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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120034424 | ALGAE RESISTANT ROOFING GRANULES WITH CONTROLLED ALGAECIDE LEACHING RATES, ALGAE RESISTANT SHINGLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME Algae-resistant roofing shingles are prepared with granules are formed by coating mineral particles with a clay-silicate binder including a metal oxide algaecide and small organic particles. When the particles are heated to cure the binder, the organic particles pyrolys... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110247288 | Shingle Layer or Shingle Having Thick Appearance A shingle layer of shingle is provided having an increased thickness adhesive coating on at least a portion of its rear surface, with granules embedded therein, with the granules being of a size range that is larger than the fine particles normally applied to the rear s... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110229636 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DEPOSITION OF GRANULES ON AN ASPHALT-COATED SHEET An apparatus for applying granules onto an asphalt-coated sheet includes a granule applicator positioned above an asphalt-coated sheet moving in a machine direction. The granule applicator deposits granules into contact with the asphalt-coated sheet along a contact line... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223385 | ROOFING GRANULES WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, ROOFING PRODUCTS WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME A solar heat-reflective roofing product includes a base sheet, and solar heat-reflective roofing granules on top of the base sheet. The granules have a base particle with a flake-like geometry covered by a uniform coating layer. The coating layer has a thickness of at l... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110139366 | SHINGLE WITH REINFORCED NAIL ZONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A method of making a laminated shingle is provided. The method includes coating a shingle mat with roofing asphalt to make an asphalt-coated sheet, adhering a reinforcement member to a portion of the asphalt-coated sheet, covering the asphalt-coated sheet, and optionall... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110097485 | SMART SHINGLES A system and associated method applies a fluid to a surface. In particular, the system applies a roof surface covering to an existing roof location of a building. The system includes a pump for providing a pressurized source of fluid, a fluid conduit for extending from ... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110072752 | SHINGLE WITH INCREASED THICKNESS OF SEALANT Roofing shingles have a top surface, a bottom surface, a headlap portion, and a bead of tab sealant that is configured to bond to an underlying shingle when the shingle is applied on a roof. The tab sealant has a thickness that causes it to extend beyond a face of the b... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110064874 | Process For Coating Modified Bitumen Membranes Using Powder Coatings A method of applying a powder coating composition during manufacture of modified bitumen roll roofing membranes, is provided. The coating composition is heat activated providing greater adherence to surfaces that it applied to, and greater reflective properties. The coa... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110005158 | HIP AND RIDGE ROOFING MATERIAL A shingle blank comprises a substrate coated with an asphalt coating and having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface configured to include a first prime region and a second prime region. The first prime region is substantially covered by prime granule... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100221492 | COMPOSITE WATER-RETAINING SHEET MATERIAL Composite water-retaining sheet material for roofs, comprising a layer of bituminous material, and a fully covering gritty layer provided on a side of the layer of bituminous material, wherein the gritty layer comprises synthetic granules. The material from which the gr... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100203281 | Roof Covering Material and Method of Manufacturing A roof covering material is provided, as well as its method of manufacture, wherein a substrate, preferably of a fibrous material is provided, with a bituminous material, preferably asphalt coating, on opposite surfaces thereof, with granules being applied to an upper s... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100151198 | Roofing Material A roofing material and process for making same has a granular surface formed from coated granules embedded in an upper layer of modified asphalt. The granules are coated with a coloring composition and with a hydrophobic material. To assure adequate color intensity and ... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100047524 | ALGAE RESISTANT ROOFING GRANULES WITH CONTROLLED ALGAECIDE LEACHING RATES, ALGAE RESISTANT SHINGLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME Algae-resistant roofing granules are formed by coating mineral particles with a clay-silicate binder including a metal oxide algaecide and small organic particles. When the particles are heated to cure the binder, the organic particles pyrolyse to form pores in the coat... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090317593 | ROOFING AND/OR SIDING MATERIAL AND A METHOD OF FORMING THEREOF A roofing and/or siding system having an improved average resulting reflectivity. The roofing and/or siding system is at least partially coated with a plurality of granules. At least one layer of paint is applied to the roofing and/or siding system to increase the resul... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090193745 | Shingle With Reinforcement Layer A shingle and a method of making it is provided in which the rear surface of the shingle is provided with an attached reinforcement layer through which fasteners may be applied when the shingle is applied to a roof.... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20080261024 | SILICA-BASED COATING COMPOSITION AND ITS USE FOR COATING CEMENT-BONDED OBJECTS The invention relates to a composition comprising a binder, filler particles and water, wherein the binder comprises amorphous silica and a vinyl-functional silicone polymer. The invention also relates to a method of making this composition as well as to a method of coa... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080248246 | MINERAL SURFACED ASPHALT-BASED ROOFING PRODUCTS WITH ENCAPSULATED HEALING AGENTS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME An asphalt-based sheet roofing material includes capsules on its upper surface. When struck, as by hailstones, the capsules break to release a film forming fluid that spreads over the surface to heal the damage created by the hailstones.... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080160188 | Variable thickness shingles A method of manufacturing roofing shingles comprises the steps of: coating a continuously supplied shingle mat with roofing asphalt to make an asphalt-coated sheet, the asphalt-coated sheet having at least one prime portion and at least one headlap portion, varying the ... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080118640 | Roofing Products Including Mixtures of Algae-Resistant Roofing Granules Roofing granule mixtures include multiple classes of algae-resistant granules, with each class of algae-resistant granules including at least one algaecide. One class of granules provides immediate algae resistance, while release of algaecide from other granules is dela... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080102243 | Laminate fire retardant systems and uses Fire retardant roofing membranes and laminates are provided, wherein the laminates have an outer layer of a cured polymeric film comprising a non-halogenated fire retardant component, the fire retardant component being from greater than about 55% to about 95% of the out... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080095984 | Shingle A granular composite and roofing material covered by such composite comprising reflective roofing granules and traditional roofing granules to create a granule composite having a total solar reflectance of greater than 0.19, and a CIELAB coordinate L* of less than 75. ... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20070224414 | PROTECTIVE COATING FOR ROOF MEMBRANE A protective coating for a roof membrane of the type having plasticizers. The protective or barrier seal coating is applied the exposed surface of the polymeric roofing material, where it prevents and/or retards plasticizer migration to the surface of the membrane where... | 09/27/2007 |
| 20070110961 | Highly reflective roofing materials A roofing or siding system having an improved average resulting reflectivity. The roofing and/or siding system is at least partially coated with a plurality of granules. At least one layer of paint is applied to the roofing and/or siding system to increase the resulting... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20060240230 | Print methodology for applying polymer materials to roofing materials to form nail tabs or reinforcing strips A method of making a composite roofing material and the resulting material by depositing nail tabs made of a thermoplastic, thermosetting, adhesive or elastomer material, in a liquid state, onto the base substrate of the composite roofing material or onto the saturated ... | 10/26/2006 |
| 20050249918 | Shingle and mat tensile strength with urea formaldehyde resin modifier A composite sheet, and a process of making the same, including cured modified urea formaldehyde reinforced by glass fibers. The modifier is an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer. A roofing shingle, formed by coating the composite sheet with filled asphalt, repres... | 11/10/2005 |
| 20050191463 | Shingles with multiple blend drops and method of depositing granules onto a moving substrate A method of making shingles includes providing a moving asphalt coated sheet having at least an overlay lane and an underlay lane. Blend drops of at least two color blends are discharged onto each lane, wherein at least one of the blend drops discharged onto the overlay... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050136216 | Algae-resistant roofing material and methods A method of making algae-resistant shingles in which the algae-inhibiting material, usually a copper compound, is applied only to larger granules, instead of being applied to a full size range of granules. Use of the larger granules only, as algae-resistant granules, si... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050064094 | Radiative cooling surface coatings A surface coating composition which exhibits low solar absorption and preferential emission at wavelengths corresponding to atmospheric windows in the infra-red regions is provided by the addition of microspheres to a composition containing a solar reflective pigment. ... | 03/24/2005 |