ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,197, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Black paint composition" was invented by Hwan Oh Kim (Incheon, South Korea) and Jae Cheol Jeon (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a black paint composition with improved blackness by controlling a black paint and an additive."
The patent was filed on June 16, 2021, under Application No. 17/349,354.
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