Patent application number | Description | Published |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
20090000222 | Photovoltaic Roofing Tiles And Methods For Making Them - The present invention relates to photovoltaic roofing tiles and methods of manufacturing them. One aspect of the present invention is a photovoltaic roofing tile comprising: a polymeric carrier tile having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a photovoltaic element affixed to the polymeric carrier tile, the photovoltaic element having a bottom surface and a top surface having an active area. Another aspect of the invention is a method of making a photovoltaic roofing tile comprising inserting into a compression mold a polymeric tile preform having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a photovoltaic element, a surface of the photovoltaic element being disposed adjacent to a surface of the polymeric tile preform; compression molding the polymeric tile preform and the photovoltaic element together to form an unfinished photovoltaic roofing tile; and finishing the unfinished photovoltaic roofing tile to provide the photovoltaic roofing tile. | 01-01-2009 |
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 |
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 coating. Release of the algaecide is controlled by the structure of the granules. | 02-25-2010 |
20100047566 | THIN FILMS WITH HIGH NEAR-INFRARED REFLECTIVITY DEPOSITED ON BUILDING MATERIALS - Disclosed are solar-reflective roofing and other building materials having high reflectance of near-infrared radiation and high transmission of radiation in the visible light range and a substantial emissivity so as to reduce the heat island effects experienced by the articles while also maintaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance. Also disclosed are related methods for fabrication of such materials. | 02-25-2010 |
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 |
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 |
20100203336 | ROOFING GRANULES WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, ROOFING PRODUCTS WITH HIGH SOLAR REFLECTANCE, AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING SAME - Solar reflective roofing granules include a binder and inert mineral particles, with solar reflective particles dispersed in the binder. An agglomeration process preferentially disposes the solar reflective particles at a desired depth within or beneath the surface of the granules. | 08-12-2010 |
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 |
20100282318 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A photovoltaic module includes an encapsulated photovoltaic element and an infrared transmissive decorative overlay simulating conventional roofing. | 11-11-2010 |
20100285306 | Colored Roofing Granules With Increased Solar Heat Reflectance, Solar Heat-Reflective Shingles, and Process For Producing Same - Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by colored infrared pigment, light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide. | 11-11-2010 |
20110008622 | COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR ROOFING GRANULES, DARK COLORED ROOFING GRANULES WITH INCREASED SOLAR HEAT REFLECTANCE, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Dark colored roofing granules include an inert base particle coated with a composition including a metal silicate, a non-clay latent heat reactant, and a dark colored but solar reflective prigment. | 01-13-2011 |
20110061796 | FENCE OR DECKING MATERIALS WITH ENHANCED SOLAR REFLECTANCE - A co-extrusion process enhances the durability of the ultimate product over previous systems which use relatively fragile paint coatings to limit heat absorption. By providing near-IR transmissive and reflective pigments within the co-extruded polymers, a highly durable finished product is obtained. The co-extruded layers are disclosed for use in fence and deck applications, but will also find application in a wide variety of building product applications, both exterior and interior. | 03-17-2011 |
20110086201 | SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE ROOFING GRANULES, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A process for preparing roofing granules includes forming kaolin clay into green granules and sintering the green granules at a temperature of at least 900 degrees Celsius to cure the green granules until the crystalline content of the sintered granules is at least ten percent as determined by x-ray diffraction. | 04-14-2011 |
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 |
20110200823 | ROOFING GRANULES WITH IMPROVED LUSTER, ROOFING PRODUCTS INCLUDING SUCH GRANULES, AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME - A coating composition including an inorganic sol material and an organic colorant is applied to mineral particles and cured at a temperature less than 200 degrees Celsius provides roofing granules with improved luster. | 08-18-2011 |
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 least one mil and includes a coating binder and at least one solar heat-reflective pigment. The solar heat-reflective pigment provides a solar heat reflectance of greater than 70 percent to the granules and the roofing product. Roofing products including roofing shingles and roofing membranes are described. | 09-15-2011 |
20110235153 | 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. | 09-29-2011 |
20120011784 | 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. | 01-19-2012 |
20120067391 | SOLAR THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A solar thermoelectric power generation system includes roofing products such as shingles with solar heat reflective areas and roofing products with solar heat absorptive areas. Thermoelectric power generating elements are provided in thermal contact with the solar heat reflective areas and the solar heat absorptive areas. | 03-22-2012 |
20120094076 | COLORED ROOFING GRANULES WITH INCREASED SOLAR HEAT REFLECTANCE, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by colored infrared pigment, light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide. | 04-19-2012 |
20120118493 | Photovoltaic Roofing Tiles And Methods For Making Them - The present invention relates to photovoltaic roofing tiles and methods of manufacturing them. One aspect of the present invention is a photovoltaic roofing tile comprising: a polymeric carrier tile having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a photovoltaic element affixed to the polymeric carrier tile, the photovoltaic element having a bottom surface and a top surface having an active area. Another aspect of the invention is a method of making a photovoltaic roofing tile comprising inserting into a compression mold a polymeric tile preform having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a photovoltaic element, a surface of the photovoltaic element being disposed adjacent to a surface of the polymeric tile preform; compression molding the polymeric tile preform and the photovoltaic element together to form an unfinished photovoltaic roofing tile; and finishing the unfinished photovoltaic roofing tile to provide the photovoltaic roofing tile. | 05-17-2012 |
20120124921 | 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. | 05-24-2012 |
20120157583 | Roofing Granules, Roofing Products Including Such Granules, and Process for Preparing Same - A coating composition including an inorganic sol material and an organic colorant is applied to mineral particles and cured at a temperature less than 200 degrees Celsius. | 06-21-2012 |
20120320452 | Thin Films with High Near-Infrared Reflectivity Deposited on Building Materials - Disclosed are solar-reflective roofing and other building materials having high reflectance of near-infrared radiation and high transmission of radiation in the visible light range and a substantial emissivity so as to reduce the heat island effects experienced by the articles while also maintaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance. Also disclosed are related methods for fabrication of such materials. | 12-20-2012 |
20130021660 | 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. | 01-24-2013 |
20130034696 | COLORED ROOFING GRANULES WITH INCREASED SOLAR HEAT REFLECTANCE, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by a colored infrared pigment, a light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide. | 02-07-2013 |
20130034697 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING SURFACE SOLAR REFLECTANCE OF ROOFING - A roofing product has a substrate having a binder layer and roofing granules on a majority of the binder layer, such that an exposed portion of the binder layer does not have the roofing granules. In addition, reflective particles may be located on the exposed portion of the binder layer. The reflective particles are smaller in size than the roofing granules, and the reflective particles have a solar reflectance of greater than 40%. | 02-07-2013 |
20130048057 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A photovoltaic module includes an encapsulated photovoltaic element and an infrared transmissive decorative overlay simulating conventional roofing. | 02-28-2013 |
20130082221 | ROOFING GRANULES INCLUDING BASE PARTICLES AND A COATING - A roofing product can include roofing granules that can include substrates and a coating covering the substrates of the roofing granules. The substrates can be in the form of base particles, such as ceramic base particles or proppants, or base particles having a coating with an L* of at least approximately 55. In a particular aspect, a coating at an exposed surface of the roofing granule can include a compound that includes a metallic element; and nitrogen, carbon, or a combination of nitrogen and carbon. In another aspect, the coating has a relatively low L*, reasonably high solar reflectance, and good emissivity. The coating can be formed on a substrate using a fluidized bed. In a particular aspect, the coating can be performed as a chemical vapor deposition or a sol-gel process. If needed or desired, the roofing granules can be doped to achieve their desired properties. | 04-04-2013 |
20130098446 | 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. | 04-25-2013 |
20130101734 | 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. | 04-25-2013 |
20130108873 | SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE ROOFING GRANULES, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME | 05-02-2013 |
20130153009 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A photovoltaic module includes an encapsulated photovoltaic element and an infrared-transmissive decorative overlay simulating conventional roofing. | 06-20-2013 |
20130161578 | 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. | 06-27-2013 |
20130168616 | ROOFING GRANULES - A roofing product can include roofing granules, wherein the roofing granules include base particles and a coating covering the base particles. The base particles are sintered. The coating has a depth of penetration into an outside surface of at least about 0.5% of an average radius of the base particles. In an embodiment, the coating has a depth of penetration into an outside surface of at least about 2.5 microns into the base particles. Further included is a process of forming the roofing granules. | 07-04-2013 |
20130171414 | ROOFING PRODUCT WITH ENHANCED PROPERTIES FOR PROCESSING RAIN WATER - A roofing product that filters and facilitates rain water collection has a substrate with roofing granules that may be configured to perform a water filtering function. The roofing granules may have a porous composite structure comprising a UV-opaque core and a water filtering layer around the core. The roofing product may include a substrate with a first layer on the substrate. The first layer may have a printed pattern or texture to simulate roofing materials, and a protective layer may be formed on the first layer. | 07-04-2013 |
20130199598 | 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. | 08-08-2013 |
20130202852 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING SURFACE SOLAR REFLECTANCE OF ROOFING - A roofing product has a substrate having a binder layer and roofing granules on a majority of the binder layer, such that an exposed portion of the binder layer does not have the roofing granules. In addition, particles may be located on the exposed portion of the binder layer. The particles are smaller in size than the roofing granules, and the reflective particles have a solar reflectance of greater than 10%. | 08-08-2013 |
20130263530 | ROOFING COMPOSITE INCLUDING DESSICANT AND METHOD OF THERMAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF A ROOF BY REVERSIBLE SORPTION AND DESORPTION OF MOISTURE - A roof system is secured to a roof deck on a building. The roof system has a thermal energy absorbing product including a desiccant located between the roof deck and a roof barrier. The desiccant reversibly absorbs moisture, and in response thereto, heat is released and absorbed by the desiccant to effect a thermal management of the roof system. | 10-10-2013 |
20130295155 | CONTROLLED TIME-RELEASE ALGAE RESISTANT ROOFING SYSTEM - Time-release algae-resistant roofing granules have a base particle including an algaecide and an outer coating layer including another algaecide. The at least two algaecides are released over different predetermined periods. The outer layer protects the base particle from exposure to the environment for a predetermined period, then fails catastrophically so that the interior algaecide can be released. | 11-07-2013 |
20130305961 | COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR ROOFING GRANULES, DARK COLORED ROOFING GRANULES WITH INCREASED SOLAR HEAT REFLECTANCE, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Dark colored roofing granules include an inert base particle coated with a composition including a metal silicate, a non-clay latent heat reactant, and a dark colored but solar reflective pigment. | 11-21-2013 |
20130330481 | Thin Films With High Near-Infrared Reflectivity Deposited on Building Materials - Disclosed are solar-reflective roofing and other building materials having high reflectance of near-infrared radiation and high transmission of radiation in the visible light range and a substantial emissivity so as to reduce the heat island effects experienced by the articles while also maintaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance. Also disclosed are related methods for fabrication of such materials. | 12-12-2013 |
20140087137 | ROOFING GRANULE INCLUDING A BASE PARTICLE AND A LAYER COVERING THE BASE PARTICLE, A PROCESS OF FORMING THE SAME, AND A ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING THE ROOFING GRANULE - A roofing granule can include a base particle having a base material and a layer covering the base particle of the roofing granule. The layer can has a first material and a second material that includes a metal carbonate, wherein the first and second materials include a same metal element, and the base material is different from the first material. In a process of forming the roofing granule, the layer can have pores. The process can include infiltrating a fluid into the pores of the layer while the base particle is present and adjacent to the layer, wherein the fluid includes a carbonate. The process can further include reacting the carbonate with a metal compound within the layer to form a metal carbonate within the layer. The roofing granules can be used in roofing products. | 03-27-2014 |
20140093686 | ROOFING GRANULE INCLUDING A BASE PARTICLE AND A LAYER COVERING THE BASE PARTICLE, A PROCESS OF FORMING THE SAME, AND A ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING THE ROOFING GRANULE - A roofing granule can include a material including a transition metal carbonate; a mixed metal carbonate, wherein at least one metal within the mixed metal carbonate includes a transition metal; a first metal carbonate and a second metal compound, wherein the first and second metals are different metal elements; a third metal carbonate and silica; or any combination thereof. A process of forming a roofing granule can include providing a base particle having pores, and infiltrating a fluid into the pores of the base particle, wherein the fluid includes a carbonate. The process can further include reacting the carbonate with a metal compound within the base particle to form a metal carbonate, wherein the roofing granule comprises a material that includes the metal carbonate. | 04-03-2014 |
20140120316 | COLORED ROOFING GRANULES WITH INCREASED SOLAR HEAT REFLECTANCE, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by a colored infrared pigment, a light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide. | 05-01-2014 |
20140182482 | ROOFING GRANULES WITH IMPROVED LUSTER, ROOFING PRODUCTS INCLUDING SUCH GRANULES, AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME - A coating composition including an inorganic sol material and an organic colorant is applied to mineral particles and cured at a temperature less than 200 degrees Celsius provides roofing granules with improved luster. | 07-03-2014 |
20140186582 | ALGAE RESISTANT ROOFING GRANULES WITH CONTROLLED ALGAECIDE LEACHING RATES, ALGAE RESISTANT SHINGLES, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Algae-resistant roofing granules are formed by extruding a mixture of mineral particles and a binder to form porous granule bodies, and algaecide is distributed in the pores. Release of the algaecide is controlled by the structure of the granules. | 07-03-2014 |
20140248467 | SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE ROOFING GRANULES, SOLAR HEAT-REFLECTIVE SHINGLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A process for preparing roofing granules includes forming kaolin clay into green granules and sintering the green granules at a temperature of at least 900 degrees Celsius to cure the green granules until the crystalline content of the sintered granules is at least ten percent as determined by x-ray diffraction. | 09-04-2014 |
20140326401 | Photovoltaic Roofing Tiles And Methods For Making Them - The present invention relates to photovoltaic roofing tiles and methods of manufacturing them. One aspect of the present invention is a photovoltaic roofing tile comprising: a polymeric carrier tile having a top surface and a bottom surface; and a photovoltaic element affixed to the polymeric carrier tile, the photovoltaic element having a bottom surface and a top surface having an active area. Another aspect of the invention is a method of making a photovoltaic roofing tile comprising inserting into a compression mold a polymeric tile preform having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a photovoltaic element, a surface of the photovoltaic element being disposed adjacent to a surface of the polymeric tile preform; compression molding the polymeric tile preform and the photovoltaic element together to form an unfinished photovoltaic roofing tile; and finishing the unfinished photovoltaic roofing tile to provide the photovoltaic roofing tile. | 11-06-2014 |
20140329008 | 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 60 percent and an average near infrared reflectance of greater than 60 percent and a UV coating layer on the exterior surface. The coating provides UV opacity, while the core provides near infrared reflectance. | 11-06-2014 |
20140338272 | 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. | 11-20-2014 |
20140349072 | Roofing Products Containing Phase Change Materials - A solar heat responsive roofing material includes a continuous phase and dispersed discontinuous phase having a phase transition at a temperature between about 50 degrees Celsius and about 95 degrees Celsius. | 11-27-2014 |
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