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| 20080220167 | Method of controlling coating edge thickness in a web process - One method for controlling edge thickness includes applying a coating to a moving substrate, thereby forming a film having a cross direction and a machine direction and one or more edges. The method also includes modifying a thickness of a first portion of the coating along one of the edges of the film, thereby forming a film having a substantially predetermined profile in the cross direction. A method of making a polymeric sheet includes applying a polymer to a moving substrate, thereby forming a sheet having a cross direction and a machine direction. This method further includes removing a first portion of the polymer from a first edge of the sheet, thereby the sheet having a substantially predetermined profile in the cross direction. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080229695 | Pre-Assembled Hip, Ridge or Rake Shingle - A hip ridge or rake shingle is provided in which a pair of substantially rigid panel portions are connected by a hinge portion, and wherein the shingle is pre-assembled, but can conform to a variety of different angles to accommodate different angular relationships between surfaces of a hip, ridge or rake of a roof. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080241472 | SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE ROOFING GRANULES, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Solar-reflective roofing granules having improved solar heat-resistance are formed by coating colored mineral particles with a coating composition including titanium dioxide nanoparticles. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080241516 | PHOTOCATALYTIC COLORED ROOFING GRANULES - Algae-resistant roofing granules include a mineral core; and an exterior coating including clay, colloidal silica, phosphate, a metal oxide, and a photocatalytic particulate having an average size under 100 nm. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080248241 | MULTILAYER ROOFING SHEET WITH MECHANICAL INTERLOCK LAMINATE STRUCTURE - A multilayer roofing sheet includes a laminate formed from an upper sheet having a textured lower surface and a lower sheet having a fusible upper surface mechanically interlocked together. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080248242 | SURFACING MEDIA WITH FLAME RETARDING EFFECTS AND HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A roofing material includes a fire-retardant particulate material on its upper surface. A solar-reflective surface coating encapsules the fire-retardant particulate. | 10-09-2008 |
| 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 |
| 20080271773 | Photovoltaic Devices and Photovoltaic Roofing Elements Including Granules, and Roofs Using Them - The present invention includes photovoltaic devices and photovoltaic roofing elements comprising a photovoltaic element having an active face and an operating wavelength range; a polymer structure having (a) a bottom surface disposed on the active face of the photovoltaic element and (b) a top surface; and a plurality of granules disposed on the top surface of the polymer structure. Roofs including the photovoltaic devices and photovoltaic roofing elements of the present invention may be configured to have an aesthetically desirable appearance while retaining high photovoltaic efficiency. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080271774 | Photovoltaic Roofing Wiring Array, Photovoltaic Roofing Wiring System and Roofs Using Them - The present invention provides photovoltaic wiring arrays and photovoltaic wiring systems suitable for use in rooftop photovoltaic power generation systems. Accordingly, one aspect of the invention provides a photovoltaic roofing wiring array for use with a plurality of photovoltaic roofing elements, each photovoltaic roofing element having a positive lead terminated in a positive connector and a negative lead terminated in a negative connector, and a lead-to-lead distance between the positive connector and the negative connector, the photovoltaic roofing wiring system comprising: a positive parallel wiring run, the positive parallel wiring run comprising a main line and one or more connection branches pendant from the main line, each connection branch being terminated in a positive connector; and a negative parallel wiring run, the negative parallel wiring run comprising a main line and one or more connection branches pendant from the main line, each connection branch being terminated in a negative connector, wherein each positive connector is coupleable to the positive connectors of the photovoltaic roofing elements; and wherein each negative connector is coupleable to the negative connectors of the photovoltaic roofing elements. In some embodiments of the invention, the photovoltaic roofing wiring arrays are substantially prefabricated. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080277056 | SOLAR HEAT REFLECTIVE ROOFING MEMBRANE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A roofing membrane with high solar heat reflectance includes a bituminous base sheet, a tie-layer with a reinforcement material, and a solar heat-reflective upper layer formed from a powder coating filled with a solar heat-reflective pigment. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080289295 | CLADDING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CLADDING POSTS - A cladding assembly comprises first and second cladding panels, each having top and bottom edge portions and a pair of lateral sides, and a corner connection element disposed to couple a pair of adjacent lateral sides of the first and second cladding panels together. The corner connection element includes top and bottom edge portions and a pair of lateral sides, wherein the corner connection element comprises a pair of female connectors disposed at its lateral sides and the pair of adjacent lateral sides of the first and second cladding panels comprises a pair of male connectors for mating with the female connectors, or wherein the corner connection element comprises a pair of male connectors disposed at its lateral sides and the pair of adjacent lateral sides of the first and second cladding panels comprises a pair of female connectors for mating with the male connectors of the corner connection element. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090000221 | Photovoltaic Devices Including Cover Elements, and Photovoltaic Systems, Arrays, Roofs and Methods Using Them - The present invention provides a photovoltaic device having an active face, an active area on the active face and an operating wavelength range; and a cover element attached to the photovoltaic device and disposed over the active area of the active face of the photovoltaic element, the cover element having an opacity of at least about 25%. The present invention also provides photovoltaic systems, arrays, roofs and methods using such photovoltaic devices. In one embodiment of the invention, the photovoltaic device is a photovoltaic roofing element in which a photovoltaic element is integrated with a roofing substrate. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090000657 | Photovoltaic System And Trim Strip For Use in Roofing Applications - The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic systems. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic systems suitable for use in roofing applications, and to building elements useful in conjunction therewith. One aspect of the invention is a photovoltaic system for use on a building, the building having at least one edge, the building comprising a roof comprising a roof deck, the photovoltaic system comprising: a trim strip disposed along the edge of the building and having an inner surface facing toward the bulk of the building and an outer surface facing away from the bulk of the building; an electrical cable running along the inner surface of the trim strip; and at least one set of wired-together photovoltaic elements disposed on the roof deck, the set having an electrical terminus, the electrical terminus being electrically connected to the electrical cable. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090126782 | Photovoltaic Roofing Systems and Methods for Installing Them - The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic systems. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic roofing systems in which photovoltaic elements are disposed upon roofing elements such as shingles, tiles, shakes or slates. For example, in one embodiment, the present invention provides a photovoltaic roofing system for use on a roof deck, the photovoltaic system comprising: a first plurality of horizontally-arranged roofing elements disposed on the roof deck, each having a headlap region and a butt region having a bottom end; a bus bar batten system extending across the headlap regions of the first plurality of roofing elements, the bus bar batten system comprising one or more rigid supports and an electrical interconnection system; a first plurality of photovoltaic elements, each disposed on a butt region of one of the first plurality of roofing elements, each operatively engaged with the electrical interconnection system of the bus bar batten system; and a second plurality of horizontally-arranged roofing elements disposed on the roof deck and covering the bus bar batten system and the headlap regions of the first plurality of horizontally-arranged roofing elements. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090133340 | Photovoltaic Roofing Elements Including Tie Layer Systems, And Roofs Using Them, And Methods For Making Them - The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic devices. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products in which a photovoltaic element is joined to a roofing substrate. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a photovoltaic roofing element comprising: an encapsulated photovoltaic element having a top surface and a bottom surface, a top layer material at its top surface and a bottom layer material at its bottom surface; a roofing substrate having a top surface; and a tie layer system disposed between the encapsulated photovoltaic element and the roofing substrate and joining the bottom surface of the encapsulated photovoltaic element to the top surface of the roofing substrate. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133738 | Photovoltaic Roofing Elements and Roofs Using Them - The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic devices. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products in which a photovoltaic element is affixed to a roofing substrate. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a photovoltaic roofing element comprising a roofing substrate having a solar reflectivity of greater than 0.25, and one or more photovoltaic elements affixed to the roofing substrate. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a photovoltaic roofing element comprising a roofing substrate comprising a bituminous substrate, and a plurality of colored roofing granules disposed on the bituminous substrate, the roofing substrate having color within the color space of CIE Lab coordinates L* in the range of about 20 to about 20, a* in the range of about −5 to about 5, and b* in the range of −15 to about −5; and one or more photovoltaic elements affixed to the roofing substrate. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133739 | Photovoltaic Roofing Elements and Roofs Using Them - The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic devices, and more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products in which a photovoltaic element is joined to a roofing substrate. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a photovoltaic roofing element comprising a roofing substrate; one or more photovoltaic cells disposed on the roofing substrate; and a colored or patterned layer disposed on the roofing substrate and visible in the area surrounding the photovoltaic cells; and an encapsulant layer disposed over the photovoltaic cells and the patterned colored layer. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090133740 | Photovoltaic Roofing Panels, Photovoltaic Roofing Assemblies, and Roofs Using Them - The present invention relates generally to photovoltaic devices, and more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products in which photovoltaic elements are affixed to roofing substrates. In one embodiment of the invention, a photovoltaic roofing panel comprising a roofing panel substrate having a top surface; and at least six discrete photovoltaic elements affixed to the roofing panel substrate with their photovoltaically-active areas exposed at the top surface of the roofing panel. Another embodiment of the invention is a photovoltaic roofing assembly comprising: a plurality of discrete photovoltaic roofing elements, each comprising one or more photovoltaic elements affixed to a roofing substrate; and a joining member, wherein the plurality of photovoltaic roofing elements are disposed on and affixed to the joining member and are electrically interconnected. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090159118 | Roofing Products Having Receptor Zones and Photovoltaic Roofing Elements and Systems Using Them - The present invention relates generally to roofing products. The present invention relates more particularly to roofing products for use with photovoltaic elements, and to photovoltaic systems that include one or more photovoltaic elements is joined to a roofing substrate. In one embodiment, a roofing product includes a flexible roofing substrate having a top surface, the top surface having one or more receptor zones thereon, each receptor zone being adapted to receive one or more photovoltaic elements, each receptor zone having a different surfacing than the area of the top surface adjacent to it. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090194143 | Photovoltaic Arrays, Systems and Roofing Elements Having Parallel-Series Wiring Architectures - The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic arrays, systems and roofing products in which a plurality of photovoltaic elements are electrically interconnected. One aspect of the present invention is a photovoltaic array including a plurality of pods of photovoltaic elements, the pods being electrically interconnected in series, each pod comprising a plurality of photovoltaic elements electrically interconnected in parallel, the photovoltaic elements of each pod having voltages within 20% of one another and at least one photovoltaic element of each pod having an amperage at least 20% greater than the amperage of another photovoltaic element of the pod. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090205270 | Structured Photovoltaic Roofing Elements, Systems and Kits - The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic roofing elements having a structured profile. For example, one aspect of the invention is a structured photovoltaic roofing element including: a structured roofing substrate presenting on its top-facing surface a plurality of differently-shadowable zones; and a plurality of bypassable photovoltaic elements, each of the bypassable photovoltaic elements comprising a bypass diode connected in parallel with a photovoltaic element, each of the bypassable photovoltaic elements being disposed in a differently-shadowable zone; wherein one or more of the bypassable photovoltaic elements is disposed in a different differently-shadowable zone than one or more of the other bypassable photovoltaic elements. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090241436 | ROOF STRUCTURE WITH SNOW GUARD AND METHOD OF INSTALLING - A roof structure and a method of installing a snow guard on the base of a roof is provided, wherein the roof structure includes a plurality of synthetic shingles of thermoplastic materials, and where a snow guard is provided having an outwardly projecting snow-engaging platform and an oppositely provided hook at an upper end, wherein the hook is adapted to engage over and upper edge of a butt portion of one or more shingles in an underlying course of shingles, and wherein a tab portion of a shingle in a next-overlying course of shingles is disposed over the upper end of the snow guard, substantially covering its base, and wherein the snow-engaging platform is adapted to receive snow and ice that may slide down the roof, to intercept the same or break the snow or ice up into small harmless particles. The synthetic shingles of thermoplastic materials allow for the upward bending of the overlying tab portions of shingles a substantial amount within their elastic limit, to permit insertion of snow guards under tab portions of overlying shingles, where such tab portions of overlying shingles are already-installed on a roof, followed by a relaxation of the upwardly bent tab portions of shingles back to a flattened condition overlying the butt portions of shingles in an underlying course of shingles, and overlying the base of the snow guard between the platform and hook, due to the inherent memory of the original flattened shape of the shingles that have their tab portions flexibly upwardly bent. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090242015 | Photovoltaic Roofing Elements, Laminates, Systems and Kits - The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic systems and roofing products for use in photovoltaically generating electrical energy. One aspect of the invention is a photovoltaic roofing element including: a roofing substrate; one or more photovoltaic elements disposed on the roofing substrate; a first electrical terminus and a second electrical terminus, the one or more photovoltaic elements being connected in series between the first electrical terminus and the second electrical terminus; a third electrical terminus and a fourth electrical terminus; and a return electrical path connecting the third electrical terminus to the fourth electrical terminus. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090272663 | Packaging for Specialty Shingle - A package of specialty shingles is provided, preferably for containing hip, ridge or rake shingles, with support in the bottom of the package for the shingles that is complementary to the lower ends of nested, stacked shingles in the package. Shaped constraining devices are provided, for retaining the shape of shingles in the package. An assembly of packages of the specialty shingles is provided, in a tray arrangement, and a pallet assembly of various levels of such packages disposed on a pallet are also provided. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100037548 | Roofing Product With Zoned Functional Compositions And Methods Of Making The Same - A roofing product having at least two separate zones, with one of the zones having one or more certain functional characteristics such as flame retardancy, solar reflectivity, weather resistance, selected coloring, heat stabilization, algae resistance, and/or solar collection for electrical generation, and another of the zones not having such functional feature(s). The different zones can be present in core or capstock material. The product can be made by any of various processes, such as co-extrusion, forming, molding, coinjection, shot injection moldings, multiple step injection moldings and/lamination. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100043331 | Synthetic Shingle or Tile With Stress Relief Spacing Feature - Synthetic polymer based roofing elements of the shingle or tile type are provided whereby adjacent roofing elements have projecting tabs or nibs that are adapted to engage against side edges of adjacent shingles or tiles when laid up in courses on a roof, and wherein there are relatively flexible stress relief zones in the shingle or tile adjacent the tab or nib projections, adapted to be deformed within their elastic limit when the shingles or tiles are subjected to stresses due to thermal expansion and contraction, with the stress relief zones also being adapted to return to their original non-deformed condition when such thermal expansion and contraction forces are relieved. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100071291 | Roll Roofing - A roll roofing material is provided in the form of a cylindrical roll that may or may not have an exterior covering thereon, and with transverse members being provided, carried by the cylindrical roll, and which protrude generally outwardly of an exterior cylindrical surface of the roll. The transverse members inhibit rolling of the roll roofing either off a pitched roof. One or more inserts may be provided in a hollow core of the roll, and connectors may attach a strap to these inserts for transporting the same from ground to a rooftop, or otherwise. Protective covers may be provided at opposite ends of the roll roofing, and the protective covers may comprise the transverse members, as may be desired. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100077689 | Synthetic Shingle or Tile With Stress Relief Nail Zones - A relatively rigid roofing shingle or tile is provided, having relatively flexible stress relief nail zones, that may comprise variations in thickness relative to the remainder of the shingle or tile, or variations in materials, such as will allow for relative movement of the shingles or tiles due to temperature variations resulting in expansion or contraction, or due to other forces, such that the movement will be between the shingles or the tiles and the nails or other fasteners that are used to secure the shingles or tiles to a roof or other surface, and is preferably within the elastic limits of the fastening zones of the shingles or tiles. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100098912 | Impact Resistant Shingle - An impact resistant shingle is provided, wherein the base mat is impregnated with an asphaltic material, with an asphaltic material on the upper surface of the shingle, and wherein another asphaltic material is disposed on the rear surface of the shingle, which other asphaltic material is softer with greater elongation than the asphaltic material used elsewhere in the shingle, such that crack resistance is afforded because energy from impact on the shingle is dissipated. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100126663 | METHOD OF FORMING A ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING A CERAMIC BASE MATERIAL AND RECYCLED ROOFING MATERIAL - A method of forming a roofing product can include providing a ceramic base material having an open structure. The method can also include filling the open structure of the ceramic base material with a bituminous material, wherein the bituminous material has no greater than approximately 5 weight % of abrasive particles. The method can further include applying a recycled roofing material adjacent to the ceramic base material after filling the open structure of the ceramic base material with the bituminous material. In a particular embodiment, an open structure of the ceramic base material is filled with a bituminous material that has no greater than approximately 2 weight % of abrasive particles or 0.1 weight % metal content. The recycled roofing material can be applied along one or both sides of the ceramic base material. The bituminous material may have a characteristic particle size that is smaller than a characteristic particle size of the recycled roofing material. In another embodiment, the roofing product having the recycled roofing material can have tear strength characteristics as compared to a different roofing product having a substantially the same construction but having abrasive particles embedded within the ceramic base material. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100129622 | MULTILAYER ARTICLE WITH VARIEGATED APPEARANCE - A variegated capstock for covering a substrate for a building product has polymeric streaks in a non-clear, non-opaque matrix. Rapid cooling of the matrix minimizes formation of crystallites, such that the polymeric streaks become visible through a surface of the non-opaque matrix. The streaks are visible by having a color or an index of refraction different from that of the matrix. The matrix is in one or more layers, and the polymeric streaks are in the layers. The substrate is visible through the non-clear, non-opaque matrix and can appear partially obscured by the non-clear, non-opaque matrix. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100129667 | ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING A CERAMIC BASE MATERIAL AND RECYCLED ROOFING MATERIAL - A roofing product can include a ceramic base material and a recycled roofing material. In a particular embodiment, an open structure of the ceramic base material is filled with a bituminous material that has no greater than approximately 5 weight % of abrasive particles or 0.1 weight % metal content. The recycled roofing material can be disposed along one or both sides of the ceramic base material. The bituminous material may have a characteristic particle size that is smaller than a characteristic particle size of the recycled roofing material. In another embodiment, the roofing product having the recycled roofing material can have tear strength characteristics as compared to a different roofing product having a substantially the same construction but having abrasive particles embedded within the ceramic base material. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100146878 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING ELEMENTS, PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING SYSTEMS, METHODS AND KITS - The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products for use in photovoltaically generating electrical energy. One aspect of the invention is a photovoltaic roofing element comprising: a flexible roofing substrate; a photovoltaic element disposed on the flexible roofing substrate; and an electrical connector operatively coupled to the photovoltaic element, wherein the flexible roofing substrate has formed therein a recess shaped to at least partially receive the electrical connector. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100151199 | ROOFING GRANULES WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, ROOFING MATERIALS WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, AND THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME - Roofing granules include a core having an average ultraviolet transmission of greater than sixty percent and an average near infrared reflectance of greater than sixty percent and a UV coating layer on the exterior surface. The coating provides UV opacity, while the core provides near infrared reflectance. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100175341 | MOISTURE DIVERTING INSULATED SIDING PANEL - A siding panel product is provided comprising a first polymeric siding panel having a butt end and a top end, a front surface comprising a plurality of front faces defined between the top and butt ends and separated by at least one shoulder surface to define a stepped contour, and a rear surface. An insulation backing is coupled to the rear surface of the siding panel. The insulation backing comprises at least first and second insulation members coupled to the rear surface of said siding panel. The first insulation member has a bottom edge thereof coupled proximate to the stepped contour and the second insulation member has a top edge thereof coupled proximate to the stepped contour. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100180523 | Photovoltaic Roof Covering - A photovoltaic roof covering comprising a collection of a plurality of elements in the form of tiles, shingles or panels, electrically connected to one another, a part of said elements being covered by the adjacent elements in the collection and a part or portion being exposed to the outside, said elements comprising a backing material comprising an interior face and an exterior face, a photovoltaic layer arranged at least over that portion of the exterior face of the backing material that is exposed to the outside in the collection, electrical conduction means positioned on each side of said photovoltaic layer and configured to collect the electrical current generated by said layer when it is exposed to light, said means in particular comprising a first connector connected to one electrical pole of the photovoltaic layer and a second connector connected to another electrical pole of the photovoltaic layer, said covering being characterized in that at least one of the connectors present on at least one of said elements comprises, consists of, or is incorporated into, a foldable moving tongue or strip and in that said tongue or said strip is kept, in the collection, in electrical contact with a connector of the previous element of said collection and in a position that is folded over between the two successive elements. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100192496 | PROCESS OF PRODUCING HIP, RIDGE OR RAKE SHINGLES, SHINGLES PRODUCED THEREBY AND STACKS OF THE SHINGLES - A process for making a plurality of hip, ridge or rake shingles, and the shingles produced thereby and stacks and packages of such shingles are provided. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100199584 | Composite Roofing or Other Surfacing Board, Method of Making and Using and Roof Made Thereby - A composite roofing board is provided, including a layer of bituminous core material having pieces or particles of shingles, rolled roofing, etc. that have been broken-up or comminuted therein, with the core material having layers of mat material on opposite surfaces thereof, also in layers, and with an adhesive applied to an outer surface of one of the layers of mat material, with a peelable and removable release liner layer covering the adhesive. The various layers are provided as a sandwich, to make the composite board. A plurality of composite boards may be applied to a roof deck or other roof structure, and they can be butt-joined and taped together with a joint tape. The method of making the composite board can be continuous. | 08-12-2010 |
| 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 surface thereof and at least partially embedded in the bituminous material, and with a discontinuous top layer applied to the granule/bituminous material. The discontinuous top layer is preferably a polymeric material, and openings are provided therein, for passage of fluids therethrough, to avoid moisture, volatiles, and other fluid materials from being trapped beneath the top layer. Various techniques for application of the various materials, and for chemical treatment, are likewise provided. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100218433 | Hip, Ridge or Rake Shingle - A hip, ridge or rake shingle comprised of a plurality of panels sandwiched on each panel portion side of a layer of shingle material, such that each panel portion can be folded along a fold line, and wherein tabs are provided for each panel portion, adapted to be bent backwardly upon themselves, sandwiching thickening panels therebetween. The shingles can be laid up on a hip, ridge or rake of a roof, to yield desirable thickened features. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100225988 | Solar Heat Responsive Exterior Surface Covering - An exterior surface covering has a colored outer layer that transmits infrared radiation and an inner layer with a thermochromic pigment that absorbs heat at low temperature and reflects at high temperatures. The outer layer conceals the color change of the thermochromic pigment. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100240526 | PHOTOCATALYTIC ROOFING GRANULES, PHOTOCATALYTIC ROOFING PRODUCTS AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME - Photocatalytic roofing granules include a binder and inert mineral particles, with photocatalytic particles dispersed in the binder. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100282318 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A photovoltaic module includes an encapsulated photovoltaic element and an infrared transmissive decorative overlay simulating conventional roofing. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100319288 | FOAM BACKED FIBER CEMENT - A method comprises: providing a fiber cement substrate, and joining a porous, closed cell foam to a substantial portion of a major surface of the fiber cement substrate. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110017278 | ROOFING PRODUCTS, PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS USING THEM - The present invention relates generally to roofing products. The present invention relates more particularly to roofing products for use with photovoltaic elements, and to photovoltaic systems that include one or more photovoltaic elements is joined to a roofing substrate. In one embodiment, a roofing product includes a flexible roofing substrate having a top surface having an exposure area, the exposure area having one or more receptor zones thereon, each receptor zone being adapted to receive one or more photovoltaic elements, each receptor zone having a different surfacing than the area of the top surface adjacent to it, wherein the one or more receptor zones and/or the exposure area have a height of about eight inches. In another embodiment, a photovoltaic roofing element includes a flexible roofing substrate having a top surface, the top surface having an exposure area having a height of about eight inches; and one or more photovoltaic elements disposed in the exposure area of the top surface of the flexible roofing substrate, each photovoltaic element having a height of about eight inches. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110030761 | ROOFING PRODUCTS, PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS USING THEM - The present invention relates generally to roofing products. The present invention relates more particularly to roofing products for use with photovoltaic elements, and to photovoltaic systems that include one or more photovoltaic elements joined to a roofing substrate. In one embodiment, a roofing product includes a flexible roofing substrate having a top surface, the top surface having one or more granule-coated zones thereon capable of acting as a receptor zone or an exposure zone, each zone being adapted to receive one or more photovoltaic elements; and an adhesive suitable for securing photovoltaic elements to one or more of the granule-coated zones, the adhesive capable of forming a bond to the granules and the top surface of the flexible roofing substrate and to the bottom surface of the photovoltaic elements. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110048507 | Photovoltaic Roofing Elements - The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic roofing products for use in photovoltaically generating electrical energy. One aspect of the invention is a photovoltaic roofing element including a roofing substrate; a photovoltaic element disposed on the roofing substrate; an electrical connector operatively connected to the photovoltaic element, the electrical connector having a top side, a down-roof side and an electrical terminus; and a shield disposed adjacent the electrical terminus of the electrical connector on its down-roof side, its top side, or both. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110094170 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING WIRING ARRAY, PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOFING WIRING SYSTEM AND ROOFS USING THEM - Photovoltaic wiring arrays and photovoltaic wiring systems suitable for use in rooftop photovoltaic power generation systems are provided. Accordingly, one aspect of the invention provides a photovoltaic roofing wiring array for use with a plurality of photovoltaic roofing elements, the photovoltaic roofing wiring system including: a positive parallel wiring run comprising a main line and one or more connection branches pendant from the main line, each connection branch being terminated in a positive connector; and a negative parallel wiring run comprising a main line and one or more connection branches pendant from the main line, each connection branch being terminated in a negative connector. In some embodiments of the invention, the photovoltaic roofing wiring arrays are substantially prefabricated. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110104422 | ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING RECYCLED ROOFING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A roofing product can include a base material and a first coating including a bituminous material. In one embodiment, the first coating can include recycled roofing material adjacent to the base material. The recycled roofing material has a first recycled roofing content of less than 40 weight %. In another embodiment, the roofing product can include a base material and a first coating including a bituminous material. The first coating is adjacent to the base material. The roofing product can also include particles along a first exposed surface of the roofing product, wherein the particles include recycled roofing material particles. Methods of forming such roofing products are also disclosed. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110104440 | LAMINATED ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING RECYCLED ROOFING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A laminated roofing product can include a first sheet including a first coating that is substantially free of recycled roofing material, and a second sheet adjacent to the first sheet. The second sheet can include a second coating having a second sheet recycled roofing material. In another embodiment, the laminated roofing product can include a first sheet including a first sheet recycled roofing material, and a second sheet adjacent to the first sheet. The second sheet can include a second sheet recycled roofing material, wherein the second sheet has a higher recycled roofing content as compared to the first sheet. In another embodiment, a method of forming a laminated roofing product includes laminating a first sheet and a second sheet together. The second sheet has a higher recycled roofing content as compared to the first sheet. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110159240 | COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES FOR ROOFING GRANULES, ROOFING SHINGLES CONTAINING SUCH GRANULES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Roofing granules are prepared by coating granule cores with a coating material including composite nanoparticles and curing the coating layer to dissolve the aggregate binder and disperse the nanoparticles in the coating. | 06-30-2011 |
