Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Blasini

Daniel R. Blasini has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Polymer modified bitumen cap sheets and methods
    Patent number: 9205452
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for pressing roofing granules into a roofing membrane may include providing a roofing membrane and applying roofing granules atop a surface of the membrane. The method may also include adjusting a position of a second roller relative to a first roller so as to vary an amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller and pressing the roofing granules into the membrane via the first roller. In some embodiments, a line speed of the membrane may be determined and a contact value may be calculated based on the line speed of the membrane. The contact value may represent an effective amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller. The position of the second roller may be adjusted so that the amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller corresponds to the effective amount of contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Daniel R Blasini, Joel Hazy
  • POLYMER MODIFIED BITUMEN CAP SHEETS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140299052
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for pressing roofing granules into a roofing membrane may include providing a roofing membrane and applying roofing granules atop a surface of the membrane. The method may also include adjusting a position of a second roller relative to a first roller so as to vary an amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller and pressing the roofing granules into the membrane via the first roller. In some embodiments, a line speed of the membrane may be determined and a contact value may be calculated based on the line speed of the membrane. The contact value may represent an effective amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller. The position of the second roller may be adjusted so that the amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller corresponds to the effective amount of contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel R. Blasini, Joel Hazy
  • Polymer modified bitumen cap sheets and methods
    Patent number: 8790748
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for pressing roofing granules into a roofing membrane may include providing a roofing membrane and applying roofing granules atop a surface of the membrane. The method may also include adjusting a position of a second roller relative to a first roller so as to vary an amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller and pressing the roofing granules into the membrane via the first roller. In some embodiments, a line speed of the membrane may be determined and a contact value may be calculated based on the line speed of the membrane. The contact value may represent an effective amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller. The position of the second roller may be adjusted so that the amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller corresponds to the effective amount of contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Daniel R. Blasini, Joel Hazy
  • POLYMER MODIFIED BITUMEN CAP SHEETS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140154411
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for pressing roofing granules into a roofing membrane may include providing a roofing membrane and applying roofing granules atop a surface of the membrane. The method may also include adjusting a position of a second roller relative to a first roller so as to vary an amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller and pressing the roofing granules into the membrane via the first roller. In some embodiments, a line speed of the membrane may be determined and a contact value may be calculated based on the line speed of the membrane. The contact value may represent an effective amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller. The position of the second roller may be adjusted so that the amount of contact between the membrane and the first roller corresponds to the effective amount of contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: JOHNS MANVILLE
    Inventors: Daniel R. Blasini, Joel Hazy