Roofing products having receptor zones and photovoltaic roofing elements and systems using them
US10563406B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/10
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to roofing products. The present invention relates more particularly to roofing products for use with photovoltaic elements, and to photovoltaic systems that include one or more photovoltaic elements is joined to a roofing substrate. In one embodiment, a roofing product includes a flexible roofing substrate having a top surface, the top surface having one or more receptor zones thereon, each receptor zone being adapted to receive one or more photovoltaic elements, each receptor zone having a different surfacing than the area of the top surface adjacent to it.
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