Patents Assigned to Ludowici Roof Tile
  • Patent number: 10167639
    Abstract: A flush face wall tile is provided that can be installed on an exterior wall of a building to protect it from rain and/or sun. The wall tile may have a tapered profile such that a thickness of the wall tile between a front face wall and a rear wall increases from a bottom portion of the front face wall to an upper portion of the front face wall. A plurality of these wall tiles can be installed on the wall such that the front face walls of each tile are substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis to form a flush exterior wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Ludowici Roof Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley J. Smith, Joseph B. Shultheis
  • Patent number: 8347587
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Ludowici Roof Tile
    Inventor: Derek P. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20120102876
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: Ludowici Roof Tile
    Inventor: Derek P. Thomas
  • Patent number: 8122649
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Ludowici Roof Tile
    Inventor: Derek P. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090249729
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Ludowici Roof Tile
    Inventor: Derek P. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090193746
    Abstract: A system for tiling roofs employs rows of full-width tiles extending across a surface, each row of tiles interspersed with ? or other unconventional width tiles in an irregular, pseudo-random pattern that allows for proper drainage and also has a distinctive appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Ludowici Roof Tile
    Inventor: Derek P. THOMAS
  • Patent number: D857245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Ludowici Roof Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley J. Smith, Joseph B. Shultheis
  • Patent number: D870322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ludowici Roof Tile, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley J. Smith, Joseph B. Shultheis