Patents Assigned to CertainTeed
  • COATED GRANULES FOR CONSTRUCTION APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20130089707
    Abstract: Provided are construction material granules. In one embodiment, the granules include a core enclosed by a layer comprising a conductive material and a layer comprising a dielectric material. Also provided are related methods of constructing such materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Certainteed Corporation
    Inventor: Regine Faure
  • Packaging for specialty shingle
    Patent number: 8413809
    Abstract: A package of specialty shingles is provided, preferably for containing hip, ridge or rake shingles, with support in the bottom of the package for the shingles that is complementary to the lower ends of nested, stacked shingles in the package. Shaped constraining devices are provided, for retaining the shape of shingles in the package. An assembly of packages of the specialty shingles is provided, in a tray arrangement, and a pallet assembly of various levels of such packages disposed on a pallet are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen A. Koch, Robert L. Jenkins, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs, Barbara A. McDonough, Paul J. Batt
  • Photovoltaic roofing wiring array, photovoltaic roofing wiring systems and roofs using them
    Patent number: 8410349
    Abstract: Photovoltaic wiring arrays and photovoltaic wiring systems suitable for use in rooftop photovoltaic power generation systems are provided. Accordingly, one aspect of the invention provides a photovoltaic roofing wiring array for use with a plurality of photovoltaic roofing elements, the photovoltaic roofing wiring system including: a positive parallel wiring run comprising a main line and one or more connection branches pendant from the main line, each connection branch being terminated in a positive connector; and a negative parallel wiring run comprising a main line and one or more connection branches pendant from the main line, each connection branch being terminated in a negative connector. In some embodiments of the invention, the photovoltaic roofing wiring arrays are substantially prefabricated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs, Wayne E. Shaw
  • Shingle with reinforcement layer
    Patent number: 8409689
    Abstract: A laminated shingle and a method of making it is provided in which the rear 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: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Stephen A. Koch
  • Method for constructing composite building boards using dissolvable films
    Patent number: 8409391
    Abstract: Disclosed are building board manufacturing techniques that minimize the build-up of slurry on associated forming equipment and also produce panels with enhanced physical properties. The methods involve applying a dissolvable film laminate to one or more fiber mats at the outset of the forming process. In the un-dissolved state, the film acts as a containment envelope for the gypsum slurry and any free floating glass fibers. During subsequent curing, the film is dissolved by vaporized water. In its dissolved state, the film is liquefied and coats the fibers of the underlying mat. This results in a building board with improved physical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Hauber, Gerald D. Boydston
  • Photovoltaic module
    Patent number: 8404967
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module includes an encapsulated photovoltaic element and an infrared transmissive decorative overlay simulating conventional roofing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs, Ming Liang Shiao
  • Composite roofing or other surfacing board, method of making and using and roof made thereby
    Patent number: 8397446
    Abstract: A composite roofing board is provided, including a layer of bituminous core material having pieces or particles of shingles, rolled roofing, etc. that have been broken-up or comminuted therein, with the core material having layers of mat material on opposite surfaces thereof, also in layers, and with an adhesive applied to an outer surface of one of the layers of mat material, with a peelable and removable release liner layer covering the adhesive. The various layers are provided as a sandwich, to make the composite board. A plurality of composite boards may be applied to a roof deck or other roof structure, and they can be butt-joined and taped together with a joint tape. The method of making the composite board can be continuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Roofing granules with high solar reflectance, roofing materials with high solar reflectance, and the process of making the same
    Patent number: 8394498
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Jennifer A. Sharp, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • System and method for the production of gypsum using heat recovery
    Patent number: 8388926
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and associated method for the production of gypsum in manufacturing plant. More specifically, the invention relates to the production of alpha-type gypsum in a gypsum board manufacturing plant. The system yields increased efficiencies by capturing heat given off during processing steps and using that heat to reduce the energy needed for calcination. The invention finds particular application in the production alpha-type gypsum. The present invention is described in greater detail hereinafter in conjunction with the following specific embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventor: John W. College
  • Shingle with reinforcement layer
    Patent number: 8383228
    Abstract: A laminated shingle and a method of making it is provided in which the rear 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: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Stephen A. Koch
  • Photovoltaic roofing elements including tie layer systems
    Patent number: 8375653
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Liang Shiao, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Wayne E. Shaw, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Molded synthetic hip, ridge or rake shingle and process and apparatus for molding same
    Patent number: 8371072
    Abstract: A molded hip, ridge or rake shingle is provided that is shaped to fit over angled intersecting planar surface of a roof hip, ridge or rake, by making a shingle precursor and draping it in heated condition over a rack having surfaces that have an included angle therebetween to cool and take form, such that portions of the shingle precursor conform to the surfaces of the rack, at a desired predetermined included angle between the shingle precursor portions, to form a hip, ridge or rake shingle with shingle portions having the desired included angle between the shingle portions. The shingle is formed according to the process, and on an apparatus, to produce the shingles that can be applied to a roof, in an array of shingles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Larry Wayne Shanes, Thomas Kevin MacKinnon
  • Shingles with combined fastener target zone and water barrier and process for producing same
    Patent number: 8371085
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen A. Koch
  • Method for the use of heat energy from gasification sources in gypsum board production
    Patent number: 8371038
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved method for using heat energy in a gypsum board plant. More specifically, the method contemplates taking heat from a gasifier, or other alternative heat source, and using it to dry gypsum boards. In order to control humidity levels, this heat is delivered to one or more board dryers via a heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventors: John College, Felipe J. Yanes, David Corbin
  • Weather resistant shingle system
    Patent number: 8365493
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: Robert L. Jenkins
  • Solar heat-reflective roofing granules, solar heat-reflective shingles, and process for producing same
    Patent number: 8361597
    Abstract: Solar-reflective roofing granules having improved solar heat-resistance are formed by coating colored mineral particles with a coating composition including titanium dioxide nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Keith C. Hong, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Roofing Product Including Roofing-Grade Asphalt Mixture And Methods Of Making The Roofing Produc And The Roofing-Grade Asphalt Mixture
    Publication number: 20130022823
    Abstract: A method of forming a roofing-grade asphalt mixture can include mixing a bio-asphalt including a partially oxidized bio-source material, a bitumen source material different from the bio-asphalt, and particles to form the roofing-grade asphalt mixture. In an embodiment, the bitumen source material can have a softening point of at least approximately 102° C. and a penetration distance no greater than approximately 20 dmm. In another embodiment, the roofing-grade asphalt mixture can have a softening point of at least approximately 104° C., a penetration distance no greater than approximately 12 dmm, a viscosity of at least approximately 3000 cps at a temperature of 177° C., or any combination thereof. The roofing-grade asphalt mixture can be applied to a base material to form a roofing product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: Michael J. Franks, SR.
  • Fastening system for sheathing board
    Patent number: 8353401
    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: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Hauber, Mark E. Hennis, Michael P. Fahey
  • Mineral surfaced asphalt-based roofing products with encapsulated healing agents and methods of producing the same
    Patent number: 8349435
    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: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Keith C. Hong, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Portion of a shingle
    Patent number: D674515
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventor: Robert L. Jenkins