Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to roofing structures, for example, suitable for covering houses and other structures. The present disclosure relates more particularly to a roofing structure including a decking layer, a base layer, a cap layer, and a plurality of rails disposed over the cap layer. The base layer includes a plurality of strips that form seams including a first base layer seam. The cap layer also includes a plurality of strips that form seams including a first cap layer seam that is spaced from the first base layer seam. The rails include a first rail that is aligned with the first base layer seam and a second rail that is aligned with the first cap layer seam.

Abstract: Systems and methods for designing a social gaming platform in which participants compete to determine who best predicts the outcomes of conditions relating to activities at sporting events, TV shows, or other types of events. In a game, players compete with other players in the same group or in different groups via a gaming platform that employs a live digitized information feed from a contemporaneous event (while an event is currently in-progress) in addition to historical information relating to the event available from third party sources. Such information allow players (and also the system) to predict outcomes of conditions relating to activities at events, wherein such conditions are either user-contemplated, pre-stored in the system, or generated live (by the system or users). Additionally, embodiments of the present system utilize geo-location information to enable creation of user-groups based on the physical location of system users and social network affiliation of users.

Abstract: Polymeric flow modifiers having a weight average molecular weight of between 4,000 to 450,000 consisting essentially of polymerized monomers on a weight basis as follows: 40 to 96% C.sub.1 or C.sub.2 alkyl acrylate or mixtures thereof; 4 to 12% acrylic acid; and 0 to 48% copolymerized acrylic acid ester monomer.

Abstract: Ethylenically unsaturated carbamates are prepared by reaction of unsaturated isocyanates with the hydroxy groups of polyvinyl acetals. The ethylenically unsaturated carbamates either alone or formulated with unsaturated co-reactants such as (meth)-acryloyl monomers and oligomers, maleates and fumarates provide radiation curable coating compositions.

Abstract: Ethylenically unsaturated carbamates prepared by addition of unsaturated isocyanates to the hydroxy groups of styrene allyl alcohol copolymers are formulated with allylic monomers and unsaturated co-reactants selected from (meth)-acryloyl monomers and oligomers, maleates and fumarates to provide air-dry-and heat-curable coating compositions.

Abstract: Ethylenically unsaturated carbamates are prepared by reaction of unsaturated isocyanates with the hydroxy groups of polyvinyl acetals. The ethylenically unsaturated carbamates either alone or formulated with unsaturated co-reactants such as (meth)-acryloyl monomers and oligomers, maleates and fumarates provide radiation curable coating compositions.

Abstract: Ethylenically unsaturated carbamates are prepared by reaction of unsaturated isocyanates with the hydroxy groups of styrene allyl alcohol copolymers. The ethylenically unsaturated carbamates either alone or formulated with unsaturated co-reactants such as (meth)-acryloyl monomers and oligomers, maleates and fumarates provide radiation curable coating compositions.

Abstract: Ethylenically unsaturated carbamates prepared by addition of unsaturated isocyanates to the hydroxy groups of styrene allyl alcohol copolymers are formulated with allylic monomers and unsaturated co-reactants selected from (meth)-acryloyl monomers and oligomers, maleates and fumarates to provide air-dry-and heat-curable coating compositions.

Abstract: Ethylenically unsaturated carbamates prepared by addition of unsaturated isocyanates to the hydroxy groups of polyvinyl acetals are formulated with allylic monomers and optionally unsaturated co-reactants selected from (meth)-acryloyl monomers and oligomers, maleates and fumarates to provide air-dry- and heat-curable coating compositions.