Patents by Inventor George Wattman

George 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: 10315385
    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, reflective particles may be located on the exposed portion of the binder layer. The reflective particles are smaller in size than the roofing granules, and the reflective particles have a solar reflectance of greater than 40%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: CERTAINTEED CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, George Wattman
  • SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING SURFACE SOLAR REFLECTANCE OF ROOFING
    Publication number: 20130034697
    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, reflective particles may be located on the exposed portion of the binder layer. The reflective particles are smaller in size than the roofing granules, and the reflective particles have a solar reflectance of greater than 40%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: Certain Teed Corporation
    Inventors: Ming Liang Shiao, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, George Wattman