MUMBAI, India, April 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202544094372 A) filed by Tata Steel Uk Limited, London, on Oct. 1, 2025, for 'methods and systems for producing coated metal.'

Inventor(s) include Byron Tucker; Christopher Alan Mills; and Natasha Stevens.

The application for the patent was published on April 10, under issue no. 15/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A method of coating a metal substrate is disclosed. The method comprises: applying a first coating layer to the metal substrate; spraying a second coating layer on top of the first coating layer while the first coating layer is wet; and curing the first and second coating layers simultaneously....