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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087206 | Roofing tile system A roofing tile system provides a secure covering for a building roof and comprises a plurality of rigid tiles attached on a pitched roofing substrate in multiple interlocked rows of tiles. Each tile includes a protected end partially overlapped by another tile in an... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082716 | Roofing tile system A roofing tile system provides a secure covering for a building roof and comprises a plurality of rigid tiles attached on a pitched roofing substrate in multiple interlocked rows of tiles. Each tile includes a protected end partially overlapped by another tile in an... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7178301 | Simulated wood roofing shake A roof shake which simulates a conventional wooden shake includes an exposure portion, a toplap portion, a headlap portion, a butt end, an upper edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface. The shake tapers from the butt end to the upper edge. The exposure portion o... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7100338 | Multi-piece clamp for standing seams A multi-piece clamp for installation on a standing seam is disclosed. One component of the clamp is a clamp body with a clamp body slot formed therein. This slot is mounted on a standing seam without having to slide the clamp body onto an end of the seam. Another co... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7021018 | Panelized wall system utilizing adhesive-edge building panels Disclosed herein are panelized wall systems and methods for their construction, wherein the wall systems have elastomeric joints that are resistant to cracking. The walls are constructed with adhesive-edge building panels. The adhesive-edge building panels are prefe... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6904732 | Device and method for installing building material The present invention provide an apparatus, devices and/or systems for the installation of building material which allows one individual on his own to install building material. The device includes at least one resting surface spaced apart from a fastener. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6470642 | Self-sealing roof shingle mounting system and attachment apparatus, and method of using same A shingle mounting system includes a plurality of securing strips for detachably securing shingles to a roof surface. Each securing strip includes a base portion, a folding edge, and plural projecting members attached to the base. Each shingle has a line ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6393792 | Splicing member for siding panels A splicing member for joining horizontally adjacent and abutting siding panels installed on a structure has a declination being substantially planar and extending downwardly and slightly outwardly, a top lock, and a bottom lock. In certain preferred embod... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6370832 | Interlocking panel with channel nailing hem A vinyl siding panel which includes a top lock, a medial main body portion, a bottom lock, and a nailing hem adjacent the top lock comprises a channel with nail apertures in the channel base for receiving siding nails. The channel has an open end which ha... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6341454 | Combination solar collection and roofing system with spacer fastener A combination solar roof collector and roofing system includes a plurality of discrete small overlapping tempered glass panels of a polygonal shape which do not require exterior molding around individual panels to provide weatherproofing. The overlapping ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6176662 | Stud having annular rings Improved welding stud (20) includes a generally cylindrical body (34). A first series of annular rings (42) are disposed on a first end portion (18) of the cylindrical body (34). A second series of annular rings (44) are disposed on a second end portion (... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6151859 | Roof shingles and a method of making the same Roof shingles (14) from used tires (10) are provided as well as a method of making the same. Used tires (10) are cut along the circumference on each edge to separate a tread piece (13) from the side walls (12) and the bead steel. Tread piece (13) is then ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6125592 | Tile roof construction A two-part fastening mechanism employing (1) a continuous metal strip having attachment slots whose axes are oriented parallel to the length of the strip, and (2) a single preformed metal connector piece having a longitudinally-oriented hook for gripping ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6050041 | Splicing member for siding panels A splicing member for joining horizontally adjacent and abutting siding panels installed on a structure has a declination being substantially planar and extending downwardly and slightly outwardly. In certain preferred embodiments, a flange is connected t... | 04/18/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6044602 | Light transmitting roofing structure and method A light transmitting roofing structure for a building having spaced apart rafters, and a method of use thereof, has a plurality of concave pan tiles mounted on and attached to the rafters, with a plurality of convex roof tiles attached to the rafters and ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5930969 | Roof membrane attachment system A method and apparatus for attaching roof membranes to roof decks. A bridge is placed on flaps created by overlapping portions of roofing material. The bridge is comprised of two end portions which engage the roofing material. A screw is preferably instal... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5921045 | Tile roof construction A two-part fastening mechanism employing (1) a continuous metal strip having attachment slots whose axes are oriented parallel to the length of the strip, and (2) a single preformed metal connector piece having a longitudinally-oriented hook for gripping ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5885024 | Roof tile tie down clip A roof tile tie down clip for securing a roof tile to the surface of a roof. The roof tile tie down clip includes a base portion configured to rest against the surface of a roof, body portion extending away from the base portion such that a joint is forme... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5873208 | Roof shingles and a method of making the same Roof shingles (14) from used tires (10) are provided as well as a method of making the same. Used tires (10) are cut along the circumference on each edge to separate a tread piece (13) from the side walls (12) and the bead steel. Tread piece (13) is then ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5845446 | Longitudinal facing, facing retainers, and facing structure having facing and facing retainers Longitudinal facing laid on a base between retainers at a prescribed spacing includes a central face plate, an inner riser along right and left edges of the face plate, an outer riser on an outer side of each inner riser, a drain channel formed between th... | 12/08/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5768844 | 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... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5737891 | Channel-mounted interlocking panel roofing structure A channel-mounted panel structure using interlocking panels is described. Channel members that are generally hat-shaped in cross-section each have oppositely disposed longitudinal supporting members for use in cooperation with mounting slots of adjacent p... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5737892 | Channel-mounted interlocking panel roofing structure A structure for securing the edges of adjacent roof-forming panels is described. Channel members having gutter forming bottom and side walls engage the edges of adjacent panels. Specifically, ledges or the channel side walls cooperate with structures on t... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5729947 | Covering A covering for an underlying structure comprises a bottom layer of U-shaped sections with gaps between covered by an upper layer of inverted U-shaped sections, the sections having clearance holes and/or flexible edges to permit transverse thermal flexing.... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5722212 | Roof tile retaining clip A roof tile hurricane clip formed by selectively bending a generally rectangular piece of material for preventing the nose of an overlapping tile from lifting in high winds. The invention comprises a clip body having a fastening end, a retaining end for r... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5715640 | Mounting device for controlling uplift of a metal roof A clamp for controlling uplift on a metal roof. The clamp includes a unitary mounting body having a slot extending therethrough. This slot may be positioned over/about a standing seam on a metal roof and be appropriately secured thereto, such as by the us... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5622020 | Attachment clip for horizontal siding panels An attachment clip is formed from a generally rectangular blank of bendable material and includes a pair of depending legs bent forwardly and upwardly so as to engage the slots found in the nailing flange of standard horizontal siding panels. The clip inc... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5600971 | Roof plate mounting assembly A roof plate mounting assembly including a base member fixedly mounted to a well-known tight frame, the base member having upward extensions respectively provided at both lateral ends of the base member and locking jaws respectively inwardly bent from the... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5584153 | Composite roof system with an improved anchoring mechanism The roof system is formed of a corrugated sheet of material anchored to a roof beam, a mineral board anchored to the peaks of the corrugated sheet having a moisture barrier, at least one layer of insulating material interposed between the mineral board an... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5577361 | Roofing shingle A roofing shingle including a weather resistant strip that has an exterior side and an interior side. The weather resistant strip has a top portion and a plurality of tabs that are divided by a plurality of slots. Each tab extends longitudinally between a... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5564245 | Hangers for siding An apparatus for installing a floating siding wall of lap siding on vertical studs, including a series of specially formed siding locator-retainer members which are fastened to the studs with the siding members situated therein, the siding members not bei... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5522187 | Sloping roof with roofing tiles and tile hook for such a roof The roof tiles (1) of a sloping roof rest via a ridge on tile laths (2) and overlap one another in two directions. They are fixed with tile hooks (4) and each tile hook (4) comprises a first shaft section (7), which at the free end has a hook-shaped bend ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5479752 | Planar roofing made of folded metal sheets A planar roofing made of folded metal sheets which comprises a plurality of metal sheets in which two nonadjacent edges are complementarily folded or otherwise shaped so as to allow the coupling of two adjacent metal sheets by partial overlap, and a plura... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5452553 | Waterproof coverings for generally flat or low-pitch roofs on buildings A waterproof cover having special utility for a flat or low-slope roof for a building. The roof includes a structural part comprising beams, joists, rafters, etc., as well as a substrate in the form of plywood panels, metal decking, etc. A waterproof cove... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5341617 | Roof tile fastening arrangement A roof tile fastening arrangement secures each of a plurality of concrete roof tiles, disposed in side-by-side relation, to a birdstop mounted adjacent the lower edge of a roof support structure, by a plurality of clips extending between and secured to th... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5323580 | Roof tile fastening arrangement A roof tile fastening arrangement secures each of a plurality of concrete roof tiles, disposed in side-by-side relation, to a birdstop mounted adjacent the lower edge of a roof support structure, by a plurality of clips extending between and secured to th... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5187911 | Standing seam roofing/cladding system A standing seam roofing/cladding system (2) includes elongate pans (4) having first and second lateral edges (6, 8) secured to a support structure (12) by channel brackets (10). The channel brackets each include a base (36) and first and second U-shaped a... | 02/23/1993 |
