Patents by Inventor George Gregory Wattman

George Gregory Wattman 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).

  • System, method and apparatus for increasing surface solar reflectance of roofing
    Patent number: 9631367
    Abstract: A roofing product has a substrate having a binder layer and roofing granules on a majority of the binder layer, such that an exposed portion of the binder layer does not have the roofing granules. In addition, particles may be located on the exposed portion of the binder layer. The particles are smaller in size than the roofing granules, and the reflective particles have a solar reflectance of greater than 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, George Gregory Wattman
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING SURFACE SOLAR REFLECTANCE OF ROOFING
    Publication number: 20130202852
    Abstract: A roofing product has a substrate having a binder layer and roofing granules on a majority of the binder layer, such that an exposed portion of the binder layer does not have the roofing granules. In addition, particles may be located on the exposed portion of the binder layer. The particles are smaller in size than the roofing granules, and the reflective particles have a solar reflectance of greater than 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, George Gregory Wattman