Patents by Inventor Jacob La FOREST

Jacob La FOREST 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).

  • Publication number: 20210388617
    Abstract: A roofing accessory is disclosed includes an elastomeric layer including non-crosslinked elastomeric material having a composition including: (A) 100 PHR of a base polymer including ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) having a sum of ethylidene norbornene (ENB) content, vinyl norbornene (VNB) content, norbornadiene content, and 1,4 hexadiene content and/or dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) content from about 0 to 9 wt. %, (B) about 50 to 300 PHR of calcium carbonate; and (C) about 50 to 200 PHR of a dewaxed heavy paraffinic process oil(s). The accessory may further include a butyl-based layer adjacent to the elastomeric layer. The accessory may also include a protective layer configured as a liner, the protective layer arranged adjacent to the butyl-based layer such that the butyl-based layer is sandwiched between the first and protective layers. The accessory may have elongation at break of up to about 1800%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Krishnamachari GOPALAN, Robert J. LENHART, Gending JI, Jacob La FOREST