Patent ID: 11911876
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of producing an abrasive article, the method comprising:
moving a production tool along a first web path, the production tool having a first end and a second end spliced together forming a spliced area;
providing first shaped abrasive particles to a plurality of cavities formed in a dispensing surface of the production tool;
moving a resin coated backing along a second web path;
dispensing the first shaped abrasive particles from the plurality of cavities to the resin coated backing;
dispensing second shaped abrasive particles to the resin coated backing into gaps in the first shaped abrasive particles caused by an absence of the plurality of cavities in the spliced area.