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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7331150 | Shingle with interlocking water diverter tabs A shingle includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, an upper end, a lower end, a first side, and a second side. The body has a width defined as the distance between the first and second sides and a length defined by the distance between the upper and l... | 02/19/2008 |
| 6907701 | Steel roofing panel support A steel roofing panel support system is disclosed herein. The system generally includes a support element positioned on a roof surface, the support being configured to support at least a portion of a steel roof panel to be placed thereon. The support element may be ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6883290 | Shingle system and method A barrier, such as a PV module, is secured to a base by a support to create a shingle assembly with a venting region defined between the barrier and base for temperature regulation. The bottom edges of the barriers of one row may overlap the top edges of the barrier... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6708463 | Method and apparatus for repairing roof covering An assemblage of sheet metal roof covering pieces is utilized in a novel process to recover and stiffen a deteriorated roof without the necessity for extensive removal of the original roof covering, the deteriorated roof structure further stiffened by spaced stiffen... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6463708 | Roof shingle and system A roofing system includes first and second pluralities of shingles, which include central planar portions. Shingles of each plurality are arranged such that their respective central planar portions are substantially co-planar. Each shingle of the first pl... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6341464 | Siding panel with interlock A siding panel is provided for attachment to a structure and connection to a similar overlapping siding panel in interlocking relationship. The panel includes a strip for attachment, such as by nailing, to a supporting structure, a receiver formed by oute... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6128866 | Identifying prefabricated exterior siding and related trim items An exterior building component for installation on a building. The component includes at least a portion thereof being of a prescribed color, the color corresponding to a manufacturer or supplier, whereby the component may be identified as a product of th... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6065260 | Siding panel with interlock a siding panel is provided for attachment to a structure and connection to a similar overlapping siding panel in interlocking relationship. The panel includes a strip for attachment, such as by nailing, to a supporting structure, a receiver formed by oute... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5946876 | Building siding panels and assemblies A building siding panel and assembly each assembly having a plurality of interconnecting siding panels that are attached to the building using fasteners that are driven into the building through a plurality of aligned and spaced apart slot pairs in a unif... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5799460 | Method of shingling a roof and interlocking roofing system An interlocking roofing system includes, in combination, a plurality of shingles and a plurality of interlock strips. Each of the plurality of shingles includes a planar rectangular body having a first face, a second face, and four sides. Horizontal rows ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5711127 | Roof shingle A roof shingle has parallel top and bottom marginal edge portion which are turned inwardly of a central area and are interengageable with like bottom and top marginal edge portions, respectively, of like roof shingles. The shingle further comprising, at e... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5675954 | Roof or wall tiles made from recycled rubber tires A tile obtained from recycling worn rubber tires of automobiles. The tire is chopped into lengths of about 10" to 16" and then about 4" is lopped off the two side rim parts. The outer surface of the remaining central rolling tread part is run down to make... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5651226 | Tile with solar energy collection capability A surfacing tile, having a convex and concave surface and two spaced apart sides, is made of a material that allows at least a portion of the solar energy impinging upon the tile to be transmitted through the tile and be absorbed by a supporting surface t... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5598677 | Insulated covering for building sheathing An insulated covering for building sheathing comprising foam insulation shaped to occupy the area between raised construction panels and the building sheathing and sized to leave narrow air-gaps, horizontally and vertically, between the outside surfaces o... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5495654 | Preparing sheet metal and fabricating roofing shingles Flat-rolled sheet metal is manufactured to preselected gage, mechanical properties and surface finish and is fabricated into unitary sheet metal shingle structures with interlocking folded over sheet metal layers providing for ease of assembly and weather... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5455099 | Vinyl shake A vinyl shake for being affixed to an exterior wall of a building is disclosed. The shake comprises a textured sheet having an upper flanged portion and a lower flanged portion, the upper flanged portion being bent downwardly on one side of the textured s... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5375388 | Ridge shingle unit A ridge shingle unit is disclosed which provides for multilayer coverage of a ridge or hip of a structure. A single sheet of roofing material is cut to a shape having end portions, tapered portions, and a center portion. The sheet is folded back on itself... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5201158 | Metal sheeting A metal sheet (1) having a first upstanding hook formation (3) along one edge (2) and a second, upstanding hook receiving formation (6) and a valley (7) along an opposite edge (5) the arrangement being such that the sheet can be fastened directly to a sup... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5119604 | Ridge cap assembly for tile roofs A method of installing a composite zinc/pressure-sensitive adhesive strip between the top course of a tile roof and the tile ridge cap. The tile roof cap assembly attained by the method is also described whereby a portion of the zinc is exposed to weather... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4843793 | Mobile home skirting system A continuous skirt to surround and close the space beneath an elevated building or as a barrier surrounding the insulated foundation of a building is provided with a series of releasably interconnected panels wherein the interlocks therebetween include re... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4803818 | Roof structure and fixture therefor A roof structure is disclosed which is capable of accomplishing an improvement in workability, ensuring safety in the assembling operation and preventing leakage of rain. The roof structure is assembled by engaging an eaves side connection of ridge side o... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4570404 | Two-part hold-down apparatus with slip joint for seamed panel assemblies A two-part hold-down apparatus for an assembly of seam-connected panels (11, 12) firmly secures the panels at the seam (13) to the supporting structure while at the same time allowing for thermal expansion and contraction movement thereof. An upper fasten... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4411120 | Aluminum shingle accesories Accessories for use in installing metal shingles to a roof have convertability and simplicity features. One of the accessories can be used as a starter strip at the edge of the eaves. It can also be used as a gable strip at the end of the gables. This acc... | 10/25/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4400919 | Mobile home skirting system A continuous skirt for surrounding an elevated building to close the space therebeneath is provided with a series of releasably interconnected panels wherein the interlocks therebetween are, in turn, provided with elongated, upstanding stays capable of re... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4400922 | Panel mounting clip assembly and wall or roof structure utilizing the same A panel mounting clip assembly is adapted to connect the intermediate longitudinal ribs of panel members and the rib-like joints between adjacent ones of the panel members to panel support members. The clip assembly comprises a base member that is fastene... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4399643 | Panel lock structure Several embodiments of wall covering are provided all of which are directed to providing an insulated wall covering including panels commonly called "siding". The wall covering is attached, by starting at the bottom of the wall and working upwards and is ... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4319437 | Roofing shingle assembly having solar capabilities A roofing shingle assembly having solar capabilities comprising a flat main portion having upper and lower surfaces, and curved segments integral with the upper and lower edges of said shingle. The roofing shingles are mounted in overlapping parallel arra... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4295316 | Nestable building wall panel A contoured building panel is provided which is adapted to be secured to a building structure by concealed fasteners. The panel has improved nestability with other like panels in a vertical stack for storage and shipment such that the stack of nested pane... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4238912 | Roofing systems The invention relates to a modular roofing system having a plurality of tray modules wherein each module is capable of accommodating one or more solar collectors. Each adjacent or adjacent groups of modules are connected to each other and there is provide... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4223503 | Joint for building panels Upstanding polysurfaced male and female lips are provided along confronting edges of adjacent elements, such as building panels. The female lip is engaged over the male lip and when rotated about the male lip is snap-fitted into interlocked relation there... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4218857 | Metal shingle roof modern design A sheet metal starter shingle and a roof covering employing the starter shingle. The starter shingle is five sided with a first side engaging with the eave edge of a roof, two sides perpendicular to the first side, and two other sides angled inwardly from... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4189889 | Shaped metallic roofing plate A shaped metallic roofing plate having a plurality of tile-shaped metallic rectangular elements adapted to be superposed at their upper and lower edges and side edges. Each rectangular element has a substantially S-sectioned bend formed along the upper ed... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4186538 | Panel of siding An elongate panel of siding to be mounted generally horizontally on the wall of a building. This panel, which may be of thin sheet metal, has two opposing faces, constituting inside and outside faces, and upper and lower longitudinal edges. Hooks are bent... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4185436 | Metal shingle roof traditional design A sheet metal starter shingle and a sheet metal roof covering employing the starter shingles. The starter shingle has an upwardly sloping top edge upon which a plurality of rectangular sheet metal roofing shingles can be mounted in a row. Each starter shi... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4079561 | Metal roofing shingle Metal roofing shingles including triangular shaped gable and eave starting shingles and square or rectangular shaped shingles covering the main body of the roof, the shingles being laid in courses whereby their edges run at an angle from the gable ends an... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4063393 | Panel assembly structure and procedure for assembling same A panel assembly comprised of two or more pre-formed panel members securely joined operatively with each other without utilizing separate fastening means. The panels employed utilize pre-formed snap locking means provided along margins thereof to effect i... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4003177 | Hermetically sealed sectional and detachable protective covers A hermetically sealable sectional structural cover free of perforations and comprising a longitudinally extending planar web portion with upstanding side flange portions, the flange portions having lateral portions extending inwardly over the web portion ... | 01/18/1977 |
