ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,245, issued on May 12, was assigned to NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Clear coating composition and method for producing coated article" was invented by Tomoyuki Ishikawa (Hirakata, Japan), Azusa Jizodo (Hirakata, Japan), Kaito Fukui (Hirakata, Japan), Kohei Yamaguchi (Hirakata, Japan) and Yoshito Araki (Hirakata, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a clear coating composition from which a coating film superior in color shift and appearance can be obtained. A clear coating composition comprising: a hydroxy group-containing acrylic resin (A); a polyisocyanate compound (B); and an organic solvent...