Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090117329 | Colored Metal Flake Surfaced Roofing Materials - The present invention relates to roofing materials for roofs, sidewalls and other exterior surfaces exposed to the weather such as, but not limited to, asphaltic and non-asphaltic roofing materials, wherein color coated metal flakes cover up to 100% of the weathering surface of the roofing materials. The metal flakes are coated with a colored coating material by fluidizing the flakes in an air stream, spraying pressurized air and colored coating material, and curing the coated metal flakes. The present invention also relates to methods of making roofing materials. | 05-07-2009 |
20090291260 | Metal Flake-Surfaced Roofing Materials - The present invention relates to roofing materials for roofs, sidewalls and other exterior surfaces exposed to the weather such as, but not limited to, asphaltic and non-asphaltic roofing materials, wherein metal flakes cover up to 100% of the weathering surface of the roofing materials. The metal flakes may be applied to the surface in striations or bands separated by conventional roofing granules or may be blended with conventional roofing granules. The metal flakes may have antimicrobial potential and may provide resistance to microbial growth to roofing materials when dispersed in or applied thereto. The present invention also relates to methods of making the roofing materials. | 11-26-2009 |
20090320383 | TPO ROOFING MEMBRANE FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - This invention relates to an improved fastening technique for single ply roofing membranes comprised of thermoplastic polymer material. In one embodiment, a method of installing a roof on a structure may comprise providing a single-ply roofing membrane comprising thermoplastic polymer material, and periodically securing rigid strips over a roofing deck. In such embodiment, the rigid strips have thermoplastic polymer material on corresponding exterior surfaces thereof. The method may further include laying the roofing membrane over the roofing deck, where the rigid strips are located between the roofing deck and the roofing membrane. Then the method may include heating the roofing membrane and the rigid strips simultaneously, perhaps using a heat induction technique, such that thermoplastic polymer material on the exterior surfaces of the rigid strips fuses directly with the thermoplastic polymer material of the roofing membrane. | 12-31-2009 |
20090320405 | PHOTOVOLTAIC BUILDING MATERIALS AND RELATED METHODS OF INSTALLATION - Disclosed herein are photovoltaic building materials and related methods of manufacturing and installing such materials. In one embodiment, a modular roofing structure comprises a photovoltaic shingle panel having a planar lower surface and an upper surface, and a rigid back member having a length the same as or greater than the length of the shingle panel and attached to the planar lower surface of the shingle panel. The roofing structure also includes at least one electrical contact pad on a lower surface of the back member, and at least one electrical conductor electrically coupled to the shingle panel via the lower surface and passing through the back member and out the lower surface. In such embodiments, the electrical conductor is electrically coupled to the at least one contact pad and extends past a front end of the back member sufficient to electrically contact a contact pad on another back member of a separate modular roofing structure couplable to the first. | 12-31-2009 |
20100055399 | Distortion Resistant Roofing Material - A roofing material, such as laminated shingles, comprising fines deposited on an upper surface of the roofing material, particularly on one or more non-weathering regions, such as on the headlap region, and/or shim layer. The fines may be deposited, for example, as a strip from about 0.5 inches to about 2.5 inches in width and extend the length of the roofing material at a fixed position from one edge of the roofing material to the opposite edge of the roofing material. The fines may comprise mica flakes, copper slag, coal slag, sand, talc, expanded clay, slate flour, powdered limestone or silica dust. | 03-04-2010 |
20100123264 | Method of Manufacturing a Multiple Layer Directionally Oriented Nonwoven Fiber Material - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a multi-layer nonwoven fiber material, and related methods of manufacturing the material. In one exemplary embodiment, the fiber material includes a first layer of directionally aligned fibers together with a second layer of randomly dispersed fibers dispersed over the first layer. Consistent with one exemplary method for manufacturing a nonwoven fiber material, the method includes dispersing a first plurality of fibers horizontally in one or more predetermined directions, as well as dispersing a second plurality of fibers horizontally in random directions. In such an embodiment, the second plurality of fibers is dispersed over the first plurality of fibers. Moreover, an exemplary embodiment of a roofing shingle employing a nonwoven fiber material as described herein is as disclosed. | 05-20-2010 |
20100124606 | Method of Manufacturing a Multiple Layer Directionally Oriented Nonwoven Fiber Material - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a multi-layer nonwoven fiber material, and related methods of manufacturing the material. In one exemplary embodiment, the fiber material includes a first layer of directionally aligned fibers together with a second layer of randomly dispersed fibers dispersed over the first layer. Consistent with one exemplary method for manufacturing a nonwoven fiber material, the method includes dispersing a first plurality of fibers horizontally in one or more predetermined directions, as well as dispersing a second plurality of fibers horizontally in random directions. In such an embodiment, the second plurality of fibers is dispersed over the first plurality of fibers. Moreover, an exemplary embodiment of a roofing shingle employing a nonwoven fiber material as described herein is as disclosed. | 05-20-2010 |
20100192499 | ENERGY SAVING INSULATED SHINGLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed herein are an energy saving insulated roofing shingle and related method of manufacturing. One embodiment of the shingle has an insulator attached to, or formed as part of, the interior surface of an outer layer across a portion of the headlap area about equal to the designed exposure surface area of the installed shingle. The insulation reduces the heat absorbed by the shingle and transmitted into the deck that in turn heats the attic space. The disclosed principles reduce the heat load directed into a building from the sun. In addition, the thickness of the insulation under the shingle nailing area may be minimized, thereby allowing for the normal asphalt shingle surfaces to lay against each other. Moreover, to reduce the overall shingle thickness, the insulation could replace all or part of the backsurfacing materials applied to the back of shingles in the location where the insulation is added. Additionally, asphalt applied to the back of the shingle could be reduced to accommodate insulation thickness. | 08-05-2010 |
20100196647 | SHINGLE SEALANT AND ADHESIVE - Disclosed roofing shingles and related methods of manufacturing provide a reinforced material that strengthens the bond between shingles by reducing the affect of heat on the sealant/adhesive between shingles in one or more areas where sealant/adhesive is applied or where it contacts other shingles once installed on a roof deck. The reinforcement material acts as fiber reinforcement to the sealant/adhesive. The reinforcement material intertwines with the sealant/adhesive, and thereby helps the shingles resist delaminating or slipping or blow-off when subjected to high heat conditions or on very steep sloped roofs. The reinforcement material helps retain the strength of the adhesive bond between shingles in these conditions by providing fiber reinforcement to the adhesive bond. Thus, as the adhesive turns from a solid state to a more liquefied state in hot temperatures, the totality of the reinforcement material does not so transform, and thus retains more strength in the adhesive bond between the two shingles than mere adhesive/sealant alone. | 08-05-2010 |
20110052901 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A composite material comprising a first layer which comprises a prefabricated microcells component, surfactant-generated microcells, a surfactant component, a filler component and a binder component and a second layer, which comprises a metallic component. The composite material may further comprise a substrate to which the first layer is adhered. The composite materials have heat insulating and fire resistant characteristics and are particularly suited for use in building materials and mattresses. | 03-03-2011 |
20110159237 | Antimicrobial delivery system for roof coverings - The disclosed principles provide a roofing product and related methods of manufacturing having antimicrobial properties. The antimicrobial properties are provided by an antimicrobial delivery system including antimicrobial materials compounded, e.g., mixed together and melted, with polymeric materials. The antimicrobial delivery system is applied to roof covering material during the production process. The roof covering material may be sheets, shingles, panels, or roll stock. | 06-30-2011 |
20110185668 | LAMINATED ROOFING SHINGLE SYSTEM AND SHINGLES FOR USE THEREIN - A roofing system comprising laminated roofing shingles having a reduced-width headlap portion and a buttlap portion, wherein the roofing system comprises a plurality of courses, and wherein a trailing edge of a subsequently installed shingle in a course overlaps the leading edge of an adjacent previously installed shingle in the same course. The reduced-width headlap portion of the roofing shingles has a width that is less than the width of the buttlap portion. The roofing shingle comprises a first and a second shingle sheet and the lateral edges of the first shingle sheet are aligned with the lateral edges of the second sheet. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189433 | Roofing Material And Method Of Making The Same - A roofing material comprising an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the upper surface includes reduced-particle size granules and may further include a reduced-thickness face coating. The thickness of the upper surface is related to the particle size of the granules deposed on the face coating. A smaller particle size granule than those used in traditional roofing shingles is utilized in the upper surface which may allow for a reduced-thickness face coating while not sacrificing the retention of the granules on the surface of the roofing material or desired physical characteristics. The face coating may include a reduced amount of filler material, such as mineral fillers, than face coatings of traditional roofing materials. | 08-04-2011 |
20130095293 | Shingle Coloring System - Disclosed painted roof coverings and related methods of manufacturing such painted roof coverings that use a color coating over the roof coverings instead of embedded pre-colored rock granules on the exposed surface of the roof coverings. By painting a roof covering with a color coating, any kind of top surfacing material, such as rock, plastic, mineral, man-made, or organic granules, may be used in place of the pre-colored rock granules. In some embodiments, it is desirable to size the top surfacing material to provide adequate UV protection and coverage to the weatherproofing asphalt material located below the top surfacing material. Further, the color of the shingles may be accurately matched between batches of shingles, between manufacturing facilities, and even between manufacturers. In addition, designs may be painted on the surface of the roof covering, which was previously impossible using pre-colored granules. | 04-18-2013 |
20140208675 | HYBRID COMPOSITE SHINGLES - The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to systems, articles, materials, and methods for roofing a structure including, for example, hybrid shingles comprising a first material and a second material. A hybrid shingle may comprise, in some embodiments, a first layer comprising a metallic substrate or a polymeric substrate and at least partially defining a headlap region of the shingle, a buttlap region of the shingle comprising one or more tabs interspersed with inter-tab openings, an outward-facing surface of the first layer, and a substrate-facing surface of the first layer; and a second layer comprising a base and asphalt, having a smaller area than the first layer, and at least partially defining a buttlap region of the shingle, wherein the second layer is fixed to the substrate-facing surface of the first layer. | 07-31-2014 |
20140259998 | Multi-Purpose Ridge Vent System - A solar ridge vent includes an elongated laterally flexible panel having edge portions and ventilation grids extending along the edge portions. Channel members extend along the edge portions of the panel and define channels that have channel openings facing inwardly. The channels are sized to receive edges of auxiliary components to hold the auxiliary components on the ridge vent. The auxiliary components may be ridge cap shingles, slate cap shingles, light emitting emergency location panels, or fluid heating panels. In a preferred embodiment, solar power generating panels are configured to be mounted on the ridge vent with its edges held in the channels. A remote electrical box has chargeable batteries, a power inverter, and an AC outlet to provide electrical power in an emergency. | 09-18-2014 |
20140259999 | Low Profile Slate-Style Solar Roofing System - A solar roofing panel has a rectangular body with solar cells exposed on the upper surface of the body and an electrical junction box on the lower surface of body along the forward edge portion thereof. A cutout is formed in the upper edge portion of the rectangular body at a corner thereof. When a plurality of solar panels are arranged on a roof in courses with an upper course partially overlapping a lower course, the junction boxes of roofing panels in the upper course are disposed in the cutouts of roofing panels of the lower course. Accordingly, the solar roofing panels present a low profile mimicking the profile of slate-style shingles. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260001 | LOW PROFILE SOLAR ROOF SHINGLE SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED NANO-INVERTERS - A solar roof shingle for providing AC electrical power when exposed to sunlight includes a shingle frame having a bottom panel supportable on a roof deck, a top panel, and a thickness between the bottom panel and the top panel. The solar roof shingle also includes a solar collector mounted to and covering at least a portion to the top panel of the shingle frame, with the solar panel producing DC electrical energy at DC terminals when the solar collector is exposed to sunlight. A nano-inverter is disposed within the shingle frame between the bottom panel and the top panel and is electrically coupled to the DC terminals. The nano-inverter converts DC electrical energy to AC electrical energy available at AC terminals mounted to the shingle frame. The nano-inverter has a maximum power rating of 150 Watts or less so that it produces substantially less heat during operation allowing the thickness of the solar roof shingle to approach that of a standard roofing shingle. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260078 | LIGHT WEIGHT SHINGLE - The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to articles, systems, and methods for roofing a structure including, for example, layered shingles comprising a plurality of layers. A layered shingle may comprise, in some embodiments, an upper layer and a backing layer comprising a low density aggregate, wherein the backing layer is fixed to the substrate-facing surface of the upper layer. | 09-18-2014 |