Patents Assigned to CertainTeed
  • Patent number: 10454408
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the photovoltaic generation of electrical energy. The present invention relates more particularly to photovoltaic arrays for use in photovoltaically generating electrical energy. Aspects of the present invention provide a variety of photovoltaic roofing elements and systems that include, for example, interlocking geometries to provide for water handling and integration with conventional roofing materials; and wire management features that can protect wiring and associated electrical components from physical and/or environmental damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Robert D. Livsey, Joseph Charles Gombarick, Peter Chihlas, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Michael E. Blackburn, Stephen W. Steffes, Gregory F. Jacobs, Michael J. Noone
  • Patent number: 10443241
    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: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Keith C. Hong, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10392806
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu
  • Patent number: 10316514
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to support members for ceiling systems, such as those that can be formed into an interconnected grid to be suspended from a ceiling and support ceiling tiles. One aspect of the disclosure is a linearly-extending support member for a ceiling tile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings Corporation
    Inventors: Robin C. Czyzewicz, Bryan Neubeker, Matthew Rapposelli
  • Patent number: 10316520
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Keith C. Hong, Ming Liang Shiao, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu
  • Patent number: 10309111
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Van Nhan Nguyen, Emmanuel Garre
  • Patent number: 10245816
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Ming Liang Shiao, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10246879
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Keith C. Hong, Walter T. Stephens
  • Patent number: 10227776
    Abstract: A suspended ceiling system for a building structure includes a plurality of parallel struts for supporting a plurality of parallel vanes suspended from the struts in perpendicular relationship thereto. The vanes can be suspended in downwardly spaced relationship to the struts or in contiguous relationship therewith and occur in different forms including illuminated vanes, adjustable vanes and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Mayer
  • Patent number: 10214449
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Thomas McShea, Ming Liang Shiao
  • Patent number: 10131577
    Abstract: This invention relates to improved high temperature resistant calcium sulphate-based products e.g. gypsum wallboard products and, in particular, to products having reduced shrinkage at high temperatures. The invention provides calcium sulphate-based product comprising gypsum and a shrinkage resistance additive. The shrinkage resistance additive is melamine polyphosphate or melamine pyrophosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Fisher
  • Patent number: 10125495
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Keith C. Hong, Ming Liang Shiao, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10053865
    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: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Ming Liang Shiao, Keith C. Hong, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 10030385
    Abstract: A ceiling panel according to the present invention has opposed translucent membranes secured in a tensioned state across a perimeter frame. The frame includes frame members that are designed to oppose inward bowing of the perimeter frame caused by the tensioned membranes. The frame members have a side profile shaped to conceal a grid support network with the lower translucent member extending across and about a lower edge of the perimeter frame. The invention also includes a modified structure for supporting of translucent panels below a grid network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Certainteed Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Rahnamaye Chitsaz, Martin Daniel Gerkes
  • Publication number: 20180171637
    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: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Keith C. Hong, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 9998067
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module includes an encapsulated photovoltaic element and an infrared-transmissive decorative overlay simulating conventional roofing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Gregory F. Jacobs, Ming Liang Shiao
  • Patent number: 9980480
    Abstract: Biocidal roofing granules are prepared by providing a mineral core and at least one biocidal photocatalytic metal oxide. A gel-forming inorganic coating medium is prepared and used to coat the mineral core to form a coating layer having a porous network on the mineral core, and the at least one biocidal photocatalytic metal oxide is disposed in the porous network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: CertainTeed Corporation
    Inventors: Sophie Vanpoulle, Van Nhan Nguyen, Alexandra Dekoninck
  • Patent number: 9976727
    Abstract: A cross member of a T bar ceiling system is designed to be part of the ceiling grid system and adapted to releasably receive a strip light beneath the cross T member. The strip light provides support flanges beneath the T member for supporting a ceiling panel edge at the conventional height. With this arrangement the grid system can be installed in the normal manner with these cross T's at positions where strip lights are to be secured. The strip lights can be installed at a later point in time. Preferably a push type releasable connection is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: CertainTeed Canada, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald White, Martin D. Gerkes
  • Patent number: 9902656
    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: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: CertainTeed Gypsum, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. College, Shane Libunao, Mark Harris
  • Patent number: D829345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: CertainTeed Ceilings Corporation
    Inventors: Robin C. Czyzewicz, Bryan Neubeker, Matthew Rapposelli