Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120036789 | Abrasive Article for Use in Grinding of Superabrasive Workpieces - An abrasive article including a bonded abrasive having a body formed of abrasive grains contained within a bond material, wherein the body grinds a superabrasive workpiece having an average Vickers hardness of at least about 5 GPa at an average specific grinding energy (SGE) of not greater than about 350 J/mm | 02-16-2012 |
20120040589 | METHODS OF GRINDING WORKPIECES COMPRISING SUPERABRASIVE MATERIALS - A method of grinding a superabrasive workpiece includes placing a bonded abrasive article in contact with a superabrasive workpiece, wherein the bonded abrasive article comprises a body including abrasive grains contained within a bond material, and the superabrasive workpiece has an average Vickers hardness of at least about 1 GPa, and removing material from the superabrasive workpiece at an average specific grinding energy (SGE) of not greater than about 350 J/mm | 02-16-2012 |
20120175938 | Roadway Grinding/Cutting Apparatus and Monitoring System - A roadway grinding system is disclosed and can include a frame and a first cutting blade disposed within the frame. The first cutting blade can include a core. Further, a plurality of abrasive segments can be spaced apart from each other on the core. A first sensor can be disposed on the frame and can be configured to detect blade wear as a change in the distance between an outermost circumference of the first cutting blade and a predetermined distance. | 07-12-2012 |
20130236725 | ABRASIVE PARTICLES HAVING COMPLEX SHAPES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME - An abrasive grain is disclosed and may include a body. The body may define a length (l), a height (h), and a width (w). In a particular aspect, the length is greater than or equal to the height and the height is greater than or equal to the width. Further, in a particular aspect, the body may include a primary aspect ratio defined by the ratio of length:height of at least about 2:1. The body may also include an upright orientation probability of at least about 50%. | 09-12-2013 |
20140017984 | Abrasive Article and Method Of Forming - An abrasive article including a substrate having an elongated body, a tacking layer overlying the substrate, a first type of abrasive particle overlying the tacking layer, a second type of abrasive particle different than the first type of abrasive particles overlying the tacking layer, and a bonding layer overlying at least a portion of one of the first type of abrasive particle and the second type of abrasive particle and the tacking layer. | 01-16-2014 |
20140094094 | Modified Microgrinding Process - A method of forming a substrate is performed by grinding a substrate using abrasives so that both major surfaces of the substrate achieve desired flatness, smoothness, or both. In an embodiment, a coarser abrasive is used to grind one major surface, while a finer abrasive is simultaneously used to grind the other major surface. A single grinding step can used to produce a substrate having opposing surfaces of different surface roughnesses. This may help to eliminate a typical second downstream fine polishing step used in the prior art. Embodiments can be used with a wide variety of substrates, including sapphire, silicon carbide and gallium nitride single crystal structures grown by various techniques. | 04-03-2014 |
20140106126 | ABRASIVE PARTICLES HAVING PARTICULAR SHAPES AND METHODS OF FORMING SUCH PARTICLES - An abrasive article comprising a first group including a plurality of shaped abrasive particles overlying a backing, wherein the plurality of shaped abrasive particles of the first group define a first non-shadowing distribution relative to each other. | 04-17-2014 |
20140150766 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF FORMING - A method of conducting a cutting operation on a workpiece including providing an abrasive article having a substrate having an elongated body, a tacking layer overlying the substrate, and a first type of abrasive particle contained in the tacking layer, the method further including moving the abrasive article and a workpiece relative to each other, the workpiece including a material selected from the group consisting of a ceramic, a semiconductive material, an insulating material, a glass, a natural material, organic material, and a combination thereof. | 06-05-2014 |
20140182217 | ABRASIVE PARTICLES HAVING COMPLEX SHAPES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME - An abrasive grain is disclosed and may include a body. The body may define a length (l), a height (h), and a width (w). In a particular aspect, the length is greater than or equal to the height and the height is greater than or equal to the width. Further, in a particular aspect, the body may include a primary aspect ratio defined by the ratio of length:height of at least about 2:1. The body may also include an upright orientation probability of at least about 50%. | 07-03-2014 |