishing layer comprises a plurality of precisely shaped composites.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The abrasive article of claim 12 wherein the plurality of precisely shaped composites comprise truncated pyramids.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
80 words
An abrasive article for rapid polishing of a glass workpiece comprising: a backing; and at least one polishing layer comprising abrasive particles having a chemo-mechanical effect on glass dispersed within a binder, the binder bonded to a surface of the backing, the abrasive article is capable of reducing an initial Rtm of about 0.8 μm or greater on a glass test blank to a final Rtm of about 0.3 μm or less in about one minute using the RPE procedure.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
80 words
An abrasive article for rapid polishing of a glass workpiece comprising: a backing; and at least one polishing layer comprising abrasive particles having a chemo-mechanical effect on glass dispersed within a binder, the binder bonded to a surface of the backing, the abrasive article is capable of reducing an initial Rtm of about 0.8 μm or greater on a glass test blank to a final Rtm of about 0.3 μm or less in about one minute using the RPE procedure.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
12 words
The article of claim 14 wherein the abrasive particles comprise cerium oxide.
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