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(43) Date of publication: 30.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/26 (21) Application number: 08834278.7 (22) Date of filing: 24.09.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B24D 11/00(2006.01) B24B 13/01(2006.01) B24B 21/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/077529 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/042687 (02.04.2009 Gazette 2009/14)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 24.09.2007 US 995105 P (71) Applicants: Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc. Worcester, MA 01615-0138 (US) SAINT-GOBAIN ABRASIFS 78700 Conflans Sainte Honorine (FR)	(72) Inventors: OLIVER, Christophe, C. Dover, Massachusetts 02030 (US) ROSSIGNOL, Lionel, J. Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 (US) (74) Representative: Leidescher, Thomas et al Zimmermann & Partner Postfach 330 920 80069 München 80069 München (DE)