Patents by Inventor Jacob S. Zhanel

Jacob S. Zhanel 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).

  • Flake having multilayer coatings with optical and thermal properties
    Patent number: 9371450
    Abstract: A finished flake for a roofing material including a metal flake substrate having an emissivity value up to approximately 0.25 and a reflectivity value up to approximately 0.95. A first coating is provided having unpigmented sodium silicate disposed on the substrate, wherein the first coating increases the emissivity value of the substrate and decreases the reflectivity value of the substrate. A second coating is provided having sodium silicate loaded with reflective pigments non-uniformly disposed about the first coating, wherein the finished flake has an emissivity value in excess of approximately 0.75 and a reflectivity value ranging from approximately 0.4 to approximately 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: BUILDING MATERIALS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul G. Wilson, Jacob S. Zhanel, Sudhir Railkar, Daniel Boss, Matti Kiik
  • FLAKE HAVING MULTILAYER COATINGS WITH OPTICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20150197639
    Abstract: A finished flake for a roofing material including a metal flake substrate having an emissivity value up to approximately 0.25 and a reflectivity value up to approximately 0.95. A first coating is provided having unpigmented sodium silicate disposed on the substrate, wherein the first coating increases the emissivity value of the substrate and decreases the reflectivity value of the substrate. A second coating is provided having sodium silicate loaded with reflective pigments non-uniformly disposed about the first coating, wherein the finished flake has an emissivity value in excess of approximately 0.75 and a reflectivity value ranging from approximately 0.4 to approximately 0.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Building Materials Investment Corporation
    Inventors: Paul G. WILSON, Jacob S. Zhanel, Sudhir Railkar, Daniel Boss, Matti Kiik