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Class 051
ABRASIVE TOOL MAKING PROCESS, MATERIAL, OR COMPOSITION
Class Definition:
This is the class of:
Making an abrading tool, expressed as a process, material, or
composition; which tool is comprised of randomly situated
sharp edges of a mass of natural or manmade (synthetic)
mineral crystals; or
A material or composition designed for an abrading purpose if
not provided for elsewhere. In the definitions of this class,
the term "material" or "composition" is intended to include
an abrasive tool distinguished solely by the abrasive
material or composition incorporated therein.
(1) Note. In general, a chemical compound which may be used
as an abradant, or a method of preparing such a compound, is
classified elsewhere on the basis of the compound or its
method of preparation.
Patents having all claims limited to an abrasive material
which is a chemical compound are included within this group
of subclasses (Class 51), together with patents directed to
abrasive materials comprising compositions having a plurality
of ingredients and their methods of preparation.
An "abrasive" material expressed as a chemical compound is
included within this class (Class 51). An "abrasive"
material comprised of a composition of a plurality of
ingredients or a method of preparation of such a composition
is included herein.
REFERENCES TO OTHER CLASSES
The rules for determing Class placement of the Original
Reference (OR) for claimed chemical compositions are set
forth in the Class Definition of Class 252 in the section
LINES WITH OTHER CLASSES AND WITHIN THIS CLASS, subsection
COMPOSITION CLASS SUPERIORITY, which includes a hierarchical
ORDER OF SUPERIORITY FOR COMPOSITION CLASSES.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
44, Fuel and Related Compositions, subclass 643 for a match
scratcher composition or structure.
100, Presses, subclasses 35+ for a method of compacting
material not elsewhere provided for.
106, Compositions: Coating or Plastic, for a composition
containing material intended to impart a coating to work,
generally.
148, Metal Treatment, for a composition to remove material
from metal by combined detergent and abrading action, and for
a composition containing material intended to impart a
coating to metallic work.
241, Solid Material Comminution or Disintegration, subclass
291 for a comminuting member distinguished by the
composition thereof.
252, Compositions, for a compositions having various
specified special use, property, or function. The rules for
determining Class placement of the Original Reference (OR)
for claimed chemical compositions are set forth in the Class
Definition of Class 252 in the section LINES WITH OTHER
CLASSES AND WITHIN THIS CLASS, subsection COMPOSITION CLASS
SUPERIORITY, which includes a hierarchical ORDER OF
SUPERIORITY FOR COMPOSITION CLASSES.
260, Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, for a chemical compound
under that class definition which may be used as an abradant.
See (1) Note.
264, Plastic and Nonmetallic Article Shaping or Treating:
Processes, for a process of making an article which may be
abrasive in nature involving molding within that class
definition.
373, Industrial Electric Heating Furnaces, for a chemical
compound under that class definition which may be used as an
abradant. See (1) Note.
423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds, for a chemical
compound under that class definition which may be used as an
abradant. See (1) Note.
424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions,
subclasses 49+ for a dentifrice composition which may
contain an abrasive; however, an abrasive composition for
drilling teeth is classified in this class (51).
427, Coating Processes, for a coating process, generally.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclass 687
for metallic stock having a rough surface and cross-reference
art collection 932 for such stock having an abrasive
feature.
451, Abrading, for a process of or apparatus for using a tool
made by the composition or method of Class 51.
508, Solid Anti-Friction Devices, Materials Therefor,
Lubricant or Separant Compositions for Moving Solid Surfaces,
and Miscellaneous Mineral oil Compositions, for compositions
with components having a lubricating function.
510, Cleaning Compositions for Solid Surfaces, Auxiliary
Compositions Therefor, or Processes of Preparing the
Compositions, for compositions to remove material by combined
detergent and abrading action.
520, -528, Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers, particularly
Class 523, subclasses 149+ for a composition containing a
synthetic resin having utility as a friction element or to a
process of preparation thereof.
SUBCLASSES
Subclass:
293
MISCELLANEOUS:
This subclass is indented under the class definition.
Miscellaneous abrasive tool making process, material, or
composition.
Subclass:
294
BAG OR FILLED CLOTH:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process of making an abrasive tool
comprising a flexible wall container which flexible wall may
be porous or (b) an abrasive tool of this type distinguished
solely by the abrasive composition.
(1) Note. An abrasive material or composition to be used
inside a bag are not included in this subclass, but rather,
will be found in subclasses 295 through 309, and 293.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
451, Abrading, subclass 526 for a flexible abrasive tool.
Subclass:
295
IMPREGNATING OR COATING AN ABRASIVE TOOL:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including impregnating or coating a tool already
embodying an abrasive and other material, or a composition
for such use, wherein the coating or impregnating composition
may contain additional abrasive material.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
427, Coating Processes, for a process of coating in general.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclass 568
for metallic stock having a consolidated particulate phase
impregnated with a continuous phase of a different metal.
Subclass:
296
PORE FORMING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process or tool defined thereby
including forming pores or voids in the finished article or
(b) an abrading tool composition including one or more
materials which will form pores or voids therein.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
106, Compositions: Coating or Plastic, particularly subclass
122, 601+, and 672+ for a pore forming composition.
366, Agitating, subclasses 10+ for a process of
incorporating gas into mortar.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclass 550
for composite metallic stock comprising metal particles, at
least one component of which has pores; subclass 566 for
composite metallic stock having a component in which there
are interconnected, unfilled pores; and subclass 613 for
nonparticulate metallic material which is, at least in part,
porous.
501, Compositions: Ceramic, subclass 39 and 80+ for a pore
forming composition.
521, Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers, subclasses 50+
for a process of forming pores in synthetic resin or natural
rubber.
Subclass:
297
LAMINATING:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including a laminating step, material, or compositions
for use therein.
(1) Note. For purposes of this classification, mere coating
of an abrasive on a binder or on a backing member is not
considered to be laminating.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
the generic home for a laminating process or apparatus for
making an article other than an abrading tool.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, for a plural
layer stock material product in the form of a web or sheet,
see especially subclass 411.1 for a nonstructural laminate
in which the composition of the layers is specified.
451, Abrading, subclasses 533+ for a laminated,
flexible-member abrading tool, per se; and 544 for a
laminated cylindrical, rigid abrading tool.
Subclass:
298
WITH SYNTHETIC RESIN:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process involving the use of a
synthetic resin or (b) an abrading material or composition
including such synthetic resin.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
520, Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers, for synthetic
resins or natural rubbers, and composition thereof.
(1) Note. For the purposes of this classification, the term
"synthetic resin" has been interpreted as defined in Class
520.
Subclass:
299
WITH RUBBER OR REACTION PRODUCTTHEREOF:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process involving the use of rubber or
a reaction product thereof or (b) an abrading material or
composition including rubber or a reaction product thereof.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
15, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning, subclasses
424+ for an erasing implement having an erasive body of
rubber, unmixed with crystalline particles which have sharp
cutting edges; and see (1) Note in that subclass for the
distinction between the erasers in Class 15 and those in
Classes 51 and 451.
520, Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers, subclasses 1+ for
a rubber or rubber composition in general.
Subclass:
300
WITH NATURAL RESIN OR REACTION PRODUCT THEREOF:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process involving the use of one or
more natural resins or a reaction product thereof or (b) an
abrading material or composition including one or more
natural resins or a reaction product thereof.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
530, Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or
Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof, subclasses
200+ for a natural resin in general or a reaction product
thereof.
Subclass:
301
WITH PROTEIN OR REACTION PRODUCT THEREOF:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process involving the use of protein
material or reaction product thereof or (b) an abrading
material or composition including protein material or
reaction product thereof.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
530, Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or
Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof, subclasses
350+ for a protein or reaction product thereof in general.
Subclass:
302
WITH CARBOHYDRATE OR REACTION PRODUCT THEREOF:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process involving the use of
carbohydrate material or reaction product thereof or (b) an
abrading material or composition including carbohydrate
material or reaction product thereof.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
536, Organic Compounds, subclass 1.11 for a carbohydrate or
derivative thereof in general.
Subclass:
303
Cellulose or derivative thereof:
This subclass is indented under subclass 302. Subject matter
including (a) a process involving the use of cellulose or a
derivative thereof or (b) a material or composition including
cellulose or a derivative thereof.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
536, Organic Compounds, subclasses 30+ and 56+ for a
cellulose or derivative thereof in general.
Subclass:
304
WITH FATS, FATTY OILS OR FATTY OIL ACIDS AND SALTS THEREOF:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process involving the use of fats,
fatty oils or fatty oil acids and salts thereof or (b) a
material or composition including fats, fatty oils or fatty
oil acids and salts thereof.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
260, Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, particularly subclass 398
for fats or fatty oils in general.
Subclass:
305
WITH ESTER-TYPE WAX, BITUMINOUS MATERIAL, OR TARRY RESIDUE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process involving the use of an ester
type wax, bituminous material or tarry residue or (b) an
abrading material or composition containing an ester-type
wax, bituminous material, or tarry residue.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
208, Mineral Oils: Processes and Products, subclasses 4+
and 22+ for asphalt, tar, or pitch, per se, or a mixture
thereof with another mineral oil.
Subclass:
306
WITH HYDROCARBON:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process involving the use of a
hydrocarbon or (b) a material or composition including a
hydrocarbon.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
585, Chemistry of Hydrocarbon Compounds, for a hydrocarbon,
per se, or a process of making a hydrocarbon.
Subclass:
307
WITH INORGANIC MATERIAL:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject
matter including (a) a process involving the use of inorganic
material or (b) a material or composition including inorganic
material.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds, subject matter under
subclass 307 in which the inorganic material comprises clay,
silica, or silicate.
Subclass:
308
Clay, silica, or silicate:
This subclass is indented under subclass 307. Subject matter
in which the inorganic material comprises clay, silica, or a
silicate.
Subclass:
309
Metal or metal oxide:
This subclass is indented under subclass 307. Subject matter
in which the inorganic material comprises a metal or metal
oxide.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS:
29, Metal Working, subclass 4.51 for shredding metal or
metal wool article making.
419, Powder Metallurgy Processes, for a method involving use
of a sintering powder comprising a metal and a nonmetal in
the final product, especially subclasses 10+.
423, Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds, for an inorganic metal
compound (e.g., comprised of a carbide and a nonmetal element
(e.g., diamond, per se)) or a process for preparation of an
inorganic metal compound involving a chemical reaction.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclass 564
and 565 for metallic stock material having a particulate
metal component which contains nonmetal particles; subclass
605 for steel wool, per se; and subclass 610 for metallic
stock material having a composition gradient.
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Last Modified: 6 October 2000