ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,085, issued on June 17, was assigned to BANDAI Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Model part and method for manufacturing model part" was invented by Shoichi Hayashida (Tokyo) and Takahiro Makino (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "[Problem] To provide: a model component having stable quality and having gradation; and a production method therefor [Solution]A model component having: a first layer formed using a first material having a first color; and a second layer that covers at least part of the first layer and comprises a second material having a second color that is different from the first color. The second layer includes a region having a th...