Method of making a master tool

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6076248
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09259488

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The present invention provides a master tool and method for making a master tool. The master tool includes a plurality of precise three-dimensional shapes upraised from the surface of the master tool. Each of the precise shapes is defined by a distinct and discernible boundary including specific dimensions, wherein not all said three-dimensional shapes are identical. The master tool of the present invention can be used to form a production tool containing a plurality of precise three-dimensional-shaped cavities. The production tool can be used in the manufacture of abrasive articles to shape an abrasive slurry into an array of precise three dimensional-shaped abrasive composites.

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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYP O BOX 33427 ST PAUL MN 55133-3427

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hoopman, Timothy L River Falls, WI 34 2689
Sewall, Nelson D Brooklyn Park, MN 19 565

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