US Patent Issued to KANSAI PAINT, NISSAN MOTOR on June 23 for "Method for forming multilayer film and multilayer film" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,689, issued on June 23, was assigned to KANSAI PAINT Co. LTD. (Amagasaki, Japan) and NISSAN MOTOR Co. LTD. (Yokohama, Japan).

"Method for forming multilayer film and multilayer film" was invented by Shingo Sato (Kanuma, Japan), Mutsumi Yamazaki (Hiratsuka, Japan), Yuko Iwara (Yokohama, Japan), Tatsuya Suzuki (Yokohama, Japan) and Hironori Tsutsui (Yokohama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a multilayer film, including: a step (1) of applying an aqueous two-pack first colored coating material on an automobile outer panel to form an uncured first colored coating film; a step (2) of applying an aqueous one-pack ...