US Patent Issued to Novelis on Aug. 11 for "Pretreatment compositions bonded to metal substrates and methods of making the same" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,806, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Novelis Inc. (Atlanta).

"Pretreatment compositions bonded to metal substrates and methods of making the same" was invented by Michele Edith Berner (Sion, Switzerland), Mathilde Guerin (Sierre, Switzerland), Holger Frauenrath (Lausanne, Switzerland), Reuben Yeo (Lausanne, Switzerland), Enzo Bomal (Lausanne, Switzerland), Piotr Mocny (Lausanne, Switzerland) and Julian Nicolas Bleich (Lausanne, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are graft copolymer pretreatment compositions that impart improved corrosion resistance, enhanced adhesion performance, lubrication, improved coat...