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Shingles with a thick appearance

US11021876B2 · kind B2 · utility

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97References

18Claims

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Assignee

Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC · US

Inventors

Lawrence J. Grubka · Westerville, US
Douglas S. Penrod · Newark, US
William Edwin Smith · Pataskala, US
John Thies · Eden Prairie, US
Jacob Paul Honsvick · Perrysburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE04D2001/3491
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A shingle comprises an overlay, an underlay, and a height increasing material disposed between the overlay and the underlay. The height increasing material includes a first adhesive adhered to the overlay, height increasing granules adhered to the first adhesive, and a second adhesive adhered to the height increasing granules and the underlay. The height increasing material can extend along front ends of tab portions of the overlay, along front cutout edges that extend between tab portions of the overlay, or both.

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