ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,170, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to PPG Industries Ohio Inc. (Cleveland).
"Systems, methods, and interfaces for determining a refinish estimate for an asset" was invented by Matthew K. Lynch (Cleveland), Nicholas Tullett (Strongville, Ohio), Timothy W. Nevell (West Sussex, Great Britain) and Alison M. Norris (Gibsonia, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented method can provide a graphical user interface comprising one or more selectable elements for entering information about a paint job corresponding to repair of an asset that has been damaged. The method can also include receiving user input including: (i) a d...