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US 12,338,628 · App. 18/668,763 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Roofing system and associated roofing shingle

Inventors: Daniel E. Boss (Morris Township, NJ); Ming-Liang Shiao (Basking Ridge, NJ); James Svec (Kearny, NJ); Chris Searcy (Tuscaloosa, AL); Nicholas Thurston (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Assignee: BMIC LLC
E04D1/365E04D1/20E04D2001/005
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Patent No.
US 12,338,628
App. No.
18/668,763
Granted
Jun 24, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Roofing shingles are disclosed that are capable of self-adhering to a roof deck or underlayment and/or other roofing shingles and that require few or no mechanical fasteners to remain attached to the roof. By appropriate positioning of sealant lines on the shingle, direct adhesion between the shingle and the roof deck or underlayment and/or other roofing shingles can be achieved. If the shingle is laminated, the layers may be mechanically attached with indentations in the common bond area. The nail zone of the shingle may be visually indicated with fines and/or one or more paint lines. A roofing system comprising a plurality of courses of the shingles is also disclosed.

Claims (98)

1. A roofing system, comprising:

a roof deck; and

a first roofing shingle installed on the roof deck, the first roofing shingle comprising:

a first shingle layer;

a second shingle layer,

wherein the second shingle layer includes a nail zone,

wherein the nail zone is visibly marked with a fines stripe,

wherein the nail zone is bounded by at least one paint line,

wherein the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer overlap to form

a common bond area,

wherein the nail zone partially overlaps the common bond area,

and a portion of the nail zone extends past the common bond area;

an adhesive in the common bond area between the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer; and

a first attachment between the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer,

wherein the first attachment is in the common bond area,

wherein the first attachment comprises a first indentation in the first shingle layer.

2. The roofing system according to claim 1 , wherein the first roofing shingle further comprises:

a second attachment between the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer,

wherein the second attachment is in the common bond area,

wherein the second attachment comprises a second indentation in the first shingle layer.

3. The roofing system of claim 2 , further comprising:

a plurality of fasteners,

wherein the plurality of fasteners comprises at least a first fastener and a second fastener,

wherein the first fastener extends through the nail zone and the common bond area,

the second fastener extends through the nail zone without extending through the common bond area, and

each of the first fastener and the second fastener extend through the roof deck, thereby installing the first roofing shingle on the roof deck.

4. The roofing system of claim 1 , further comprising:

an underlayment,

wherein the underlayment is between the roof deck and the first roofing shingle.

5. The roofing system of claim 1 , wherein the first roofing shingle further comprises at least one sealant line.

6. The roofing system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one sealant line comprises multiple segments of sealant.

7. The roofing system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second roofing shingle installed on the roof deck.

8. The roofing system of claim 7 , further comprising:

a plurality of fasteners,

wherein the plurality of fasteners comprises at least a first fastener, a second fastener, and a third fastener,

wherein the first fastener extends through the nail zone and the common bond area, the second fastener extends through the nail zone without extending through the common bond area, and each of the first fastener and the second fastener extend through the roof deck, thereby installing the first roofing shingle on the roof deck,

wherein the third fastener installs the second roofing shingle on the roof deck.

9. The roofing system of claim 8 , wherein at least one of the first fastener, the second fastener, or the third fastener comprises a nail.

10. The roofing system of claim 7 , further comprising:

an underlayment installed between at least one of the first roofing shingle and the roof deck, or the second roofing shingle and the roof deck.

11. The roofing system of claim 1 , wherein the first shingle layer comprise a dragon tooth layer,

wherein the second shingle layer comprises a backer layer.

12. The roofing system of claim 1 , wherein the first shingle layer comprises granules.

13. The roofing system of claim 12 , wherein the second shingle layer comprises granules.

14. The roofing system of claim 1 , wherein the first shingle layer comprises at least one paint line.

15. The roofing system of claim 1 , wherein the first roofing shingle comprises a headlap portion,

wherein the nail zone is within the headlap portion.

16. A roofing system, comprising:

a roof deck; and

a plurality of roofing shingles installed on the roof deck,

wherein the plurality of roofing shingles comprises at least a first roofing shingle,

wherein each of the roofing shingles comprises:

a first shingle layer;

a second shingle layer,

wherein the second shingle layer includes a nail zone,

 wherein the nail zone is visibly marked with a fines stripe,

 wherein the nail zone is bounded by at least one paint line,

wherein the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer overlap to form a common bond area,

wherein the nail zone partially overlaps the common bond area, and a portion of the nail zone extends past the common bond area,

wherein at least one of the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer comprises asphalt;

an adhesive in the common bond area between the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer;

a first attachment between the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer,

wherein the first attachment is in the common bond area,

wherein the first attachment comprises a first indentation in the first shingle layer; and

a second attachment between the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer,

wherein the second attachment is in the common bond area,

wherein the second attachment comprises a second indentation in the first shingle layer.

17. The roofing system according to claim 16 , wherein the first roofing shingle further comprises:

a second attachment between the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer,

wherein the second attachment is in the common bond area,

wherein the second attachment comprises a second indentation in the first shingle layer.

18. The roofing system of claim 17 , further comprising:

a plurality of fasteners,

wherein the plurality of fasteners comprises at least a first fastener and a second fastener,

wherein the first fastener extends through the nail zone and the common bond area, the second fastener extends through the nail zone without extending through the common bond area, and each of the first fastener and the second fastener extend through the roof deck, thereby installing the first roofing shingle on the roof deck.

19. The roofing system of claim 16 , further comprising:

an underlayment, wherein the underlayment is between the roof deck and the first roofing shingle.

20. The roofing system of claim 16 , wherein the first roofing shingle further comprises at least one sealant line.

21. The roofing system of claim 20 , wherein the at least one sealant line comprises multiple segments of sealant.

22. The roofing system of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of roofing shingles comprises at least a second roofing shingle.

23. The roofing system of claim 22 , further comprising:

a plurality of fasteners,

wherein the plurality of fasteners comprises at least a first fastener, a second fastener, and a third fastener,

wherein the first fastener extends through the nail zone and the common bond area, the second fastener extends through the nail zone without extending through the common bond area, and

each of the first fastener and the second fastener extend through the roof deck, thereby installing the first roofing shingle on the roof deck,

wherein the third fastener installs the second roofing shingle on the roof deck.

24. The roofing system of claim 23 , wherein at least one of the first fastener, the second fastener, or the third fastener comprises a nail.

25. The roofing system of claim 22 , further comprising:

an underlayment installed between at least one of the first roofing shingle and the roof deck, or the second roofing shingle and the roof deck.

26. The roofing system of claim 16 , wherein the first shingle layer comprise a dragon tooth layer,

wherein the second shingle layer comprises a backer layer.

27. The roofing system of claim 16 , wherein the first shingle layer comprises granules.

28. The roofing system of claim 27 , wherein the second shingle layer comprises granules.

29. The roofing system of claim 16 , wherein the first shingle layer comprises at least one paint line.

30. The roofing system of claim 16 , wherein each of the roofing shingles comprises a headlap portion, wherein the nail zone is within the headlap portion.

31. The roofing system according to claim 1 , wherein the nail zone is bounded by a pair of paint lines and the fines are located between the pair of paint lines.

32. The roofing system according to claim 16 , wherein the nail zone is bounded by a pair of paint lines and the fines are located between the pair of paint lines.

Continuity (6)
Continuation 18065399 · Dec 13, 2022
Continuation 17736223 · May 4, 2022
Continuation 16533032 · Aug 6, 2019
Provisional Application 62783960 · Dec 21, 2018
Provisional Application 62714827 · Aug 6, 2018
Related Publication 20240309644A1 · Sep 19, 2024
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