Abstract: An adhesive is provided for adhering roofing shingles wherein the adhesive is a blend of asphalt, an elastomer, a tackifying resin and a petroleum oil.

Abstract: A roof covering material is comprised of a polybitumen sealing web composed of a thermally weldable closed homogeneous sealing layer formed along an underside with parting and pressure equalizing means affording fluid communication over an internal region of juxtaposition of the web with a roof surface, and a support of a filamentary web impregnated with a polymerbitumen on an upper surface of the substantially fluid-impermeable web.

Abstract: Latex may be extended with up to about 40% by weight of an emulsion of asphalt, bitumen or coal tar. The extended latex is useful in adhering scrim to carpet or in the manufacture of attached foamed carpet backing.

Abstract: A rectangular shingle sheet having a butt portion which is longitudinally divided into spaced apart tab segments and an undivided headlap portion which is 1.3 to 1.5 times higher than the outward extensions of said tab segments in said butt portion; said butt portion and headlap portion carrying an asphaltic backing of varying thickness Wherein the upper area of the headlap portion which is of a height approximately equal to that of the butt portion is coated with an asphaltic backing of between about 5 and about 15 mils thickness and the remaining lower area of the headlap portion and the entire butt portion is unifomly coated with an asphaltic backing of between about 20 and about 75 mils thickness. In one embodiment, the shingle is a composite roofing shingle comprising a shingle sheet having a butt portion which is longitudinally divided into tab segments spaced apart by between about 0.5 and about 1.5 their width and an undivided headlap portion which is between about 1.3 and about 1.

Abstract: Compositions comprising 15 to 20% amorphous olefin copolymer, 3 to 5% ethene-propene-ethylidine norbornene terpolymer of the sequence type with 25 to 30% propene content, 6 to 8% double bonds, and raw strength 10 MPa, 60 to 82% distilled bitumen, 0 to 3% isotactic polypropylene, 0 to 15% filler and 0 to 1% antioxidizing agent, when heat-sealed to a layer of oxidized bitumen, form a stable bond therewith and thus can be used to form a waterproofing surface coat on fibrous roofing sheets.

Abstract: A carpet tile and method of production wherein the carpet tile comprises a carpet tile having a fibrous face, such as a tufted face, and a fibrous back surface secured to a primary backing and comprising three separate hot melt coating composition layers and a secondary backing on the back surface of the carpet tile.

Abstract: A reinforcing semi-rigid, resin impregnated continuous filament fiberglass grid is incorporated into a paved road or surface to provide increased strength and resistance to cracking.

Abstract: This invention relates to a fibrous panel and to a process and apparatus for its manufacture, the panel includes a dense felt mat (2) of mineral fibres having on at least one of its main surfaces an impervious covering (3, 7) consisting of a reinforcing film (3) of mineral fibres impregnated with a binder, for example bitumen, and bonded to the felt (2) by the binder, and having, on the external surface, a separating agent (7) glued to the film (3) by the binder, the agent (7) being self welding in the heat. The panels according to this invention are advantageous for the insulation and weatherproofing of roofs, especially those with only a slight slope, in particular on account of their reliability in use as well as that of the impervious coverings for which they serve as support.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a thick asphalt sheet comprises preparing a thick sheet material made of non-woven fabric of synthetic material, passing said sheet material through at least one pair of pressing rolls from the upper side to the lower side and feeding and storing molten petroleum asphalt into a concavity formed on the upper side of said pair of rolls, whereby the molten petroleum asphalt is pressed into the sheet material when said material passes through said pair of rolls, thereby forming an asphalt sheet. The asphalt sheet thus manufactured is immediately led onto a processed ground surface to form a waterproofing layer thereon.

Abstract: A pavement tile includes a section of reinforcing geotextile fabric coated on a top side with asphalt adhesive and a layer of asphalt aggregate mix or "hot mix" over the adhesive. The asphalt aggregate mix is compacted to a desired thickness and degree of compaction. Asphalt is applied over a bottom side of the fabric, and a peelable backing applied over the asphalt. For repair of deteriorated pavement, the protective backing is simply peeled off, and the pavement tile applied over the deteriorated spot of wear course. New paved surface or large repairs can be made by simply adjoining tiles. The tiles are preferably made in batches. A large sheet is spread with the layers of asphalt adhesive and asphalt aggregate mix, and compacted. The large sheet is cut into tiles, and the asphalt and backing applied to individual tiles. The tiles are stacked in batches of six on a convenient crate with handles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a nonwoven made of synthetic fibers or filaments for preparing roofing sheets by coating with fusible coating compositions. A nonwoven of this type is provided with a flame-retardant finish which is still inert at the processing temperatures of the coating composition (for example up to about 250.degree. C.) but which at higher temperatures forms a largely continuous, preferably foamlike, layer which in the event of a fire preferably remains in place even if the supporting fibers or filaments of the nonwoven melt away.

Abstract: A glass fiber board having a facing adhered to one of two major faces thereof by foamed asphalt adhesive.

Abstract: A factory assembled, insulation panel for use in a roofing system including an insulation drainage course (42), a moisture vapor retardant barrier (44), and an insulation course (46) of closed-cell, synthetic, polymeric material overlaying said insulating drainage course.

Abstract: An exterior finishing system for a building, including particularly an exterior insulation system, which includes a fibrous mat-faced gypsum board, preferably a board in which the set gypsum core thereof is water resistant, and preferably one in which the set gypsum core is sandwiched between two sheets of porous glass mat, with the outer surface of at least one of said mats being substantially free of set gypsum, and means for preparing the board, including control of the viscosity of the aqueous gypsum slurry from which the set gypsum core of the board is formed. Also, the use of fibrous mat-faced gypsum board as the shaft liner panel in a shaft wall assembly.

Abstract: A membrane for the repair of road surfaces, particularly for the retardation of reflective cracking from an old road surface to a newly-applied overlay. The membrane comprises a glass fiber mat impregnated with a blend of asphalt, a block copolymer and a mineral filler. The membrane, in the form of a complete covering or relatively small patches applied directly over a crack, is thermally adhered to the old road and to the overlay by the heat of the overlay itself. The membrane has a low modulus of elasticity, particularly at below freezing temperatures, to minimize crack-propagating stresses and to distribute both thermal and traffic stresses over a broader area of both the old road surface and the overlay.

Abstract: A laminated bituminous roofing membrane including: (i) a fibrous sheet; (ii) a first bituminous layer laminated on one surface of the fibrous sheet, the bituminous layer being composed of bitumen or a bituminous mixture; (iii) a synthetic resin sheet or film laminated on the other surface, opposite to the surface laminated to the fibrous sheet, of the first bituminous layer; (iv) a second bituminous layer laminated on the other surface of the fibrous sheet, the bituminous layer being composed of bitumen or a bituminous mixture; and (v) a mineral aggregate layer deposited on the opposite surface of the second bituminous layer.This laminated bituminous roofing membrane can be readily and directly applied in a cold-application process on a substrate to form a waterproofing layer in which the joint portions of adjacent roofing membranes are completely water-tightly bonded and the formation of blistering and deterioration due to the presence of moisture or water from the substrate is prevented.

Abstract: A lightweight asphalt roofing product wherein the asphalt-based coating has a specific gravity less than 1.0. A lightweight filler is used which has an effective specific gravity in the range of 0.10-0.50 and is present in the coating in the range of 3%-25% by weight of the filled coating. In a preferred embodiment, the filler particles have hollow, gas filled inclusions, and comprise expanded perlite particles or expanded permicite particles.

Abstract: A repair or waterproofing laminate having a flexible sheet-like permeable or semipermeable support in face-to-face contact with a sheet-like bituminous mastic and further having an impermeable plastic film in contact with, and permanently adhered to, the portion of the mastic that extends beyond at least one of the ends or edges of the support.

Abstract: A corrosion protective sheet for adhesion to steel sheets which is made from elastomers and natural resin modified bitumen and which contains up to about 10% organic and or inorganic fibrous material. The sheet is coated on the underside with a melt adhesive and on the upper side with a bitumen resistant anti-block material which provides a solid sheet at a temperature under 90.degree. C. No separation sheets are needed and the adherence of the sheet on the steel surface to be protected is improved and the upper surface is rendered resistant to penetration.

Abstract: A non-woven fabric for use as a bitumen coated and possibly bitumen impregnated carcass in a water-proofing membrane, particularly for roofs, is distinguished in that a proportion of at least 75% by weight of the fabric fibers comprise organic synthetic fibers, preferably polyester fibers, and cellulose fibers, preferably wood pulp fibers, the organic synthetic fibers constituting at least 10 and at most 90% by weight of this fiber proportion. The non-woven fabric is coated with a binder compatible with bitumen in an amount of at least 10%, preferably at least 20% of the fabric weight, the binder being selected so as to be thermally stable up to a temperature of at least 160.degree. C. and for limiting the water transport ability of at least the cellulose fibers. The invention also includes water-proofing membranes including a carcass formed by such fabric, which is coated and possibly impregnated with bitumen.

Abstract: Sheet of roofcovering material comprises a porous base-layer with apertures distributed over its surface. The base layer, at its upper side, is provided with a liquid- and/or vapor tight coating, onto which a bituminous adhering layer or a bituminous top layer has been applied.

Abstract: A laminate composition useful as a roofing membrane comprising a top and a bottom layer of plastic film bonded together by a modified bitumen material, the top layer of said laminate either containing or being surface coated with an ultraviolet light resistant and absorbing agent. The inventive laminate has superior elongation and flexibility properties compared to prior art roofing membranes. Additionally, the inventive laminate is light weight and has good aesthetic qualities.Also provided are a novel embossed laminate, also useful as a roofing membrane, and a novel roofing system comprising a plurality of partially overlapping inventive roof membranes suitably attached to a roof deck.

Abstract: An asphalt foam having open cells wherein asphalt mixed with an alkali metal silicate is fixed to the wall of the open cells. The asphalt foam is useful for a joint filler, a vehicle floor material, etc. A method of producing the asphalt foam, which comprises the steps of impregnating an open cell foam sheet with an aqueous mixture consisting of asphalt emulsion and an aqueous solution of an alkali metal silicate, and drying the impregnated foam sheet.

Abstract: A synthetic clay court composition is provided having a first aggregate-containing elastomeric lamina applied to a substrate. Prior to the elastomer curing aggregate is broadcast over the elastomer in an amount sufficient to form a second free-flowing lamina.

Abstract: Pressure sensitive bitumen-based adhesive compositions are provided which comprise bitumen, oil, an ionomeric elastomer, and gilsonite. The adhesives are particularly useful as self adherent waterproofing layers in roofing. The presence of gilsonite can result in substantial increases in the shear strength of these adhesives at the relatively high temperatures encountered in roofing applications.Also provided are waterproofing membranes comprising the inventive adhesive compositions.

Abstract: Asphaltic concrete surfaces are protected from undesirable changes by applying a composition comprising a diorganopolysiloxane containing rod-shaped styrene-n-butyl acrylate copolymers which are obtained from the free-radical copolymerization of said monomers in the presence of the diorganopolysiloxane onto an asphaltic concrete surface and thereafter crosslinking the diorganopolysiloxane composition to form an elastomeric coating thereon. The asphaltic concrete surface may be coated with a primer prior to the application of the crosslinkable diorganopolysiloxane composition in order to improve the adhesion of the resultant crosslinked elastomer containing the rod-shaped copolymers. These asphaltic concrete coatings are especially useful in, for example, hydraulic engineering.

Abstract: The invention comprises a built-up roof composite that is used upon seamed roof substrates. The composite has a membrane that is simultaneously formed and affixed to a base sheet adhered to the roof substrate. The membrane comprises a sheet of heat-resistant, non-woven polyester sandwiched between layers of asphalt. The upper asphalt layer is caused to flow through the polyester and meld with the lower layer of asphalt to form a homogeneous membrane.

Abstract: Bitumen-based pressure sensitive adhesive compositions are provided which comprise bitumen, oil, and an ionomeric elastomer. The adhesive compositions are useful as self adherent waterproofing layers, particularly in roofing applications. The use of the ionomeric elastomer permits formulation of the adhesive to have improved tack at the lower temperatures encountered in such application while maintaining desired flexibility, shear strength, and flow resistance.Also provided are waterproofing membranes comprising the inventive adhesive compositions.

Abstract: Ionomeric polymer compositions are provided which comprise an ionomeric polymer and about 5 to about 125 parts by weight of gilsonite, per 100 parts by weight of the ionomeric polymer. The inventive compositions can be formulated as processable materials which can be fabricated into articles such as sheets, tubes, and films having improved tear propagation resistance and fire retardance and decreased levels of water absorption.

Abstract: Waterproofing membranes are disclosed comprising a shrinkable polymer film bonded to a foil layer by a layer of thermoplastic adhesive having sufficient bonding strength below the shrinkage onset temperature of the polymer film to inhibit relative movement between the film and the foil and having sufficient plasticity above the shrinkage onset temperature of the polymer film to permit relative movement between the film and the foil. In a preferred embodiment, the membrane is made self adhesive by including a layer of an adhesive material on that surface of the foil opposite the layer of the thermoplastic adhesive.

Abstract: This invention covers a water soluble one-component fiberglass mat binder composition which comprises a urea-formaldehyde resin and polyvinyl acetate polymers and/or vinyl acrylic-polyvinyl acetate copolymers in the manufacture of asphalt shingles. The shingles of the invention are formed by the asphalt coating of a fiberglass mat in which the glass fiber mat has been coated with the binder composition and cured to bond the glass fibers together in the mat structure.

Abstract: Lighter weight, high strength, built-up roofing (BUR) membranes, systems and process for obtaining same are provided herein. These BUR membranes are made by using an improved ply sheet having uniform ventability and attachment in the overall assembly and superior resistance to wind uplift. The improved structure involves a ply sheet carrying 1/8 inch diameter or larger perforations along its longitudinal border in an area comprising between 1/5 and about 1/2 the width of the ply sheet. The ply sheets here employed for the BUR assembly or membrane have a thickness essentially not in excess of the layer of bonding agent applied over each ply in the assembly.

Abstract: The invention relates to a roofing-material provided with perforations and comprising a bituminized carrier with a non-sticking lower surface and destined for being applied on a substratum and for being covered by an upper layer, which may contain a carrier which is bituminized with modified bitumen, and which may be applied by means of a torch.According to the invention the carrier of the roofing-material is bituminized with modified bitumen, and the perforations are so large that the upper layer can be directly applied on the roofing-material by means of a torch and can be adhered to the substratum via the perforations.

Abstract: A reinforcing combination is useful to reinforce plate metal which comprises a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet formed from a sheet-like substrate comprising asphalt, rubber, and a filler and having a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one surface thereof; and a thermosetting sheet formed from a sheet-like substrate comprising polyvinyl acetal, monomeric diallyl phthalate, a filler, and at least one additive, and having a reinforcing fiber layer on one surface and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the other surface thereof; wherein said thermosetting sheet at one edge partially overlaps said pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the former in contact with that surface of the latter which is remote from its own pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. A reinforcement configuration is provided by attaching the components of the reinforcing combination in assembly or separately followed by heat curing.

Abstract: A stick-down system for roofing membrane or shingles includes a sealant of compounded bitumen which is a roofer's flux and/or asphalt resin containing from about 3% to 20% by weight of rubber and/or thermoplastic resins such that said sealant exhibits high tackiness at ambient temperatures and is adhesive to an adjacent asphalt shingle. When roofer's flux is the compounded bitumen of choice, the sealant is adhesive to an adjacent shingle at temperatures in the range of from 90.degree.-130 .degree. F. The stick-down system also includes a release sheet having a release substance of either silicone resins, fluorine-containing resins or polyvinylidene chloride.

Abstract: A carbon-containing layer is produced on a substrate by means of sputtering. The carbon-containing layer is applied with good adhesion to nearly any substrate, is a very thin layer, and also exhibits a low conductivity. Parts of hydrocarbon molecules or hydrocarbon molecules are both incorporated into the carbon-containing layer during sputtering. The carbon-containing layer adheres well to nearly any substrate, is nearly scratch-proof, and helps avoid charging and contamination upon bombardment with charged particles.

Abstract: A geotextile fabric, method of manufacture and method of use, are provided. The composite geotextile fabric has a first group of uncrimped synthetic weft threads, a second group of uncrimped synthetic warp threads not interlaced with the first group, and a knit yarn stitch bonding the warp and weft threads loosely together. A nonwoven filtration fabric may also be included. The composite geotextile fabric may have a controlled extensibility, which preferably is equal to or less than the two to four percent extensibility of asphalt paving, making the fabric suitable for use in repairing cracked road surfaces and the like.

Abstract: An insulating material in the form of a body comprising expanded plastics beads which are each encapsulated in bitumen or a bituminous compound which is free from solvents, light oils, emulsifiers or other liquifying agents, such encapsulation having been formed by a hot process, the encapsulated beads having been subsequently pressed together and distorted to form a body with voids between the beads substantially eliminated.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive is disclosed which is prepared by hot melt blending paving grade asphalt, a depolymerized virgin rubber, a terpene resin, and a vulcanizable, non-depolymerized styrene-butadiene copolymer. These adhesives are especially useful in forming membranes by coating one side of an asphaltic based coated reinforcement with these adhesives. They are useful for highway repair and maintenance purposes and for waterproofing and show good adhesion to cementitious, for example asphaltic concrete or Portland cement concrete, substrates.

Abstract: A light-weight, roofing membrane, for application upon building roofs, formed of a fibrous sheet having one of its surfaces coated with a thin, continuous layer of asphalt bonded only to the outermost portion of the surface of the sheet, with the voids and crevices between the fibers, within the body of the sheet, being substantially free of asphalt. The membrane is made by chilling one surface of a fibrous sheet while flowing heated asphalt upon the opposite surface of the sheet and rapidly cooling the deposited asphalt so that it solidifies and bonds to the surface portion only of the sheet fibers before it flows into the body of the sheet. A layer of fine particles of silica-like sand is applied to the exposed surface of the asphalt and bonded thereto by the asphalt.

Abstract: Improved chemically modified asphalts are provided of the type which is the reaction product of asphalt, a vinyl aromatic monomer and a rubbery polymer. The improved compositions are capable of impregnating glass fiber bundles and have increased elastic recovery rates, increased viscosity stability, less tack and lower viscosity. Such improved compositions are obtained by employing a styrene-butadiene thermoplastic rubber copolymer as a coreactant with the asphalt and vinyl aromatic monomer.

Abstract: The invention comprises a built-up roof material that has a composite membrane that is formed and affixed to the roof substrate in a single step. The membrane comprises a sheet of heat-resistant, non-woven polyester sandwiched between layers of asphalt. The upper asphalt layer is caused to flow through the polyester and meld with the lower layer of asphalt to form a homogeneous composite.

Abstract: Hardboard-like panel having a core of wood fibres intimately mixed with asphalt forming 10-30% by weight of the core. The core is porous and contains 50% by volume of air cells. A resin-impregnated paper is glued to the core. The panel is preferably coated with a long life thermosetting acrylic finish, and used as an exterior siding. A process for making same is also described.

Abstract: A knitted unidirectional mat of glass rovings, factory coated with elastomeric modified asphalt, is used to reinforce a crack in an old road before applying a new layer of asphalt-based pavement.

Abstract: Protective coating solutions for cementitious substrates are disclosed which comprise a minor amount of a cyclohexane based organic solvent on a major amount of an asphaltic material. The asphaltic material is a blend of asphalt with the reaction product of asphalt, a vinyl aromatic monomer, a rubber and an unpolymerized acrylamide.

Abstract: A preformed sheet-like barrier useful for insulating and waterproofing a structure formed from a closed cell porous structure having an adhesive bituminous sheet integrally adhered to one major surface of the structure and having a removable coating substantially coextensive and congruent with the free surface of the bituminous sheet.

Abstract: A preformed sheet-like barrier useful for drainage enhancing away from and waterproofing of a structure, said barrier is formed from an open cell porous structure having an adhesive bituminous sheet integrally adhered to one major surface of the structure and having a removable coating substantially coextensive and congruent with the free surface of the bituminous sheet.

Abstract: The invention relates to a relatively inexpensive, non-blocking, low density sound deadening mastic material. Essentially, the composition of the improved sound deadening mastic material of this invention includes a mineral filler, an elastomer, a polymeric modifier and a foaming (or blowing) agent. The mastic material is particularly useful in sheet form for automotive applications.

Abstract: A chemically modified asphalt composition is provided which is especially adapted for use in the repair and maintenance of highways. The composition is a reaction product of a high oil asphalt, a vinyl aromatic monomer and a rubbery, or elastomeric, polymer.

Abstract: Improved chemically modified asphalts are provided of the type which is the reaction product of asphalt, a vinyl aromatic monomer and a rubbery polymer. The improved compositions are capable of impregnating glass fiber bundles and have increased elastic recovery rates, increased viscosity stability, less tack and lower viscosity. Such improved compositions are obtained by employing a styrene-butadiene thermoplastic rubber copolymer as a coreactant with the asphalt and vinyl aromatic monomer.