US Patent Issued to PPG Advanced Surface Technologies on Oct. 27 for "Infrared heat assisted drying of thin films" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,845, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to PPG Advanced Surface Technologies LLC (New Albany, Ohio).

"Infrared heat assisted drying of thin films" was invented by Andrew C. Strange Jr. (Columbus, Ohio), James E. Mcguire Jr. (Columbus, Ohio) and Shane Michael Scott (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of applying a paint film to a substrate may include wetting a surface of the substrate or an adhesive layer of a paint film to form a fluid layer thereon. The paint film may further comprise a polymer film layer. The method may further include applying the paint film to the substrate such that the fluid layer is positione...