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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7263809 | Shingle, in particular roof shingle A shingle includes a shingle neck, and a shingle body. A raised engagement and guide element (5) is disposed at the bottom side of the region of the shingle body (2) disposed remote relative to the shingle neck. The raised engagement and guide element ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246474 | Metal shingle system A metal shingle system which is resistant to leakage, even under severe weather conditions. The key attribute of the new system to the design of the side edge of the shingle such that water that seeps between adjacent shingles cannot be blown upward. Briefly, the to... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7204063 | Roofing shingle with headlap seal and improved coverage A roofing shingle for enhanced wind/rain durability embodies two transverse lines of adhesion. A first discontinuous line of adhesive joins the butt edge of an overlying shingle to the underlying shingle. Secondly, a band of sealant adjacent the top edge of an under... | 04/17/2007 |
| 6874289 | Starter strip shingle and roof having same A starter strip shingle of a given vertical width is provided, having a severance line, from which a severance portion of the starter strip shingle may be removed, somewhat reducing the vertical width of the starter strip shingle, such that the installer of roofing ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6857239 | Roof panel and a method of manufacturing thereof A single metal sheet roofing panel having a plurality of alternatively raised and lowered patches longitudinally arranged in three rows. The panel 30 comprises a side clip connection system for laterally connecting adjacent panels. The panel is coated with th... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6715240 | Building panel as a covering for building surfaces and method of applying Building panels are provided, for applying panels, such as siding, roofing or the like to studs, to roofing rafters, or the like, wherein indicia is provided along a panel, giving spaced-apart markings, for guiding one who is applying panels to a building surface, t... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6715250 | Plastic siding panel A plastic panel for attachment to an exterior wall of a building includes a body, an attachment hem attached to the body and defining at least one aperture for a fastener, and a side flange extending laterally outwardly of the body. The side flange defines a fasteni... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6653404 | Rubber compositions A rubber composition having satisfactory processability and dimension stability, exhibits excellent tensile strength and wearing resistance when vulcanized and comprises (1) a crosslinked rubber particle containing as repeating units (a) 39.89 to 79.89% b... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6421975 | Molded plastic siding panel A molded plastic panel for covering an exterior building wall includes a laterally directed lead fin, a laterally extending groove below the lead fin, and a rearwardly directed middle wall between rows of simulated shingles, all for joining laterally adja... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6185471 | Method for labeling roofing shingles using binary coding scheme, and shingles produced by the method Information as to the location, date and shift of manufacture of roofing shingles is cut into an edge of the shingles as a coded sequence of slits. Preferably, the slit sequence is coded using a binary coding scheme, with a separate binary number group de... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6134855 | Apparatus and method of applying building panels to surfaces An apparatus and method is provided for applying building panels, such as siding panels, to building surfaces, such as walls. The panels are of a type which undergo expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature, and they are applied to a buildin... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6000185 | Apparatus and method of applying building panels to surfaces An apparatus and method is provided for applying building panels, such as siding panels, to building surfaces, such as walls. The panels are of a type which undergo expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature, and they are applied to a buildin... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5956914 | Vinyl siding panels for building exteriors Disclosed is an improved vinyl siding panel for building exteriors that covers an increased surface area and is configured such that the time, effort and complexity of its installation is greatly reduced in comparison to that of conventional vinyl siding ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5887403 | Apparatus and method of applying building panels to surfaces An apparatus and method is provided for applying building panels, such as siding panels, to building surfaces, such as walls. The panels are of a type which undergo expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature, and they are applied to a buildin... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5860263 | Thickened reinforced roofing shingle This invention relates to a rectangular roofing shingle defined as a shingle unit having front and rear stepped edges and having (a) an undivided headlap portion and (b) a butt portion horizontally divided into at least 4 dissimilarly shaped, space-separa... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5857303 | Apparatus and method of applying building panels to surfaces An apparatus and method is provided for applying building panels, such as siding panels, to building surfaces, such as walls. The panels are of a type which undergo expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature, and they are applied to a buildin... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5784848 | Roofing system and shingle A roofing system and shingle for a roof having sides and an apex is provided. A stripping is attached to the roof near the apex of the roof. A first shingle is attached to the stripping. A panel has a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a secon... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5775042 | Siding panel with interlocking projection Wall siding for installation on the walls of a structure comprising a plurality of panels, each comprising a nailing hem, a flange member, upper and lower declinations being substantially planar and extending downwardly and slightly outwardly from the nai... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5729946 | Apparatus and method of applying building panels to surfaces An apparatus and method is provided for applying building panels, such as siding panels, to building surfaces, such as walls. The panels are of a type which undergo expansion and contraction due to changes in temperature, and they are applied to a buildin... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5613337 | Metal shingle with gutter and interlocking edges A shingle is formed with a first, or trailing, side edge folded over toward the top surface of the shingle to catch moisture and direct it down to the top surface of the next lower shingle. A second, or leading, side edge of the shingle is not folded. An ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5347785 | Two element shingle A decorative shingle has a first element including a reinforcing web, a first asphaltic binder, and a first adherent surfacing material. A second element including discontinuous sections is overlaid on the first element. The second element includes a laye... | 09/20/1994 |
| 4788808 | Building panel and method of fabrication A building panel of laminated construction having a flat, four-sided polygonal shaped hardboard sheet to one surface of which is bonded a thin, flat, plastic sheet having weather resistant properties and a rigid foam plastic layer having heat insulating p... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4637191 | Starter shingle A roofing shingle having its lower edge portion vertically slotted to divide it into a series of tabs, the shingle being configurated to permit easy breaking of the tabs from the upper part of the shingle, and having a horizontal strip of heat-sensitive a... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4587787 | Building system A building system includes an assembly of vertical beams and base rails which are clad with panels. The beams are hollow section metal members having tongues at their extremities for seating in cutouts formed in the base rails. The panels for use with the... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4404783 | Multi purpose roof piece An asphalt composition roofing piece having a unique geometry and simplicity of form which enables such piece to be used as a starter piece, edge covering rake covering, and ridge or hip cover.... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4096679 | Self-compensating two-piece siding or roofing slat A two-piece interlocking siding or roofing slat assembly for covering a surface of a building. The slat assembly includes a central panel having a lower anchoring configuration and an upper hook-like slide configuration integral therewith. A separate atta... | 06/27/1978 |
