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Granted Patent B2
US 10,907,352 · App. 16/731,543 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Shingle sealing arrangements

Inventors: David P. Aschenbeck (Newark, OH); James E. Loftus (Newark, OH); Donn R. Vermilion (Newark, OH); Lawrence J. Grubka (Westerville, OH); Carmen Anthony LaTorre (Worthington, OH); Bert W. Elliott (Toledo, OH); Christopher Kasprzak (Holland, OH); Edward Richard Harrington, Jr. (Toledo, OH); Christina Marie Wise (Granville, OH); William Edwin Smith (Pataskala, OH); Shu Situ-Loewenstein (Indianapolis, IN); Jonathan M. Verhoff (Granville, OH); Benjamin Barszcz (New Albany, OH); David Michael Ploense (Downers Grove, IL)
Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
E04D1/26E04D1/36E04D1/34
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Patent No.
US 10,907,352
App. No.
16/731,543
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An exemplary shingle includes at least one coated shingle sheet defining a headlap portion and a tab portion each having opposed upper and lower surfaces. A first line of adhesive is adhered to one of the upper surface of the headlap portion and the lower surface of the tab portion, and includes a first thermally activated adhesive material. A second line of adhesive is adhered to one of the upper surface of the headlap portion and the lower surface of the tab portion, and includes a second thermally activated adhesive material having a minimum activation temperature less than a minimum activation temperature of the first thermally activated adhesive material.

Claims (32)

1. A shingle comprising:

at least one coated shingle sheet defining a headlap portion and a tab portion each having opposed upper and lower surfaces;

a bead of a first sealant having a first width and opposed upper and lower surfaces; and

a bead of a second sealant having a second width and opposed upper and lower surfaces;

wherein the first sealant is formulated to seal at a temperature of 0° F. to 70° F.;

wherein the second sealant comprises a thermally activated adhesive having a minimum activation temperature of 70° F. to 140° F.;

wherein the first width is greater than the second width;

wherein the bead of the first sealant is disposed on the shingle, such that the upper surface of the bead of the first sealant is in direct contact with the lower surface of the tab portion of the shingle;

wherein the bead of the second sealant is disposed on the bead of the first sealant, such that the upper surface of the bead of the second sealant is in direct contact with the lower surface of the bead of the first sealant;

wherein placing the shingle on an underlying planar surface with the bead of the first sealant facing the underlying surface and the bead of the second sealant contacting the underlying surface, the bead of the first sealant does not contact the underlying planar surface; and

wherein the bead of the second sealant is configured to be in direct contact with the bead of the first sealant prior to placing the shingle on the underlying planar surface.

2. The shingle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one coated shingle sheet comprises an asphalt coated overlay sheet laminated to an asphalt coated underlay sheet.

3. The shingle of claim 2 , wherein the upper surface of the headlap portion is defined entirely by the overlay sheet, and the lower surface of the tab portion is defined entirely by the underlay sheet.

4. The shingle of claim 1 , wherein each of the first sealant and the second sealant is continuous.

5. The shingle of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first sealant and the second sealant is discontinuous.

6. The shingle of claim 1 , further comprising a channel on the upper surface of the headlap portion.

7. The shingle of claim 6 , wherein the channel comprises a reinforcement material that is formed of at least one of paper, polymer film, scrim, woven glass, and non-woven glass.

8. The shingle of claim 1 , wherein the second sealant comprises a thermally activated adhesive having a minimum activation temperature of 80° F. to 140° F.

9. The shingle of claim 1 , wherein the thermally activated adhesive of the second sealant is a filled asphalt adhesive comprising an inert material in an amount of 10% to 70% by weight of the filled asphalt adhesive and an antioxidant in an amount of 0.1% to 2% by weight of the filled asphalt adhesive.

10. A shingle system comprising:

at least one overlying shingle comprising at least one coated shingle sheet defining a headlap portion and a tab portion each having opposed upper and lower surfaces;

at least one underlying shingle comprising at least one coated shingle sheet defining a headlap portion and a tab portion each having opposed upper and lower surfaces;

the at least one overlying shingle having a bead of a first sealant having a first width and opposed upper and lower surfaces and a bead of a second sealant having a second width and opposed upper and lower surfaces, wherein the bead of the first sealant is disposed on the at least one overlying shingle, such that the upper surface of the bead of the first sealant is in direct contact with the lower surface of the tab portion, and wherein the bead of the second sealant is disposed on the bead of the first sealant prior to the at least one overlying shingle being in an installed position, such that the upper surface of the bead of the second sealant is in direct contact with the lower surface of the bead of the first sealant;

wherein the first sealant is formulated to seal at a temperature of 0° F. to 70° F.;

wherein the second sealant comprises a thermally activated adhesive having a minimum activation temperature of 70° F. to 140° F.;

wherein the first width is greater than the second width;

the at least one underlying shingle having a channel on the upper surface of the headlap portion; and

wherein the lower surface of the bead of the second sealant of the at least one overlying shingle contacts and adheres to the channel of the at least one underlying shingle in an installed position, and the bead of the first sealant contacts and adheres to the upper surface of the headlap portion outside of the channel of the at least one underlying shingle in an installed position.

11. The shingle system of claim 10 , wherein the channel comprises a reinforcement material on the upper surface of the headlap portion of the at least one underlying shingle, wherein the reinforcement material is formed of at least one of paper, polymer film, scrim, woven glass, and non-woven glass.

12. The shingle system of claim 10 , wherein the second sealant comprises a thermally activated adhesive having a minimum activation temperature of 80° F. to 140° F.

13. The shingle system of claim 10 , wherein the thermally activated adhesive of the second sealant is a filled asphalt adhesive comprising an inert material in an amount of 10% to 70% by weight of the filled asphalt adhesive and an antioxidant in an amount of 0.1% to 2% by weight of the filled asphalt adhesive.

14. The shingle system of claim 10 , wherein the first width is 10% to 200% greater than the second width.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: ASCHENBECK, DAVID P.; LOFTUS, JAMES E.; VERMILION, DONN R.; GRUBKA, LAWRENCE J.; LATORRE, CARMEN ANTHONY; ELLIOTT, BERT W.; KASPRZAK, CHRISTOPHER; HARRINGTON, EDWARD RICHARD, JR.; WISE, CHRISTINA MARIE; SMITH, WILLIAM EDWIN; SITU-LOEWENSTEIN, SHU; VERHOFF, JONATHAN M.; BARSZCZ, BENJAMIN; PLOENSE, DAVID MICHAEL
To: OWENS CORNING INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC
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Continuity (4)
Continuation 15783366 · Oct 13, 2017
Division 15493990 · Apr 21, 2017
Provisional Application 62332601 · May 6, 2016
Related Publication 20200131772A1 · Apr 30, 2020
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