Patents Assigned to CertainTeed
  • System and method for the production of gypsum board using starch pellets
    Patent number: 8882943
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for the production of gypsum board using starch pellets. In accordance with the present disclosure, the starch necessary for board formation is provided in the form of starch pellets. These pellets are mixed with a gypsum slurry in a mixer. The pellets are initially insoluble and do not dissolve. However, during subsequent drying stages, the pellets become soluble and dissolve into the gypsum phase. This both provides the desired starch component and also results in the formation of voids within the set gypsum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. College, Shane Libunao, Mark Harris
  • Solar heat responsive exterior surface covering
    Patent number: 8871334
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Ming Liang Shiao, Keith C. Hong, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Photovoltaic roofing systems and methods for repairing them
    Patent number: 8863451
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Jenkins, Christopher C. Fisher
  • Synthetic shingle or tile with stress relief spacing feature
    Patent number: 8850771
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Jenkins, Gregory F. Jacobs, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu
  • Mineral surfaced asphalt-based roofing products with encapsulated healing agents and methods of producing the same
    Patent number: 8852680
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Keith C. Hong, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Building material having a fluorocarbon based capstock layer and process of manufacturing same with less dimensional distortion
    Patent number: 8846150
    Abstract: The present invention provides building materials and methods for the manufacturer which includes an extrudable thermoplastic or thermosetting substrate having a fluorocarbon-based capstock layer applied to the substrate. The fluorocarbon-based capstock layer can further include one or more top coats for providing a variegated, colored or textured pattern. The capstock layer, with or without the top coats, preferably has a thickness less than 4 mil and contains a UV-resistant PVDF resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Certainteed Corporation
    Inventor: Jong P. Jeng
  • Weather Resistant Shingle System
    Publication number: 20140283474
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: Robert L. Jenkins
  • ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING A HEATER
    Publication number: 20140263267
    Abstract: A roofing product can include a heater. In an embodiment, the heater can have different areas that have different heat flux capacities, different portions having heater elements of different lengths or a combination thereof. The roofing product can be installed so that an area of the roof that has a higher heat load, such as near an eave and a valley of the roof, can receive more heat. In another embodiment, the roofing product includes an overhang section that includes at least a portion of the heater. The roofing product can be installed, and the overhang section can be coupled to an object that extends beyond an edge of the roof or over a plane defined by a roof. Many different manufacturing techniques can be used to form the heaters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. JENKINS, Stephen A. KOCH, Gregory F. JACOBS
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNDER DECK DRAINAGE
    Publication number: 20140260026
    Abstract: A deck drainage system includes a plurality of hanger clips. Each hanger clip may have a plurality of mounting holes configured to fasten the hanger clip to a support at selected elevations. A soffit may be mounted to the hanger clips without fasteners and located completely below the deck, such that not every hanger clip directly contacts the soffit. A slope of the soffit may be selected by mounting at least two of the hanger clips to the support at different vertical elevations. The soffit may be configured to slope beneath the deck and drain water therefrom in a selected direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Robert D. SHAW, Thomas C. GILBERT, David J. STUCKY, Nikki J. WHITNEY, Lucas D. WOOD, Stephen W. STEFFES
  • VARIEGATED BUILDING PRODUCT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140272273
    Abstract: A method of molding a building product may include providing an injection mold with a plurality of gates located adjacent a perimeter of the injection mold. The method may further include commingling a first material and a second material into a flow. The second material may be a color that contrasts with a color of the first material. The method may include injecting the commingled flow into the plurality of gates to form an injection molded building product, and removing the molded building product from the injection mold. In addition, the second material may extend through an interior of the molded building product and appear as contrasting streaks on an exterior of the building product to form a variegated grain appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Robert D. SHAW, David J. STUCKY, Travis R. ARBOGAST, Randall M. ELINSKI, Stephen W. STEFFES
  • ROOFING PRODUCT INCLUDING A HEATER
    Publication number: 20140263266
    Abstract: A roofing product can include a substrate and a heater. The roofing product may be placed along portions of a roof where heat can help to reduce the likelihood of water freezing into ice while along a roof. In an embodiment, the heater can be located in a headlap portion of the roofing product. A roofing product can include plurality of heaters that can provide sufficient heating should a particular heater fail. Method of fabricating the roofing product can be adapted for a fabrication line that can operate continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. JENKINS, Gregory F. JACOBS, Stephen A. KOCH, Chris FISHER, Kermit E. STAHL
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROOFING PRODUCT WITH APPLIED SHADOW EFFECT
    Publication number: 20140260047
    Abstract: A roofing shingle has a shingle body with at least a top layer having a buttlap portion with a butt edge and a headlap portion. An exposure zone extends from the butt edge toward the headlap portion is configured to be exposed to the environment when the roofing shingle is installed on a roof. A shadow formation may be located in the exposure zone of the top layer. The shadow formation and the exposure zone differ from each other in at least one aspect, such as color. The top layer may be substantially rectangular and have no tabs formed along the butt edge. A thickness of the exposure zone and a thickness of the shadow formation may be substantially identical. The shadow formation may be a simulated cut out, slit or slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. JENKINS, Michael D. SHREVE
  • Gypsum board forming device with improved slurry spread
    Patent number: 8834145
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gypsum board forming device which provides improved slurry spread. The device includes a forming table with an arcuate or angled profile that promotes a uniform slurry spread. An arcuate or angled hinge plate can also be included to further promote the uniform distribution of slurry prior to an extrusion plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael P Fahey
  • Fastening system for sheathing board
    Patent number: 8832923
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fastening system that is adapted for securing a sheathing board to an associated framing member. The system includes a feedband for retaining a series of fasteners and a powered drill for sequentially driving the fasteners. The feedband is made from a membrane of a polymeric compound. As the fastener is driven into the sheathing board, a portion of the membrane tears away from the surrounding feedband and becomes seated beneath the fastener. This acts to seal the penetration point and prevent water intrusion and otherwise prevents deterioration of the sheathing board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Hauber, Mark E. Hennis, Micheal P. Fahey
  • Photovoltaic module
    Patent number: 8835751
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module includes an encapsulated photovoltaic element and an infrared-transmissive decorative overlay simulating conventional roofing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs, Ming Liang Shiao
  • Shingle with Reinforcement Layer
    Publication number: 20140250816
    Abstract: A shingle, a method of making it, and a roof embodying the shingle is provided, in which an exterior surface of the shingle is provided with an attached reinforcement layer through which fasteners may be applied when the shingle is applied to a roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Stephen A. Koch
  • Photovoltaic roofing elements and roofs using them
    Patent number: 8826607
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Liang Shiao, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDING THICKNESS TO ROOFING PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20140245690
    Abstract: A roofing accessory adds thickness to a roofing product. A roofing system includes a roofing shingle secured to a roof deck as an outermost layer of the roof. The roofing accessory is secured between the roofing shingle and a previous course of roofing shingle for adding a thickness of at least about 1.5 mm to at least a portion of an exposed edge of the roofing shingle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: Kermit E. STAHL
  • Manufactured siding panel
    Patent number: D713552
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Certainteed Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen W. Steffes, Nikki J. Whitney, Andrew C. Brandt, David J. Stucky
  • Frame assembled in a manufactured panel
    Patent number: D713974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Certainteed Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen W. Steffes, Nikki J. Whitney, Andrew C. Brandt, David J. Stucky