| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 052519000 | Interfitted sections | 71 |
| 20090241458 | Siding Panel Assembly With Splicing Member and Insulating Panel - A siding panel assembly comprising includes a siding panel having a substantially planar member having an upper portion angled outwardly and a pair of first apertures proximate a lateral edge of the substantially planar member. A flange with a pair of notches extends from the substantially planar member and terminates in a lip extending downwardly from a rear edge of the flange. A recess is formed in a rear surface of the substantially planar member. A first insulating panel is secured to the siding panel. A splicing member includes a first substantially planar member, a pair of flanges, a shoulder extending inwardly from the first substantially planar member, a second substantially planar member extending downwardly, and a pair of projections. A second insulating panel is secured to a rear surface of the splicing member. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100263315 | MOLDED SIDING HAVING INTEGRALLY-FORMED I-BEAM CONSTRUCTION - A molded siding member having a plurality of longitudinal support portions extending substantially the entire length of the member contained therein, each support portion presenting a cross-section generally shaped like that of an I-beam. The support portions, which are parallel and adjacent to each other, are integrally formed with the siding member from cementitious slurry, including gypsum cement and a latex/water mixture, or hydraulic cement. An amount of the slurry is added to a mold in which longitudinally-oriented core elements are provided that displace cementitious slurry between and define adjacent support portions. After sufficient curing, the siding member is removed from the mold and is ready for immediate use and/or further processing. Alternatively, a continuous method is also provided for producing relatively long lengths of the siding that can be cut to an appropriate size, without the need to produce individual siding members of limited size. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110185669 | Outdoor Structure Construction Kits, Such as Pavilion Construction Kits - Outdoor structure kits according to various embodiments are adapted to construct one or more outdoor structures, such as a pavilion. The outdoor structure kits may include a plurality of modular truss sub-assemblies that are adapted to be assembled into trusses. In particular embodiments, the kits are adapted to allow users to install pre-assembled roof panels on the assembled trusses by fitting tabs that extend from the bottoms of the roof panels into recesses defined in the respective top surfaces of the trusses. In particular embodiments, the kits may include a plurality of posts and a plurality of reinforced truss members (which may be made of a reinforced plastic material) that may be assembled to create the structure's floor and/or ceiling frames. In certain embodiments, the kits may include a plurality of roof sub-panels that may be assembled to form a larger roof panel with shingles that overlap the edges of the subpanels. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120117908 | ROOFING PRODUCT - A method for covering and protecting a pitched roof deck having an eave including a starter block having unitary construction and a first course of semi-rigid shingles. The starter block has a generally rectangular shape and is tapered wherein the front surface has a greater height than the back surface. The starter block used in the starter course of a roofing project to facilitate the positioning the shingles upon a hip roof without causing said the shingles to bend. In one embodiment, the starter block and shingles are formed from a composite material, such as a combination of at least a polymer component and a filler component. The at least one course of shingles are positioned to lie flat on and at least partially overlap the course of starter blocks with the shingles extending back to the upper surface of the roof without substantially bending. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20130031864 | ROOFING TILE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is roofing tile system that includes a roofing tile having a substantially wedge shaped tile body. The tile body including a bottom surface to be disposed adjacent a roofing deck during use, a top surface angled relative to the bottom surface, such that a first end of the wedge shaped body has a first height and a second end of the tile body has a second height that is greater than the first height, and a recess extending into the bottom surface at the second end. The recess is shaped substantially complementary to the first end of the tile body. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130298489 | EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL WALL CLADDING SYSTEM - A wall cladding and wall cladding system each comprising a plurality of panels, wherein opposing ends of each panel are substantially aligned with corresponding opposing ends of adjacent panels to form respective edges of an array of panels. Each panel includes at least one first recess in its first major face adjacent a first major edge configured in use to resemble a recessed mortar joint. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20140298746 | INSULATED FIBER CEMENT SIDING - Disclosed herein are embodiments of foam backing panels for use with lap siding and configured for mounting on a building. Also disclosed are lap siding assemblies and products of lap sidings. One such embodiment of the foam backing panel comprises a rear face configured to contact the building, a front face configured for attachment to the lap siding, alignment means for aligning the lap siding relative to the building, means for providing a shadow line, opposing vertical side edges, a top face extending between a top edge of the front face and rear face and a bottom face extending between a bottom edge of the front face and rear face. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20150113902 | ROOF COVERING ELEMENT (TILE-LIKE SHEET) EQUIPPED WITH EMBOSSMENTS - A roof covering element (a tile-like sheet) equipped with embossments according to the present invention characterises in that the surface of the lower edge ( | 04-30-2015 |
| 052520000 | Fastener or anchor at juncture | 22 |
| 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 |
| 20090044477 | STANDING SEAM PANEL CLIPS - A standing seam roof assembly in which a male sidelap extends from one side edge of a panel and a female sidelap extends from the opposing side edge. The female sidelap, supporting a sealant bead, is shaped fit over the male sidelap. A clip member has a clip tab shaped to be seamed with the male and female sidelaps to connect the standing seam assembly in the assembled mode. The clip tab, having a clip inclined portion with at least one sealant flow hole, with the male and female sidelaps forms lower and upper sealant chambers along a clip tab, the sealant flow hole communicating between the upper sealant chamber and the lower sealant chamber to spread sealant to encapsulate the clip tab. The clip has a clip body slidably connected to a clip base having protruding bearing feet to penetrate and compress insulation when mounted to support structure. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090133350 | RIDGE CLIP - A ridge clip is disclosed that is useful for attaching lights or other decorations to the ridge of a roof without compromising the seal on ridge shingles. The ridge clip includes a shingle hook that affixes to the overhanging portion of a shingle, and an extension arm that extends long enough to mount the decoration on the roof ridge. Ridge clips may be provided as an adapter for existing shingle tabs, or as stand-alone devices. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100132295 | SIDING CONTAINING COMPOSITE BUILDING MATERIAL AND SIDING CLIP - Siding including composite building material and a siding clip are provided. The panel has male and female interlocking elements and may be formed from a composite building material having a foamed substrate having a foamed inner core and a dense integral skin, wherein the foamed substrate includes a polymer matrix and a reinforcing filler, and a urethane/acrylic coating applied to the foamed substrate at the front face of the siding panel, wherein the coating includes an IR-reflective pigment, wherein the urethane/acrylic coating is chemically and/or physically bound to the substrate. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100170182 | FIBERGLASS SIDING - A fiberglass siding piece may be formed. The fiberglass siding piece includes an upper seating portion of the fiberglass siding piece. The upper seating portion includes an angled siding seat. The fiberglass siding piece further includes a main portion of the fiberglass siding piece, and a lower seating portion of the fiberglass siding piece. The lower seating portion includes an angled siding seat. The angled siding seat of the upper seating portion is configured to receive the angled siding seat of the lower seating portion of an adjacent fiberglass siding piece. The upper seating portion may include slots configured to accept fasteners to fasten the fiberglass siding piece to a building. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100326000 | ROOF CLIP FOR STANDING SEAM ROOF - Disclosed are elongate roof clips for fixedly attaching standing seam roof panels to a roof. The elongate roof clips provide improved resistance to uplift. Also provided are methods for securing roof panels in a standing seam roof, kits comprising the elongate roof clips, and an improved roof system. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110061327 | PULTRUDED BUILDING PRODUCT - A building product is configured for attachment to a surface of a building. In one example, the building product includes a siding product including a first side and a second side. In one example, the siding product is a pultruded product. A first engagement feature is disposed on or near the first side. A second engagement feature is disposed on or near the second side. The second engagement feature is configured to selectively frictionally engage with the first engagement feature of another similar siding product such that any curvature in the siding product increases frictional engagement between the siding product and the other similar siding product. In one example, the building product includes a spacer clip for attachment of the building product to the surface of the building. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110197534 | SHINGLE WITH REINFORCED NAIL ZONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A roofing shingle is provided. The roofing shingles includes an overlay sheet including a headlap portion and a tab portion and an underlay sheet secured to the overlay sheet such that a region of the underlay sheet overlaps a region of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet. A reinforcement material is secured to the headlap portion of the overlay sheet. The reinforcement material is configured to improve nail pull-through. The reinforcement material extends beyond the overlapping regions of the headlap portion and the underlay sheet a distance of about 0.12 inches or less. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20120102866 | Standing Seam Panel Clip With Sealant Encapsulation Chambers - A standing seam assembly in which a male sidelap extending from a panel has a male leg member, a female sidelap extending from a second panel has a female leg member shaped to fit over the male leg member. Sealant is supported over a clip that connects the male and female sidelaps to underlying support structure, the clip forming upper and lower sealant chambers. The sealant is disposed in the upper and lower sealant chambers in the assembled mode to encapsulate the clip, the clip has a clip tab engaging the male and female leg members, the clip tab has a clip inclined portion with a sealant flow hole cooperating with the male and female leg members so that the clip inclined portion forms the upper and lower sealant chambers. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120192519 | Clip assembly for standing seam roof panels - A continuous clip for connecting standing seam roof panels to roof support members has a first Z-shaped clip member and a second C-shaped clip member nested against the first clip member. Each clip member has an upright portion, an upper flange and a lower flange. The upper flanges of the clip members extend in opposite directions and are configured to fit within the channels formed by folded upper edges of the adjacent roof panels. The lower flanges are attached to the roof support under the roof panels. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120304578 | Edge Assemblies For Slate And Tile Roofs - An integral roof and gable edge assembly includes a metal or plastic sheet formed with positioning surfaces to facilitate slate tile installation by relatively unskilled roofers. The roof and gable assemblies include one or more hooks for holding one or more slate, ceramic or other similar roofing tiles in fixed position along the eaves and/or gables of a roof. A lift arm can be provided on the roof assemblies to replace cant strips and simplify tile installation. Tiles can be easily installed without nailing through the tiles. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130160387 | Composite Exterior Siding Panel With Interlock - Disclosed herein is an interlocking siding panel system for securing to the side of a structure with planar surfaces. When the panel is secured to the structure through the nail strip a full contact strip opposite the nail strip lays flat against the structure causing the panel portion below an point of inflection in the panel to raise up off of the structure creating a gap to facilitate movement of moisture past a locking leg that integrates with the panel below. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130186028 | ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR A ROOF PANEL SYSTEM - An anchoring clip system that includes an anchoring clip that has a top flange portion and a base flange that can be connect to a substructure, and a cap member designed to be inserted over a portion of the roof panels so as to secure the roof panels to the anchoring clip. The anchoring clip system can optionally be designed to allow for fluid flow through or on one or more components of the anchoring clip system. The anchoring clip system can optionally include a locking crown that improves the wind uplift resistance of the panels. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140202106 | SIDING PANEL SYSTEM - A panel for attachment to a mounting surface includes a fastener edge defined along one edge of the panel and a butt edge defined opposite the fastener edge. The fastener edge contacts the mounting surface. The panel includes a plurality of raised faces formed between the fastener edge and the butt edge. The raised faces are oriented at a first angle to the mounting surface, such that the raised faces are further from the mounting surface toward the butt edge. The panel also includes a tapered keyway linking each of the raised faces. The tapered keyway extends from the raised faces toward the mounting surface and is at a second angle to the raised faces. An offset hem is formed on the fastener edge and extends away from the mounting surface. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140250815 | FORMED INTERLOCKING ROOFING PANELS - An interlocking panel system for top-down or bottom-up installation on an underlying structure including a plurality of panels, with an uphill course and a downhill course where each panel is generally rectangular, having an uphill edge and opposing downhill edge. An interlocking member is disposed along the uphill edge, and a receiving member adapted to receive the interlocking member and a joining flange are disposed along the downhill edge. A first panel is positioned on an underlying structure. In top-down installation, a clip is disposed along the downhill edge of the first panel and affixed to the underlying structure, and a second panel is engaged with the receiving member of the first panel. In bottom-up installation, the first panel is affixed to the underlying structure, and a second panel is engaged with the interlocking member of the first panel, and then affixed to the underlying structure. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140260048 | BUILDING INSULATION AND SIDING KIT - A building side kit is provided where the siding board is attached to an insulation board from their upper edges and a one step installation of the kit is provided with attachment clips. The insulation boards may have interlocking male extension and female deeps on their upper and lower edges. Attachment clips fitting with siding board/insulation board assemblies with male extensions on the upper edge of the insulation board are also provided. The system may also include a reflective backing and/or drainage grooves on the back of the insulation board. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150082728 | Snap Lock Siding System - The present disclosure provides a snap lock siding system includes a snap lock receiver rail that holds the siding in place and provides predetermined, accurate spacing of the siding. The system includes a receiver rail connected to a bottom receiver track that holds the bottom edge of the siding in place and acts as a closure strip for the bottom edge of the siding system. In addition, the system includes siding that is designed to snap into the receiver rail and receiver track. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150135626 | INTEGRATED SIDING RAINSCREEN AND STACKING CLIP - An elongated clip for hard clapboard style siding such as fiber cement, composite wood, fiberglass, plastic, oriented strand board or other materials. The clip includes rainscreen and standoff features for proper placement from a support wall structure. In addition, the clip includes a support feature for the installation and proper alignment of an upper course of siding. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150292209 | END LAP SYSTEM FOR ROOF CLADDING SHEETS | 10-15-2015 |
| 052521000 | Traversing surfacing | 3 |
| 20080307738 | Roofing Tile - A quadrilateral roofing tile wherein has two parallel sides present with their edges bent through 90° in opposite directions to engage under traction with a first adjacent tile by ribs and complementary seats, those edges are the seats being provided at their ends with apertures which can be superposed on portions of an adjacent second tile for engagement by roof fixing elements, and can be covered by that bent edge of the first adjacent tile which comprises the ribs. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090113833 | ROOF ASSEMBLY AND CLEAT APPARATUS - A metal roof assembly comprising at least two interlocking elongated sheet metal roofing panels, each roofing panel having a top lock portion, a bottom lock portion, a middle portion between the top lock portion and the bottom lock portion, and having a left side and a right side; a cleat having a flat portion and an inverted substantially-V-shaped portion, the inverted substantially-V-shaped portion being in communication with the flat portion, the cleat in the roof assembly interposed between the top lock portion of a first interlocking elongated sheet metal roofing panels and the bottom lock portion of a second interlocking elongated sheet metal roofing panel; wherein a portion of the bottom lock portion of the second elongated sheet metal roofing panel accepts a portion of the top lock portion of the first elongated sheet metal roofing panel. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20110232220 | ROOFING SHINGLE INCLUDING SHEET AS HEADLAP - A roofing shingle including a buttlap portion and a headlap portion is provided. The roofing shingle includes a coated mat having a roofing mat coated with an organic-based coating material. The coated mat has a width that extends entirely through the buttlap portion and does not extend more than 20% into the headlap portion of the roofing shingle. A water impermeable sheet is adjacent to the coated mat. The sheet has a width that extends from a head edge through at least 80% of the headlap portion and does not extend to a butt edge of the roofing shingle. A nail zone region is formed at an overlap of the coated mat and the water impermeable sheet. The nail zone region is marked by a dissimilar material. | 09-29-2011 |
| 052523000 | Edge and slit | 6 |
| 20090249729 | Interlocking tiles employing adjustable rain lock - A roofing system includes at least one row of tiles extending across a surface in a row direction, a first tile of the at least one row of tiles including a rain lock adapted to interlock with a second tile adjacent to and within the same row as the first tile, wherein the rain lock has a lower end, an upper end, and a weakened portion proximate the lower end to allow for removal of a predetermined portion of the rain lock. The second tile of the roofing system includes a corner at the upper end of the rain lock of the first tile, the corner including a notch and a second weakened portion to allow for lengthening of the notch. | 10-08-2009 |
| 052524000 | Interfitting slits | 1 |
| 20090007516 | BUILDING EXTERIOR PANELS AND METHOD - Exterior building siding for aesthetic and protection of the building against wind, rain and solar energy that includes attaching each horizontal plank from the top of the wall downwardly that includes a starting strip where each plank is interlocked to the plank above it. Each of the horizontal planks includes a top wall portion that fits snuggly into an “L-shaped” groove above it so that the panels can be firmly locked together vertically in a downwardly fashion to prevent any wind uplift against the siding or moisture intrusion. | 01-08-2009 |
| 052525000 | With tab | 4 |
| 20090293404 | Shingle With Reinforced Nail Zone And Method Of Manufacturing - A roofing shingle ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20110146185 | SHINGLE WITH REINFORCED NAIL ZONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A bundle of laminated shingles is provided. The bundle includes a plurality of shingles having an overlay laminated with an underlay. The overlay has a tab portion with cutouts normally exposed on a roof and a headlap portion. The headlap portion has a lower zone adjacent the tab portion and an upper zone adjacent said lower zone. The lower zone has substantially no granules adhered thereto. The bundle defines a central area that substantially encompasses the lower zones of the stacked shingles. The shingles are stacked such that every other of the shingles is inverted and turned 180 degrees relative to an adjacent shingle. The shingles are double-layered, wherein the lack of granules in the lower zones of the stacked shingles results in the central area of the bundle having a height substantially identical to a height of a remainder of the bundle outside of the central area. | 06-23-2011 |
| 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 surface of a shingle layer. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20160160505 | ROOFING SHINGLE WITH ENHANCED SHADOWLINE APPEARANCE - A roofing shingle may include a shingle body having a buttlap portion with a butt edge and a headlap portion. An exposure zone may extend from the butt edge toward the headlap portion and may be configured to be exposed to the environment when the roofing shingle is installed on a roof. The butt edge may be variegated and may include at least one tab. A first shadowline may be on at least a portion of the at least one tab. A second shadowline may be in the exposure zone. The first and second shadowlines may differ from each other in at least one aspect. | 06-09-2016 |
| 052526000 | Tab and aperture | 7 |
| 20090266023 | ADHESIVE PROJECTION POINTS FOR ROOFING ELEMENTS - A roofing element such as a concrete tile is provided that includes a body portion extending between a head end and a nose end. The body portion includes a lower surface, an upper surface, and a protrusion that is disposed substantially adjacent the nose end and extends downwardly from the lower surface. The protrusion is disposed on the lower surface such that when a nose end of a second roofing element is installed vertically above a head end of a first roofing element and overlapping by at least 3 inches, the protrusion of the second roofing element is positioned substantially above an aperture defined in the head end of the first roofing element. The protrusion reduces a distance between the aperture of the first roofing element and the nose end of the second roofing element, which increases the likelihood that the adhesive will securely join the first roofing element with the second roofing element. | 10-29-2009 |
| 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 |
| 20110041445 | Shingle with Interlocking Water Diverter Tabs - A shingle includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, an upper end, a lower end, a first side, and a second side. The body has a width defined as the distance between the first and second sides and a length defined by the distance between the upper and lower ends. In a preferred embodiment, the shingle also includes a water diverter tab attached to the first side for channeling water onto the top surface of a lower adjacent shingle, and a recess adjacent to the second side for receiving the water diverter tab of a laterally adjacent shingle in an interlocking manner. An anchor tab attached to the second side secures the lower ends of adjacent, interlocked shingles. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110209428 | SHINGLE HAVING DIFFERENT COLOR TABS WITHOUT PREDOMINATE COLOR FOR OPTICALLY SIMULATING A SLATE ROOF - A laminated shingle simulates a slate roof 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 such that the lower edges of the overlay and underlay members are generally co-linear with each other. The overlay member includes an upper or headlap portion and a lower or exposed butt portion with one or more generally rectangular-shaped tabs separated by relatively narrow cutouts. In one embodiment, the width of each tab is randomly selected. Preferably, the entire front surface of the underlay member is coated with a layer of relatively dark granules to enhance the slate simulating aspect of the shingle. In. another embodiment, the overlay member also includes a layer of relatively dark granules randomly applied to the upper and lower edges of the tabs. In yet another embodiment, the cutouts of the overlay member and the lower edge of the underlay member includes notches to expose a portion of the underlying overlay member. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20130125494 | Weather Resistant Shingle System - A weather resistant shingle system is provided, wherein a starter strip course of shingles is applied to a roof, and with successive courses of field shingles applied thereover, with adjacent underlying and overlying shingles adhesively secured together to provide wind resistance to tabs of next overlying shingles from being upwardly lifted under wind conditions, and to prevent moisture, such as rain, from entering beneath tabs of shingles. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20150315789 | ROOFING SHINGLE SYSTEM AND SHINGLES FOR USE THEREIN - A two-layer laminated roofing shingle is disclosed comprising a posterior layer having a headlap and a buttlap including a plurality of simulated tabs extending from the posterior headlap, each simulated tab is connected to at least one adjacent simulated tab by a connecting segment, and an anterior layer having a headlap and a buttlap including one or more anterior tabs extending from the anterior headlap. Also disclosed is a single layer roofing shingle comprising a headlap and a buttlap including a plurality of simulated tabs extending from said headlap, the simulated tabs spaced apart by a plurality of partial slots, and each simulated tab is connected to at least one adjacent simulated tab by a connecting segment. Also disclosed is a roofing system comprising a plurality of courses of the inventive shingles. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20160186436 | ROOFING SHINGLE SYSTEM - A roofing system including shingles with different shingle patterns. The roofing system may include a plurality of first shingles having a first two-tab shingle pattern and a plurality of second shingles having a second two-tab shingle pattern. The first shingles including a first tab having a first width and a second tab having a second width, wherein the first width and the second width are substantially equal. The second shingles including a third tab having a third width and a fourth tab having a fourth width, wherein the third width is substantially equal to the first width and the fourth width is about double the second width. The plurality of first shingles and the plurality of second shingles can be formed from a rectangular shingle blank in an interwoven pattern with substantially no scrap or waste material. | 06-30-2016 |
| 052528000 | Folded, rolled, or indented in situ | 5 |
| 20110126485 | Multi-Configuration Hip and Ridge Shingle - A hip and ridge shingle having a plurality of sections that may be folded onto one another and secured in folded positions, the shingle being capable of being folded into a plurality of different configurations such as a bullnose configuration and a straight edge configuration. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20130047542 | EVENLY DISTRIBUTED SEAMED ROOF PANEL SYSTEM - An improved roof panel system used on a building that exhibits, upon seaming, a substantially even distribution on both sides of such a seam is provided. Such a system thus permits not only increased resistance to wind uplift forces but also a more reliable roof in terms of load-bearing and load-carrying than typical single seamed roof panel systems. Particularly, the novel roof panel includes a female flange end portion with an extended “T” shape within its periphery and a male flange end portion with its own complementary “T” configuration to fit within the female flange. Such an extended “T” shape within the female flange end portion includes an extra extension that permits, upon engagement with the male flange end portion, two seams on either side of the engagement line of the two end portions of the roof panels. In such a manner, the two seams can also be compressed to become parallel with engagement line, or substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the roof line itself. A method of constructing a roof with such a roof panel system, as well as the individual roof panels themselves, and the finished roof exhibiting such a roof panel system are all encompassed within this invention. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130074434 | JOINING TOOL FOR SIDE-LAPPED JOINTS - A joining tool is disclosed comprising a support; a stationary arm extending from the support at one end, the stationary arm comprising at the opposite end a first jaw; a movable arm pivotally mounted on the stationary arm; the movable arm driveable from the stationary arm in a pivotable motion by an actuator coupled to the moveable arm; and a second jaw coupled to the moveable arm, the moveable arm movable between an activated position in which the second jaw engages the first jaw and an initial position in which the second jaw is spaced from the first jaw. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20160047128 | INSULATING PANEL - An insulating panel comprises a backing member and a siding member. The backing member has a front face, a rear face, a top face, a bottom face, a first side face, and a second side face. The siding member has a veneer, a top wall, and a nailing hem. The rear face of the veneer is attached to the front face of the backing member. The top edge of the veneer has a hook extending forward and the bottom edge of the veneer extends beyond the bottom face of the backing member and has a lip extending rearward. The top wall of the siding member extends rearward from the veneer, and the nailing hem extends upwards from the rear edge of the top wall, to lie in the same plane as the rear face of the backing member. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160194878 | ROOFING SYSTEM | 07-07-2016 |
| 052529000 | Reentrant | 2 |
| 052530000 | Plural oppositely opening | 2 |
| 20130145712 | POST ANCHORING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - A line post anchoring device for a roadway cable barrier system includes a lower helical anchor to which a detachable line post socket member is secured. The helical anchor and line post socket of each line post anchoring device have mating coupling sections that are preassembled and hydraulically screwed into the ground in a single operation. Each socket includes interior guide plates for properly guiding and positioning a line post therein, such that the cabling system can be effectively strung under tension at the same time the anchoring devices are installed in the ground. Damaged sockets are easily replaced with minimal disruption to the surrounding soil by backing the helical anchor out of the ground only so far as necessary to detach and replace the damaged socket, and then reinserting the helical anchor in the same location. There is no delay or multiple operations required for installation or repair, thus enhancing roadway safety by minimizing traffic disruptions and possible accidents incident thereto. | 06-13-2013 |
| 052531000 | With terminal flange extending beyond joint | 1 |
| 20100000171 | SHEET METAL CLADDING PANEL - A sheet metal cladding panel for covering roofs and walls of buildings. An elongated sheet metal member forms a web of the panel. The sheet metal member has upwardly folded flanges along two elongated edges of the web of the panel. A first of the upwardly folded flanges is folded outwards and downwards along an upper edge to form a first lap. A second of the upwardly folded flanges is folded inwards and downwards along its upper edge to form a half lap. Also a system and a method for cladding roofs and walls with at least two panels. The panels include pre-cuts at a double-layered first flange. | 01-07-2010 |
| 052533000 | Joint with fluid-handling feature | 2 |
| 20080302050 | ROOFING TILE WITH WEATHER DURABLE COLORING MATTER - A synthetic roofing material for a roofing tile and a method of extruding a resinous polymeric precursor of an exterior polymeric sheet for one or more roofing tiles; and applying a weather durable coloring matter on a surface of the precursor, wherein the cooling matter comprises one or more pigment colors in a variegated surface coloration pattern, which simulates a distinctive coloration of a natural material. The precursor is impressed with surface topography features and a surface roughness that simulate the surface features of the natural material. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20120159891 | DRAINAGE PLACE FOR EXTERIOR WALL PRODUCT - An apparatus and method for a drainage system of an exterior wall of a building comprising insulation having a rear face for contact with the exterior wall of the building and a drainage plane positioned on the rear face for removal of water from the exterior wall. | 06-28-2012 |
| 052535000 | Plural offset portions | 1 |
| 20140090329 | LAMINATED STARTER SHINGLE FOR A ROOF COVERING - A method of covering a roof deck includes laying a course of starter shingles in a side-by-side relationship at an eave edge of a roof deck. A starter shingle of the course of starter shingles is a laminated starter shingle comprising an underlay sheet laminated below an overlay sheet. A plurality of successive generally horizontal courses of covering shingles are laid above the course of starter shingles. The covering shingles in each of the courses of covering shingles are laid in a side-by-side relationship and horizontally offset from the covering shingles in adjacent courses. Each covering shingle of the courses of covering shingles includes a headlap portion and a butt portion. The butt portion includes a plurality of tabs separated by cutouts. The starter shingles include an exposed portion extending between the tabs of the covering shingles. | 04-03-2014 |
| 052536000 | Face-to-face tongue and groove; e.g., dado | 2 |
| 20130199119 | Board and Batten Siding System - A siding system has first and second pieces that are cast from cementitious material. The pieces interconnect and are applied to a structure to create a board and batten pattern. A first board piece has forwardly projecting ridges along each long side. A second piece is a board flanked by two battens that are integral with and an extension of the board. The battens of the second piece interconnect with the ridges on the first piece to create the board and batten pattern. Cast corner pieces finish the corners of the sided structure. | 08-08-2013 |
| 052538000 | Plural opposed flanges | 1 |
| 20100043332 | 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 tile has a generally diamond shaped main surface with vertically spaced upper and lower apices and laterally spaced lateral apices. Two upper flanges extend upwardly and outwardly from the main surface along upper edges and are joined in an upper flange apex. Each center tile includes two lower flanges that extend downwardly and outwardly from the main surface along the lower edges. The tile assembly includes upper and lower tiles of the same configuration. The upper tile fits over the adjacent upper flanges of the two center tiles, and the lower tile fits beneath the adjacent lower flange of the two center tiles. | 02-25-2010 |
| 052539000 | Tongue and groove | 8 |
| 20090241459 | Composite Siding System - The present invention is an improved system of wall siding which provides a aesthetically appealing, weather resistant and maintenance free house cladding which has the appearance of wood siding. The system includes a plurality of elongated composite siding boards for mounting to the wall studs, each composite siding board having a length, opposite outer and inner sides and opposite upper and lower edges. The upper edge of each board has a tongue formed thereon which extends along the entire length of the siding board. The opposite lower edge has a groove formed thereon which also extends the entire length of the siding board. Each board has a shoulder portion extending from the inner side of the siding board adjacent the lower edge. The groove is formed on the shoulder adjacent the lower edge. The lower edge has a lower lip extending below the groove, the tongue and the groove being dimensioned and configured such that the tongue of one siding board can be snugly received within the groove of the siding board mounted immediately above. The board are mounted to the wall studs by a plurality of mounting clips, the mounting clips each having a flat portion and a sinusoidal portion, the sinusoidal portion being dimensioned and configured to fit in the groove between the groove of one siding board and the tongue of the adjacent siding board, the flat portion having an aperture for receiving a mounting element for mounting the clip to the wall stud. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100186334 | METAL ROOFING SHINGLE, METAL ROOFING SHINGLE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF INSTALLING - The present invention is directed to a metal roofing shingle system comprising universal flashing installed as either a ridge cap, hip flashing, or valley flashing and including non-visible double-flanged interlock joints that extend beneath the underside surface of the flashing, the interlock joints are adapted to couple with metal shingles; each metal shingle having a planar segment, a first longitudinal edge segment opposite a second longitudinal edge segment that includes a non-visible double-flanged interlock joint that extends beneath the bottom surface of the shingle, and a first transverse edge segment opposite a second transverse edge segment that includes a non-visible double-flanged compression joint that extends beneath the bottom surface of the shingle; and shingle shaping tools. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110185670 | Interlocking panel system - A panel system includes elongated panels coupled together at a seam portion with respective interlocking portions at corresponding vertical ends to provide a substantially planar surface. In siding panel systems, joined siding panels are provided in vertically arranged rows that further couple together along adjacent horizontal edges of the respective rows of siding panels. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110283646 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SHINGLE - A roofing shingle includes a headlap portion and a tab portion. A layer of a first granular material is adhered to a back side of the headlap portion and defines a first surface. A bead of tab sealant extends longitudinally on a back side of the tab portion. A longitudinally extending groove is formed in the first surface of the back side of the headlap portion. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20130212969 | Interlocking Panel System - A panel system includes elongated panels coupled together at a seam portion with respective interlocking portions at corresponding vertical ends to provide a substantially planar surface. In siding panel systems, joined siding panels are provided in vertically arranged rows that further couple together along adjacent horizontal edges of the respective rows of siding panels. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130255174 | SIDING JOINERY - A panel system includes elongated panels coupled together at a seam portion with respective interlocking portions at corresponding vertical ends to provide a substantially planar surface. In siding panel systems, joined siding panels are provided in vertically arranged rows that further couple together along adjacent horizontal edges of the respective rows of siding panels. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20160040436 | METHODS OF INSTALLING INTERLOCKING PANEL SIDING AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - A method of installing siding on a structure includes the steps of positioning a starter strip at a base of the structure, mounting the starter strip to the structure, and providing a first panel. The starter strip includes a top edge including a top front edge that extends above a top rear edge. The first panel includes a top edge and a bottom edge. The method further includes the step of positioning the bottom edge of the first panel atop the top edge of the starter strip such that a bottom rear edge and a bottom middle edge of the first panel abut a top front edge and a top rear edge, respectively, of the starter strip. The method also includes the step of mounting the first panel to the structure. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20170234019 | COMPOSITE INSULATING PANEL | 08-17-2017 |
| 052540000 | With laminated lap section | 4 |
| 20100192499 | ENERGY SAVING INSULATED SHINGLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - Disclosed herein are an energy saving insulated roofing shingle and related method of manufacturing. One embodiment of the shingle has an insulator attached to, or formed as part of, the interior surface of an outer layer across a portion of the headlap area about equal to the designed exposure surface area of the installed shingle. The insulation reduces the heat absorbed by the shingle and transmitted into the deck that in turn heats the attic space. The disclosed principles reduce the heat load directed into a building from the sun. In addition, the thickness of the insulation under the shingle nailing area may be minimized, thereby allowing for the normal asphalt shingle surfaces to lay against each other. Moreover, to reduce the overall shingle thickness, the insulation could replace all or part of the backsurfacing materials applied to the back of shingles in the location where the insulation is added. Additionally, asphalt applied to the back of the shingle could be reduced to accommodate insulation thickness. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100192500 | Shingles With Combined Fastener Target Zone and Water Barrier and Process for Producing Same - A shingle, an array of shingles, and a process for producing the shingles, either of the field shingle type, or of the hip, ridge or rake type, wherein the shingles have a shortened headlap portion for purposes of reducing the amount of material necessary to make the shingle, wherein each of the shingles has a fastening zone for receiving fasteners therethrough, which fastening zone is an overlay of granule covered adhesive, and is in the headlap portion, and wherein a contact zone layer of adhesive is provided on the rear of the tab portion of the shingle, for contact against the overlay of granule covered adhesive when a next-overlying shingle is arranged in an array above a next-underlying shingle. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100212246 | HIP AND RIDGE ROOFING MATERIAL - Shingle blanks including a first fold region, a second fold region, a third region, a lower edge and an upper edge are provided. The shingle blank has a length. The first and second fold regions extend substantially across the length of the shingle blank. The second fold region is positioned between the first and third fold regions. A first perforation line is positioned between the second and third fold regions. A second perforation line is positioned between the first and second fold regions. A reinforcement material is positioned over the first perforation line and configured to reinforce the first perforation line. The reinforcement material includes apertures configured to allow an asphalt coating to bleed through the reinforcement material. The first and second perforation lines facilitate folding of the first and second fold regions on top of the third region to form a three layered stack. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20140283474 | Weather Resistant Shingle System - A weather resistant shingle system is provided, wherein a starter strip course of shingles is applied to a roof, and with successive courses of field shingles applied thereover, with adjacent underlying and overlying shingles adhesively secured together to provide wind resistance to tabs of next overlying shingles from being upwardly lifted under wind conditions, and to prevent moisture, such as rain, from entering beneath tabs of shingles. | 09-25-2014 |
| 052541000 | Rabbet | 2 |
| 20100146897 | Retainer for cut wallboard and method of using the same - The retainer for cut wallboard is a device for repairing a piece of wallboard from which a smaller piece has been removed. The retainer includes a closed band having opposed inner and outer faces and opposed first and second edges. A plurality of outer retaining members are attached to the first edge of the closed band, with the plurality of outer retaining members extending outwardly therefrom. Further, a plurality of inner retaining members are attached to the second edge of the closed band, with the plurality of inner retaining members extending inwardly therefrom. A plurality of resilient members are further attached to the first edge of the closed band and also extend inwardly therefrom. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20140215948 | METHOD FOR REINFORCING A BUILDING COMPONENT - A method for reinforcing a part of a building comprises the step of adhesively bonding a textile to the surface of the part of a building by means of an adhesive. The invention relates further to such a reinforced part of a building and to the use of a textile in combination with an adhesive for reinforcing a part of a building, wherein the textile is adhesively bonded to the surface of the part of a building by means of an adhesive. | 08-07-2014 |
| 052542000 | Perpendicularly directed flange | 2 |
| 20110265417 | Decorative Wall Covering with Improved Interlock System - A roof or wall covering comprising a plurality of horizontal courses of molded plastic panels each formed with a single row of simulated shake shingles. The panels have a continuous upper interlock flange that facilitates inner-engagement of the panels of overlying courses without cumbersome handling of numerous small interlock fingers which can be missed during installation. Cooperating detents are provided between the overlying lower and upper marginal edge regions which facilitate proper positioning of the panels and which support the weight of the panel during securement to a wall surface. A bottom interlock flange is supported transversely across a rear side of the panel by vertically-spaced support plates which facilitate both liquid drainage and air circulation through the installed wall covering. In the preferred embodiment, the panels in alternate courses are identically formed with different shake patterns for enhancing the natural appearance of the wall covering. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20130219818 | PLASTIC SIDING PANEL - A molded plastic sliding panel used for covering an exterior building wall surface is made up of a body portion, an attachment portion provided above and adjacent to the body portion, a top locking portion extending horizontally across an upper portion of the sliding panel and a bottom locking portion provided at the bottom of the body portion. The top locking portion is adapted to engage with the bottom locking portion on an upper adjacent siding panel. The attachment portion can contain a plurality of apertures provided therein which sequentially become more elongated as they are positioned toward a side edge of the attachment portion in order to deal with thermal expansion and contraction of the panel. | 08-29-2013 |
