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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127514 | Enhanced multi-layered shingle A multi-layered roofing shingle is described. The layers of the shingle are connected via a mechanical fastener. A method for manufacturing a multi-layered shingle is also described. The method includes aligning the layers of the shingle, and connecting the layers v... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8006457 | Enhanced multi-layered shingle A multi-layered roofing shingle is described. The layers of the shingle are connected via a mechanical fastener. A method for manufacturing a multi-layered shingle is also described. The method includes aligning the layers of the shingle, and connecting the layers v... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7975450 | Tile and tile assembly for a roof A tile assembly having a plurality of tiles adapted to join in an interlocking and repeating fashion. A plurality of tile assemblies can be joined to each other to form a roof. Each tile assembly includes left and right center tiles positioned side-by-side. Each til... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7934346 | Process of treating a synthetic shingle and shingle made thereby Synthetic shingles are made and treated, such that upper surfaces thereof that are to be weather-exposed in the installed condition, are scuffed, abraded, or scraped in such a manner that different visual appearances occur between abraded zones and unabraded (or les... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7493734 | Tile and tile assembly for a roof A tile assembly having a plurality of tiles adapted to join in an interlocking and repeating fashion. A plurality of tile assemblies can be joined to each other to form a roof. Each tile assembly includes left and right center tiles positioned side-by-side. Each til... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7412803 | Endpiece for wood siding An endpiece and method for siding a wall to simulate wood log construction are described. A generally cylindrical core (101) of the endpiece (100) has a curved surface (103), and a flat surface (105). A decorative skin (111) attach... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7240462 | Shingle with a rendered shadow design A laminated shingle has a rendered shadow design when placed with other similar shingles on a roof deck. The laminated shingle includes an overlay member and an underlay member fixedly attached to each other. The overlay member includes an upper or headlap portion a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219477 | Siding trim Siding trim including at least three trim elements each having at least two recesses associated therewith. The at least two recesses share a traversing frame element. The traversing frame element has at least two projecting elements projecting outwardly therefrom. T... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204062 | Straight face vinyl siding The present invention is a vinyl siding panel and a method of making the vinyl siding panel. The vinyl siding panel comprises a planar portion extending the longitudinal length of the vinyl siding panel. The planar portion comprises a first edge and a second edge. T... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7155866 | Cementitious exterior sheathing product having improved interlaminar bond strength The present invention provides exterior building products, such as roofing and siding, shake, shingles, siding, sheathing, panels, planks, vertical siding, soffit panels, fencing, decking, fascia, corner posts, column corners and trim boards in which a plurality of ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140153 | Synthetic roofing shingles Disclosed is a coated synthetic shingle that exhibits increased resistance to ultra-violet radiation. The shingle is useable for roofing applications and includes a substrate having a substrate surface and a base coat that is applied to the substrate surface. The ba... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7089709 | Siding having indicia defining a fastening zone Siding panels having indicia indicating a zone into which fasteners should be placed, and methods for manufacturing and installing the panels are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the siding includes a panel of siding material having a first edge extending along ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6990779 | Roofing system and roofing shingles A roofing system having a multiplicity of courses of roofing shingles and interply material having at least one course of interply material overlapping at least about ten percent of a first course of shingles and a second course of shingles overlapping at least a po... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976338 | Water diverter A water diverter that diverts water flow from under siding or external fascia on a building to the environment in regions adjacent a portal, such as a window, door or vent. The water diverter includes a first wall, a base joined with the first wall, and an outer wal... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968662 | Sealing courses of shingles The present invention relates to improved wind lift resistant self-sealing shingles having an adhesive-to-adhesive seal between courses of shingle installation. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6936329 | Fastener-free composite roofing product A fastener-free composite roofing product comprising a roofing material and an interply material attached to the roofing material, wherein the interply material includes an adhesive coating on one side. The interply material is attached adjacent to an edge of the ro... | 08/30/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6920730 | Multi-layered shingle and method of making same A multi-layered shingle adapted to be positioned with other similar shingles in an overlapping arrangement on a roof to yield a simulated wooden shake roof covering comprising a headlap portion and a butt portion. The butt portion comprises a series of multi-layered... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6907702 | Staggered look shake siding Siding panels and intermediate articles of their manufacture are provided. The siding panels include a central portion including an aesthetic pattern and a pair of lateral edge portions which are molded while the polymeric material is still hot or molten. One exempl... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6823637 | Shingle with a rendered shadow design A laminated shingle has a rendered shadow design when placed with other similar shingles on a roof deck. The laminated shingle includes an overlay member and an underlay member fixedly attached to each other. The overlay member includes an upper or headlap portion a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6790307 | 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 ove... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6679020 | Multi-layered shingle and method of making same A multi-layered shingle adapted to be positioned with other similar shingles in an overlapping arrangement on a roof to yield a simulated wooden shake roof covering comprising a headlap portion and a butt portion. The butt portion comprises a series of mu... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679308 | Multi-layered shingle and method of making same An apparatus is provided for the continuous manufacture of shingles, for producing a plurality of laminated shingles. The apparatus includes a means for continuously advancing a fibrous sheet, a means for waterproofing the sheet, a means for adhering gran... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6619006 | Roofing shingle The present invention relates to a roofing shingle, which can surely prevent water such as rainwater from leaking through a roof. A roofing shingle has a rectangular plate (11) provided with first through fourth seam portions (11a-11d). The first and seco... | 09/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6526717 | Unitary modular shake-siding panels, and methods for making and using such shake-siding panels Unitary modular shake panels and methods for making and using such shake panels. In one aspect of the invention, a unitary modular shake panel includes an interconnecting section composed of a siding material and several integral shake sections projecting... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6490835 | Vinyl siding wall ornamentation A vinyl siding wall ornamentation packaged as a self-contained kit including one or both of an already assembled vinyl siding design, and a plurality of vinyl siding strips to be assembled according to predetermined plan, for overlaying the wall in substa... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6487828 | Tabbed shingles length cut at mid-tab A granule covered roofing shingle has a lower, tab portion, an upper, headlap portion, a first end and a second end, the shingle being suitable for installing on roof decks end-to-end with similar shingles in overlapping longitudinal courses, the tab port... | 12/03/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6457290 | Shingle with a rendered shadow design A laminated shingle has a rendered shadow design when placed with other similar shingles on a roof deck. The laminated shingle includes an overlay member and an underlay member fixedly attached to each other. The overlay member includes an upper or headla... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6408580 | Siding system A siding system including an improved siding strip and a starter strip for assisting in attaching a first siding strip to a side of a dwelling or other stable mounting structure is provided. The siding strip includes at least one integral portion having t... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6355132 | Multi-layered shingle and method of making same A method is provided of continuously producing a plurality of laminated shingles, including the steps of advancing a fiber sheet, waterproofing the sheet, applying granules thereto, cutting and separating the sheet into a plurality of strips which are pos... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6341461 | Modular wall panel system A wood panel system that includes an upper rail, a lower rail and a stile is provided. The upper rail and lower rails are in rigid communication with a wall, while the stile may float between the upper and lower rails. In certain embodiments, the upper ra... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6289648 | Laminated roofing shingle There is provided a laminated roofing shingle having a first shingle sheet and a second shingle sheet. The first shingle sheet has a headlap section and a buttlap section, the buttlap section being about 7 inches or greater in height and including a plura... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6276107 | Unitary modular shake-siding panels, and methods for making and using such shake-siding panels Unitary modular shake panels, and methods for making and using such shake panels. In one aspect of the invention, a unitary modular shake panel includes an interconnecting section composed of a siding material and several integral shake sections projectin... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6272807 | Rain directional panel A plurality of roof panels are used for covering a pitched roof. The roof panels are of a structural sheet metal, positioned and laid over the roof and provide a series of spaced apart longitudinal stiffening steps separated by at least one flat surface p... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6253512 | Method of applying tiles to a roof A method of applying tiles to a roof, the tiles being of at least two different appearances, includes establishing a collection of pattern units, each pattern unit representing an arrangement of a plurality of tiles formed into a specific pattern, the spe... | 07/03/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6205734 | Shingle A multi-layer shingle is made by cutting an anterior layer of shingle material to have a headlap area and a tab area, and with a plurality of tabs being present in the tab area, separated by slotted openings. The tab area of the anterior layer has a prede... | 03/27/2001 |
