US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on Aug. 18 for "Automotive hydraulic transfer paint composition and coated products and parts for automobiles including same" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,694, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Automotive hydraulic transfer paint composition and coated products and parts for automobiles including same" was invented by Hyun Jung Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Jae Sik Seo (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Hyoung Il Kim (Gunpo-si, South Korea) and Suk Hyung Seo (Ansan-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paint composition suitable for hydraulic transfer painting of automotive parts is provided. The painting composition includes urethane beads, thereby imparting a good touch sensation to a painted surface and...