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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7776391 | Variable thickness shingles A method of manufacturing roofing shingles comprises the steps of: coating a continuously supplied shingle mat with roofing asphalt to make an asphalt-coated sheet, the asphalt-coated sheet having at least one prime portion and at least one headlap portion, varying ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7765763 | Pleated roofing membrane and roofing shingle system This invention relates to an underlayment for use under a plurality of courses of roofing shingles. The underlayment includes a water impermeable membrane layer containing at least one flap extending horizontally across the membrane layer. The flap is movable betwee... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762484 | Blowing wool machine flow control A machine is provided for distributing blowing wool from a source of compressed blowing wool. The machine is configured to discharge the blowing wool into distribution hoses. The machine including a shredding chamber having an outlet end. The shredding chamber inclu... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7743644 | Method for determining density of insulation An apparatus for determining the density of insulation in a cavity of a structure includes a sensor that is held in a substantially fixed position relative to the insulation for sensing the force of the insulation against the sensor. The force is used to determine t... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740755 | Foam insert for rain gutter A foam insert for a rain gutter for a residential dwelling is provided. The foam insert prevents debris such as leaves, pine needles, gravel, and dirt from entering the rain gutter and permits water to pass through the foam and into the gutter. The foam insert has a... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7731115 | Agitation system for blowing insulation machine A machine for distributing blowing insulation including a shredding chamber configured to shred and pick apart the blowing insulation. The shredding chamber includes a plurality of low speed shredders, an agitator and a discharge mechanism. The agitator is mounted f... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712690 | Exit valve for blowing insulation machine A machine for distributing blowing insulation including a shredding chamber having an outlet end, a plurality of shredders configured to shred and pick apart the blowing insulation, and a discharge mechanism mounted at the outlet end of the shredding chamber and con... | 05/11/2010 |
| D615218 | Shingle ridge vent | 05/04/2010 |
| 7670668 | Roof coverings made without roofing granules A roof covering includes a coated roofing mat comprising a roofing mat coated with an organic-based coating material. A reflective layer comprising a layer of an infrared reflective material covers an upper surface of the coated roofing mat. A weatherable layer comp... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665261 | Shingle with a rendered shadow design A laminated shingle has a rendered shadow design when placed with other similar shingles on a roof deck. The laminated shingle includes an overlay member and an underlay member fixedly attached to each other. The overlay member includes an upper or headlamp portion ... | 02/23/2010 |
| D610720 | Shingle | 02/23/2010 |
| 7654502 | Apparatus for simulated stone products An apparatus for manufacturing simulated stone products is provided. The apparatus includes a mold having mold cavities. The mold cavities have a first section and a second section that intersect to form a cavity angle. A hopper is configured to introduce castable m... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648929 | Low boron glass composition for loose-fill fiberglass insulation The present invention relates to fiberglass loose-fill insulation that is insensitive to the content of boron in the composition of the glass. It has been discovered that the level of boron in the glass used for the manufacture of loose-fill glass wool can be substa... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7638164 | Method and apparatus for efficient application of prime background shingle granules A method and apparatus for making shingles includes discharging blend drop granules onto first sections of a moving sheet, and discharging background granules onto second sections of the sheet where the second sections are different from the first sections. ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7618907 | Low porosity facings for acoustic applications A fibrous blanket material is provided having a first fibrous layer selected from a group of fibers consisting of polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, fiberglass, natural fibers, nylon, rayon and blends thereof and a layer of meltblown polypropylene fibers. In an... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7617609 | Coursing tool calculator A tool is provided for calculating the length and number of filler design elements to be used to eliminate an irregular gap in a wall being covered with cast veneer wall panels having a series of repeating design elements. The tool includes a ruler having gap measur... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7607275 | Three-around cutting pattern for title roofing material An apparatus and method for bundling shingles includes a sorting mechanism for separating and stacking shingles into multiple bundles of sorted shingles such that each bundle has a different repeating sequence of shingles. ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7605188 | Polymer foams containing multi-functional layered nano-graphite This invention relates to foam insulating products, particularly extruded polystyrene foam, containing multi-layered nano-graphite as a process additive for improving the physical properties of foam products. ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7597219 | Rotary valve for handling solid particulate material A rotary valve including a housing having an inner surface. A rotary assembly is positioned for rotation within the housing. The rotary assembly includes a plurality of radially outwardly extending vanes. The vanes extend toward the inner housing surface and are con... | 10/06/2009 |
| D597766 | Product display | 08/11/2009 |
| D595430 | Simulated stone architectural trim assembly | 06/30/2009 |
| 7541059 | Roofing materials having engineered coatings An asphalt-based roofing material includes a coating having a top portion containing a mixture of asphalt and igneous and/or metamorphic rock particles, while the mat portion of the coating contains a mixture of asphalt and a filler which contains less than 10% igne... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7520459 | Blowing wool machine with ram to push wool A machine for distributing blowing wool from a bag of compressed blowing wool includes a chute having an inlet end and an outlet end, the chute being configured to receive the bag of compressed blowing wool. A ram assembly has a ram member configured to drive the co... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7509788 | Low profile packaging assembly for loose fill insulation material A packaging assembly for insulation material has a compression chamber and a surge hopper vertically mounted above the compression chamber. An air drawing assembly positioned beneath the compression chamber draws air through the surge hopper and the compression cham... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7498279 | Fibrous veil for class A sheet molding compound applications A conformable veil is formed by impregnating a random mat of glass fibers formed with a polystyrene-based resin. The veil is then introduced between two layers of a sheet molding compound resin paste and compacted to form a compacted sheet. The compacted sheet is th... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7469570 | Calibrating system for measuring sprayed materials A calibrating system for measuring amounts of sprayed material has an array of nozzles for dispensing a sprayed material and a capture apparatus positioned to receive the dispensed sprayed material from the array of nozzles. The capture apparatus has aligned channel... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7461496 | Low profile packaging assembly for loose fill insulation material A packaging assembly for insulation material has a compression chamber and a surge hopper vertically mounted above the compression chamber. An air drawing assembly positioned beneath the compression chamber draws air through the surge hopper and the compression cham... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7429544 | Coated facer A gypsum or foam facer is formed by the direct in-line or off-line coating of a pre-impregnated, fibrous network matting with a secondary binder system. The pre-impregnated fibrous network is preferably formed of a randomly oriented wet use chop strand fiber materia... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427575 | Faced fibrous insulation A faced fibrous insulation having a mat facing on one or more surfaces of a fibrous insulation material is provided. The mat facing provides improved surface quality, high and controlled adhesion, and is easily manufactured. The mat facing of the present invention i... | 09/23/2008 |
| D576316 | Roofing shingle | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415807 | Structured adhesive system A construction configuration for a building includes a fixture adhered to a framing structure with an adhesive system. The adhesive system has an outer pressure sensitive adhesive material, an inner pressure sensitive adhesive material, a bonding adhesive material, ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409813 | High speed, high performance bagging assembly An apparatus stacks, compresses and packages compressible batts. The batts, once at least partially compressed, remain under compression during the stacking, compressing and packaging. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| D572383 | Shingle | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380524 | Water heater chamber wrap The present invention relates generally to an insulation wrap for a water heater tank including a strip of nonflammable fibrous material having an opening therein and a fibrous material element outlining at least a portion of that opening. In addition the present in... | 06/03/2008 |
| D568458 | Retail blowing insulation machine | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357974 | Multilayer densified surface to improve air flow resistance and structural properties A thermoplastic blanket includes multiple layers of thermoplastic material. The first such layer has a first surface zone, a second, optional surface zone and a first base zone between the first and second surface zones. The second layer of thermoplastic material in... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357888 | Method of producing headliners, door panels and interior trim parts A method of making an article includes the steps of feeding fiber yarn, bundle or roving into a chopping device, chopping the fiber yarn, bundle or roving into fiber segments, texturizing the fiber segments, simultaneously introducing the fiber segments and a binder... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7308803 | Insulation system with condensate wicking for vertical applications Provided is an assembly for insulating substantially vertical runs of cooled surfaces that are continuously or periodically exposed to air or another gas that has a dewpoint temperature above that of the cooled surface, thereby resulting in condensation water vapor ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294363 | Methods of forming decorative veils Methods that apply decorative particles in-line in the manufacturing process to form a decorative structured mat or veil that is ready for direct commercial application. The decorative particles or decorative paint patterns should be of a size and/or color to be vis... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294218 | Composite material with improved structural, acoustic and thermal properties A method of forming a multilayer insulation material formed of an acoustical composite layer and a first thermal layer is provided. The acoustical and insulting layer is formed of a polymer based thermoplastic material and reinforcing fibers. Preferably the reinforc... | 11/13/2007 |
