Abstract: A liquid metal composition includes a binder comprising an acrylic resin and a cellulose acetate butyrate, a wax, an organic solvent, and an aluminum pigment comprising PVD aluminum flake. A multi-layered coating system has a flop index of greater than 10 and includes a substrate, a liquid metal layer disposed about the substrate and formed from the liquid metal composition, and a topcoat layer disposed about the liquid metal layer and formed from a topcoat composition. A method of painting the substrate with the liquid metal composition and the topcoat composition to form the multi-layered coating system includes the steps of applying the liquid metal composition onto the substrate at an application percent solids of greater than 10% to form the liquid metal layer, applying the topcoat composition onto the liquid metal layer to form the topcoat layer, and curing the layers to form the multi-layered coating system.

Abstract: A coordinated torque control system for a vehicle including a powertrain controller, a vehicle control integration control module contained in the powertrain controller, a powertrain control integration module communicating with the vehicle control integration control module, a power generation and transfer module communicating with the powertrain control integration module, and where the powertrain control integration module may be programmed independent of the powertrain control technology used in the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle control system method and apparatus including a mobile application service provider communicating over a wireless communication network, a mobile station communicating with the mobile application service provider over the wireless communications network, and a vehicle controller communicating with the mobile station via an automotive communications network, and where the mobile application service provider accesses vehicle data and transfers the vehicle data to the mobile application service provider to be utilized by the mobile application service provider or another information provider.

Abstract: A vehicle communication system including a mobile application service provider communicating over a first wireless communication network, a mobile station communicating with the mobile application service provider via the first wireless communications network, and where the mobile station is capable of communicating with a merchant over a second wireless communication network to conduct electronic commerce.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising stabilized inorganic pigments is provided. The coating comprises a pigment treated with a pigment treatment composition of a polyester havng an acid number between 15 and 50 or a phosphate ester or pyrophosphate ester, having an acid number between 10 and 50, solvent, and an amino functional resin.

Abstract: A method for stabilizing inorganic pigments in aqueous media and waterborne coating compositions is provided. The method comprises forming a pigment treatment composition of a polyester havng an acid number between 15 mg KOH/g and 50 mg KOH/g or a phosphate ester or pyrophosphate ester, having an acid number between 10 mg KOH/g and 50 mg KOH/g, solvent, and an amino functional resin. The composition is then deposited on the pigment. The treated pigment is stable in an aqueous environment and is suitable for waterborne coating compositions.