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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7578108 | Top down trap lock shingle system for roofs A top down trap lock shingle system that includes a plurality of identical shingles, each shingle having a bottom layer, an intermediate layer permanently attached to the bottom layer along the intermediate layer top edge forming a pocket between the bottom layer an... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7316099 | Spaced sheathing roofing system and method of installing same The present invention is a spaced sheathing roofing system and method in which roof cladding is placed onto batten strips positioned on roof rafters. The roof cladding is attached using an adhesive. The attachment component is preferably a polymer adhesive, more pre... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7281358 | Roofing shingle A roofing system having shingles. The shingles include a front side, a back side, a pair of spaced-apart side edges, and spaced-apart top and bottom edges, an adhesive, and a backing material. The adhesive is applied to a portion of the shingle for affixing the back... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7188454 | Siding panel with insulated backing panel A siding panel of a siding assembly has a nailing hem and a first upwardly opening channel connected to the nailing hem. A downwardly opening channel is connected to the first channel. An upper portion of an upper course forms a portion of the downwardly opening cha... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7082724 | Packaging of tabbed composite shingles having a backer strip containing uniform, identically spaced, vertical projections on its top edge This invention relates to back-to-back inverse packaging of a pair of tabbed, composite roofing shingles consisting of (a) a top sheet having a lower butt portion divided into spaced tabs and an upper undivided headlap portion carrying a horizontal band of nailing i... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6952901 | Panel mounted shingles assembly with ventilating screen An exterior weather shielding panel assembly for fitting against an external side wall of a building, comprising a rigid back board for anchoring engagement with the building side wall, a waterproofing membrane applied against the back board, an air ventilating scre... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948288 | Roof tile support A roof tile support element that fits between roof tiles and a roofing surface to provide support for the roof tiles, which is compatible with a broad range of roof tiles, is adjustable during installation, and that allows individuals to walk confidently on a tile r... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6933037 | Triple laminate roofing shingle A three-layer asphalt composition shingle where the top layer is of a full width, a middle layer is less than the full width, and a bottom layer has a width shorter than the middle layer. The middle and top layers of the shingle have tabs and cutouts. The tabs of ea... | 08/23/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6854228 | Prefabricated sealed composite insulating panel and method of utilizing same to insulate a building A prefabricated sealed composite insulating panel for use in commercial and residential buildings. The panel has an insulating core sandwiched between an outer board layer and a skin material that is capable of radiating heat. The insulating core and the skin materi... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6748714 | Trilaminate shingles A trilaminate a trilaminate shingle, having a horizontal longitudinal orientation, includes an overlay sheet having series of tabs and cutouts extending horizontally across the shingle. The shingle also includes a middle sheet having a series of tabs and cutouts ext... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6544374 | Method for making laminated roofing shingles A method for making laminated roofing shingles includes providing a substantially continuous sheet of shingle material, cutting the sheet material at a first cutting station to define a first pair of longitudinal strips having interdigitating tabs with a ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6467235 | Method and apparatus for making a thick-appearing shingle A shingle and a method of and apparatus for making the shingle is provided, whereby patches of preselected granules or combinations of granules are provided, separated by transverse areas of different, preferably darker granules, having slots centrally th... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6360506 | Bituminous roofing membrane, and method of joining two roofing membranes A roofing membrane, includes a bottom layer of meltable non-woven plastic or other meltable plastic layer, a first layer made of bitumen, in particular elastomeric bitumen, a carrier sheet made of non-woven or fabric having tensile strength, a second laye... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6343447 | Facade system with a translucent porous insulating material A facade system with a translucent porous insulating material of mineral or organic fibers for passive solar energy utilization is provided. The insulating material has on the outside a colored layer for design purposes and for controlling the light trans... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6314700 | Roof tile construction using sandwiched adhesive A roof construction uses a one-component adhesive to adhere roof tiles to a roof. The adhesive is formed in a U-shaped pattern in that the adhesive is dispensed in a bottom leg deposit on the tile's underside, a bight deposit extending about the tile's le... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6220329 | Apparatus for making laminated roofing shingles A method and apparatus for making laminated roofing shingles includes providing a substantially continuous sheet of shingle material, cutting the sheet material at a first cutting station to define a first pair of longitudinal strips having interdigitatin... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6193826 | Tile roof construction obtained using one-component with adhesive pattern A method of adhering roof tiles to a roof utilizes a one-component adhesive and in particular, a one-component polyurethane adhesive foam applied to the undersurfaces of the roof tiles in a discontinuous patterns. The adhesive is applied in the form of se... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6190754 | Variegated shingle and method of manufacture The variegated shingle comprises a shingle layer having front and rear surfaces the front surface including a butt portion and a headlap portion. The shingle layer contains granules on the front surface forming a plurality of horizontal striations providi... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6148578 | Slate and interlayment roof and a method of preparing the same An improved roof and method wherein each course of slate is underlain with an interlayment material layer such that the interlayment material acts as a base to the through joints, resulting in a reduction in the amount of slate used by approximately 40% t... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6105329 | Trilaminate roofing shingle A trilaminated roofing shingle comprising: (a) an anterior layer consisting essentially of a rectangular, granular surfaced shingle sheet having an undivided headlap portion and a butt portion comprising a plurality of tabs of an average given breadth sep... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6044609 | Structure for attaching furring panels on building A structure for attaching furring panels on a building is disclosed. The structure has longitudinal panel holders fixed to the building. A plurality of hooks are regularly mounted along each of the holders. The furring panels are held on the panel holders... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6038827 | Trilaminate roofing shingle A trilaminated roofing shingle comprising: (a) an anterior layer consisting essentially of a rectangular, granular surfaced shingle sheet having an undivided headlap portion and a butt portion comprising a plurality of tabs of an average given breadth sep... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6038826 | Stack and package of laminated shingles This invention is directed to a multi-layer laminated shingle, wherein each shingle layer comprises granule and bituminous coated web, with the layers laminated together and with the butt zone of the base layer disposed against a bottom surface of the tab... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5992117 | Composite sidewall panels for cargo containers A sidewall for a cargo container is provided having at least one pair of composite panels and means for joining the panels. Each composite panel includes a uniform facing member; a non-uniform facing member having major, minor and inclined portions; and a... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5941039 | Roof tile The present invention is directed to a concrete roof tile having a front edge surface, which is that surface of the tile across the width of the tile and which faces downwardly when in use on a roof. The front edge surface has a progressively greater dept... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5737881 | Interlocking roof system An interlocking roof system of tiers of successively higher interlocking panels mounted on base members, each panel being held in place by protrusions fitted into notches in the base member of the next higher tier, the panels of each higher tier having a ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5661939 | Interlocking panel and method of making the same A plastic siding panel which includes an upper connector, a medial main portion, and a lower connector. The connectors are complementary in shape so that they interlock with other siding panels of like construction. At least one of the connectors include ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5636489 | Composite material facings for wall coverings A composite material facing that can be used in the building industry to achieve a wall facing cover including a high pressure polymerized polyester molded outer facing, and expanded polystyrene panel bonded behind the outer facing, a top edge back-set in... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5636490 | Roof system A roof system and the method of producing same using rolls of material to provide continuous tiers or rows of roof covering over wood panels avoiding vertical roof seams. Plastic is first placed over the wood panels and then a metal cover such as aluminum... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5443878 | Composite weatherboard A composite weatherboard having a timber member and a metal exterior sheath. The sheath is extruded with longitudinal projections which are fitted and pressed into permanent engagement with corresponding grooves or tongues provided in the timber member th... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5419941 | Hip or ridge shingle and method of making A shingle is provided that is especially adapted for application to hips or ridges of a roof. In a preferred embodiment, the shingle is a laminated multi-layer shingle, bent or curled into a preformed shape that is reasonably close to the shape that it wi... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5402572 | Apparatus and method for retrofitting a metal roof A method for retrofitting a metal roof formed of overlapping R panels having major ribs and panel flats spaced therebetween includes the steps of removing fasteners disposed along the overlapping margins of adjacent R panels; plugging the holes formed whe... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5293727 | Plate roofing material A plate roofing material is divided into an exterior portion which is exposed when a roof is covered with a plate roofing material and an overlap portion which is concealed under an exterior portion of a plate roofing material superimposed on the overlap ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5209802 | Method of making a multi-layer shingle A method is taught of making a multiple-layer, three-layer shingle, in which a base shingle layer is formed by separating a first shingle layer longitudinally into halves, with adhesive applied longitudinally to the halves of the base shingle layer, and w... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5099627 | Ventilated roof construction and method A building structure of particular utility in wooden roof structures comprises an inner sheathing member, a membrane affixed to and overlaying the inner sheathing member, and an openwork member overlaying the membrane and supporting shingles away from the... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5082704 | Release film A release film comprising an oriented film substrate having an abherent surface layer comprising a chain extended polyurethane resin derived from an isocyanate-reactive polydialkyl siloxane. A preferred substrate is a biaxially oriented polyethylene terephthal... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5072563 | Modular roofing panel Modular roofing panel comprising a substantially flat or corrugated or fretted body, two opposite longitudinal profiled edges. One of the edges has a continuous leg inclined with respect to the body so as to rise above the top of the corrugations or frets... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5040348 | Shingle or shake panel A shingle or shake panel having a plywood backing and a facing composed of two single-layer courses of shingles or shakes bonded to the backing sheet, the upper edge of the panel being formed as a standing bevel facing away from the front face of the pane... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4969302 | Siding panels A siding panel with a cover sheet of hardboard fixed by an adhesive to an underlying backerboard of resin foam. Preferably the panels are installed with their longitudes extending horizontally. Each panel is secured to a wall frame by nails passing throug... | 11/13/1990 |
