ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,653, issued on May 6, was assigned to Green Solution LLC (Pearce, Ariz.).

"Water-based fire-resistance paint composition" was invented by Kwang Hwan Kim (Goyang-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides an inorganic eco-friendly water-based type fire-resistant paint composition comprising 5 to 15% by weight of pentaerythritol, 1 to 5% by weight of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) as a water softener, 5 to 20% by weight of hydroxyethyl cellulose, 5 to 20% by weight of poly(vinyl acetate) emulsion, 10 to 25% by weight of ammonium polyphosphate, 5 to 20% by weight of melamine cyanurate, 1 to 10%...