ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,370, issued on May 13, was assigned to KCC Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Undercoat paint composition" was invented by Se Jun Shin (Busan, South Korea), Sang Hyeak Yoon (Seoul, South Korea), Soon Jong Park (Ulsan, South Korea), Chi Uk Kim (Ulsan, South Korea), Jong Yun Park (Ulsan, South Korea), Dong Geon Kim (Ulsan, South Korea), Ick Jae Cho (Ulsan, South Korea) and Hyuk Jeong (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an undercoat paint composition comprising an acid-modified polyester resin, a pigment, and a solvent."

The patent was filed on April 9, 2020, under Application No. 17/615,458. ...