US Patent Issued to Preh on Dec. 16 for "Visible part having a layer structure for an operating part or a decorative trim with better protection as a result of a protective paint coating" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,812, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Preh GmbH (Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale, Germany).

"Visible part having a layer structure for an operating part or a decorative trim with better protection as a result of a protective paint coating" was invented by Hans-Karl Heil (Wildflecken, Germany), Dieter Gottwalt (Oberstreu, Germany), Holger Steinmuller (Unsleben, Germany), Andre Kessler (Poppenlauer, Germany) and Martin Sunnemann (Hochheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a visible part for an operating part or decorative panel, in particular for use in a motor vehicle, including a layer structure with...