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Lightweight asphalt based building materials and process for making same

US4634622A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 1985
Grant dateJan 6, 1987
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/59
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

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.

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