ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,004, issued on Dec. 30.
"Hybrid body side molding for vehicles" was invented by Chris Cosentino (Caledon, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid body side molding for vehicles including a formed metal layer, a bottom layer, and a top layer. The formed metal layer includes a tape layer, a filling layer, a metal layer, and a polyurethane layer. The metal layer is backfilled with the filling layer. The filling layer is made of resin or foam. The metal layer is deposited over the tape layer. The decorative layer is screen printed on the metal layer. The polyurethane layer is deposited over said decorative layer. The metal layer i...