US Patent Issued to PPG Industries Ohio on Oct. 27 for "Systems, methods, and interfaces for tracking defects" (Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,775,372, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to PPG Industries Ohio Inc. (Cleveland).

"Systems, methods, and interfaces for tracking defects" was invented by Christian J. Decker (Wadsworth, Ohio), Timothy M. Vrabel (Pittsburgh), John W. Walker (Pittsburgh), Eric E. Gurinowitsch (Beaver Falls, Pa.), Charles J. Beyer (New Kensington, Pa.), Edward S. Pagac (Metamora, Mich.), Steven P. Phillips (Toledo, Ohio) and Brian V. Yordnoff (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A computer-implemented method can include identifying and tracking defects that arise in the operation of painting vehicles through a graphical user interface that enables dis...