ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,659, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to AICA KOGYO Co. LTD (Aichi, Japan).

"Attachment configuration of and method for applying decorative laminates" was invented by Kazuya Shido (Kiyosu, Japan), Atsushi Sato (Kiyosu, Japan), Tatsuru Kondo (Kiyosu, Japan), Takahiro Kojima (Kiyosu, Japan) and Keisuke Shitan (Kiyosu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is an attachment configuration of decorative laminates comprising at least paired two decorative laminates attached to a base material. The at least paired two decorative laminates each have a double-sided adhesive tape adhered to an outer circumferential portion on...