Patents Assigned to The Garland Company, Inc.
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Patent number: 8513337Abstract: A novel hot melt adhesive that includes a blend of hot melt polyurethane and petroleum liquid.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: The Garland Company, Inc.Inventor: Jason Smith
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Patent number: 7705068Abstract: The invention relates to liquid compositions that include an aqueous asphalt mixture and polyurethane dispersion. The polyurethane dispersion includes a polyurethane that is based on an aliphatic polyol backbone based on polytetramethyl ethlene glycol and/or polycaprolactone. The aqueous asphalt mixture in the liquid composition generally constitutes a majority volume percent of the liquid composition. The polyurethane dispersion generally constitutes at least about 0.1 volume percent of said liquid composition.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: The Garland Company, Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Mellott, II, Jason D. Smith
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Patent number: 7598187Abstract: A mat useful for reinforcing composite materials is made up of at least first and second sets of fibers, the first set of fibers laid as a ply in spaced apart parallel relationship in the direction of construction and the second set laid as a ply in spaced apart parallel relationship perpendicular to the direction of construction. These fibers define interstices, into which a continuous filament is knitted to provide stability. The filament has a core portion and a sheath portion, the sheath portion having a lower melting point than the core portion. The sheath portion is thermally fusible to form a plurality of closed loops in which the respective sets of fibers are entrapped. The fibers are glass or glass rovings and the filament is a polyester, the core portion being a high-viscosity poly(ethylene terephthalate) and the sheath portion being a low-viscosity poly(ethylene terephthalate).Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2005Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: The Garland Company, Inc.Inventors: Colin J. Hallam, Derrell M. Winowich, Louis Kevin Horne
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Patent number: 7291358Abstract: A roofing or siding system having an improved average resulting reflectivity. The roofing and/or siding system is at least partially coated with a plurality of granules. At least one layer of paint is applied to the roofing and/or siding system to increase the resulting reflectivity of the roofing and/or siding system.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2004Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Assignee: The Garland Company, Inc.Inventors: Fred Fensel, Brian Lambert
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Patent number: 6933007Abstract: A method of coating highly reflective granules on an adhering material of a roofing or siding material to form a roofing or siding material having an average resulting reflectivity on an upper surface of at least about 45%. The method includes the selecting of highly reflective granules and applying the highly reflective granules on an adhering material until over about 95% of a top surface of the adhering material is covered by the granules.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2003Date of Patent: August 23, 2005Assignee: The Garland Company, Inc.Inventors: Fred A. Fensel, John Palladino, Melissa A. Rus
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Patent number: 6796097Abstract: A light-weight structural system is provided by a panel system having at least one pair of adjacent panels (10) and a clip (60) positioned between the adjacent panels. A groove or channel (26) in each panel receives an outwardly-extending tongue or tab (70) on the clip. Built-up gussets (28, 30) on the panels above and below the groove or channel provide structural strength. Upwardly-extending support members (64, 66) on the clip bear weight from the panels. A base section (62) of the clip allows the clip to be fixed to a roof or wall substructure. The panels can be formed from thermosetting or thermoplastic polymers, especially fiber-reinforced polymers.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2002Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: The Garland Company, Inc.Inventors: Fred A. Fensel, Michael Huber
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Publication number: 20040071938Abstract: A roofing or siding system having an improved average resulting reflectivity. The roofing and/or siding system is at least partially coated with a plurality of granules. The granules have an average reflectivity of at least about 55% and an average hardness of over about 3 Moh's.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2003Publication date: April 15, 2004Applicant: The Garland Company, Inc., an Ohio corporationInventors: Fred A. Fensel, John Palladino, Melissa A. Rus
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Patent number: 6641896Abstract: A sheet material is useful as a waterproof underlayment for a roof of a structure. The sheet material has upper and lower surfaces and comprises a web of reinforcing mat comprising fire-resistant fibers and a continuous non-porous matrix of water-resistant modified bitumen saturating the web of reinforcing mat, wherein the modified bitumen is self-adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2000Date of Patent: November 4, 2003Assignee: The Garland Company, Inc.Inventors: Fred Fensel, Rob Justus
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Publication number: 20030198736Abstract: A roofing or siding system having an improved average resulting reflectivity. The roofing and/or siding system is at least partially coated with a plurality of granules. The granules have an average reflectivity of at least about 55% and an average hardness of over about 3 Moh's.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2003Publication date: October 23, 2003Applicants: The Garland Company, Inc., Ohio corporationInventors: Fred A. Fensel, John Palladino, Melissa A. Rus
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Publication number: 20030152747Abstract: A roofing or siding system having an improved average resulting reflectivity. The roofing and/or siding system is at least partially coated with a plurality of granules. The granules have an average reflectivity of at least about 55% and an average hardness of over about 3 Moh's.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2002Publication date: August 14, 2003Applicant: The Garland Company, Inc., an Ohio corporationInventors: Fred A. Fensel, John Palladino, Melissa A. Rus
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Patent number: 6524980Abstract: A composite substrate (10) is prepared for reinforcing a bituminous roofing material by securing together a carrier web (12) with a first set (14) of fiberglass rovings bundles and a second set (16) of fiberglass rovings bundles. The carrier web will have a pair of opposed planar surfaces. The web will define a machine direction and a cross machine direction for the substrate, with the first and second sets of rovings bundles each positioned in parallel relationship, with the longitudinal axes defined by the individual rovings of the two sets being in non-parallel relationship to each other when viewed normal to the plane of the web. The bundle sets are maintained in the spaced apart parallel relationships and the non-parallel angular relationship by the adhesive, stitching or other conventional method of securing which holds the substrate together. If a stitching machine is used, the preferred yarn (18) would be a polyester yarn.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 1999Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: The Garland Company, Inc.Inventors: Fred A. Fensel, Louis Kevin Horne, Derrel M. Winowich, Jr., Colin J. Hallam, David Sokol
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Publication number: 20020076525Abstract: A roofing membrane which exhibits improved properties, particularly reduced propensity to blister, is produced by selecting a the group consisting of straight run asphalts with a rod & ball softening point in the range of from 80 to 130 degrees F.; oxidized asphalts, solvent washed asphalts, road tars, refined tars, and blends thereof; selecting a modifying polymer from a group consisting of: styrene-butadiene-styrene (“SBS”) block co-polymer, atactic polypropylene (“APP”), and a combination of SBS and APP; modifying the bitumen by adding the polymer while the bitumen is in a molten state in a sealed mixing vessel; exposing the modified bitumen to a pressure less than ambient during or after modification while still in a molten state to allow release of entrained gases; and forming the roofing membrane from the molten modified bitumen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Applicant: The Garland Company Inc.Inventors: Fred A. Fensel, Daniel Lamar Healy, Michael Edward Klammer