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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5070671 | Roof tiles An interlocking roof tile (1) of which the leading end portion (12) at least as far as the lower end of, and including the underlock (6) is tapered in the direction of the leading edge (5) of the tile (1).... | 12/10/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4741131 | Roof structure Structure for use on a roof consisting of a plurality of standard elements in the general form of planks that lock together which are formed with a dense outer impermeable skin and a lightweight insulating interior.... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4731970 | Shingled building panel A shingled panel (10) for covering the exterior of structures is disclosed which includes a base sheet (11) having at least one, and preferably multiple courses (12, 25, 35) of shingles secured thereto. The lowest course (12) of shingles (13) are position... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4702294 | Vehicle tire with flat wire carcass reinforcement A vehicle tire with an elastomeric carcass provided with at least one reinforcement at least partially formed from elements made of flat wire generally spirally wound in a plurality of coils.... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4514947 | Roof tile and tile composition of matter A roof tile made of a composition of matter comprising cement, silica sand, iron oxide pigment, acrylic polymer resin, an antifoaming agent and water, and formed into a shape having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top end, a butt end, and with a longit... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4499701 | Rabbeted shingle butt joint sidewall panel and shingle component Wood shingle sidewall panels include a face layer of high-grade tapered wood shingles with their longitudinal edges in abutment, an intermediate layer of veneer and a backing layer of wood shingles tapered opposite to the taper of the face wood shingles. ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4391076 | Roof or sidewall construction Generally rectangular wood shake covering elements laid up in overlapping courses are spaced apart transversely of their lengths by sawn wood shingle filler elements. Preferably the major portion of the overlapped portion of each course is formed by the t... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4301633 | Shingle-type building element The present invention relates to a shingle-type building element in form of several shingle-like surfaces placed side by side forming a joint-structure or a single shingle piece, comprising a form of a plate which in the right angular cross-section shows ... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4295314 | Shouldered shake and filler roof structure The longitudinal sides of rectangular wood roofing shakes are stepped providing transversely extending shoulders facing the shake tips and dividing each shake into a narrower tip portion and a wider butt portion. In application, rectangular fillers are lo... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4288959 | Roofing or siding article A weather and fire-resistant roofing or siding article, such as a shingle or panel, having a high thermal insulation value is cut from insulating board comprising fiber, binder and about 50 to 90% by weight expanded perlite. The article has adjacent butt ... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4251578 | Roof coating composition and construction A roof having an insulating blanket of plastic foam covered by a protective sheath made up of a shell of reinforced concrete covered by a weather-impervious rubbery textured membrane. The membrane and the shell are married together in the sheath, the shel... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4191722 | Method of molding a composite synthetic resin foam roofing structure having an integral skin thereon A synthetic foam roofing system having roofing sections with a relatively broad undersurface and exposed surface configured to resemble interlocked and overlapping roofing shingles. Ridge, valley, hip, starter gable and starter course shingles are all con... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4110950 | Insulating double glass pane An insulating double glass pane which is intended particularly for glazing roofs such as the roofs of hothouses comprises a first pane and a second pane spaced apart from each other with spacer pieces between them around their edges. The first pane has a ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4107885 | Prefabricated roof section The roof section comprises a quadrilateral substrate and a roof covering on the top thereof. The covering comprises shingle-like roof plates, the bodies of which have a tapering cross section in one cross sectional plane thereof. The plates are arranged i... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4102107 | Prefabricated shingle panels A shingle panel includes a backing board underlying and secured to the tips of shingles laid in a row to form a course. The lengths of the shingles, extending transversely of the length of the backing board, are more than twice the width of the backing bo... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4065899 | Interlocking combination shingle and sheeting arrangement An integrated shingle construction in which shingles are constructed perferably of foamed plastic primarily, the construction being in the form of panels in which the foamed plastic shingle is integrated with a board or wooden roofing member such as a sta... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4050209 | Prefabricated shingle panels A shingle panel includes a backing board underlying and secured to the tip of shingles laid in a row to form a course. The lengths of the shingles, extending transversely of the length of the backing board, are more than twice the width of the backing boa... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4034528 | Insulating vinyl siding An insulating vinyl siding adapted to be applied as siding units for home installation and assembled with other similar units. The siding is composed of a preformed thermoplastic polymer facing, a thermal barrier formed by a foam filler, and a metallic fo... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4028450 | Method of molding a composite synthetic roofing structure A form molded synthetic foam roofing section having a relatively broad undersurface and an exposed surface configured to resemble interlocked and overlapping roofing shingles which is united to a support surface such as wood, metal, etc. during molding pr... | 06/07/1977 |
