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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Certainteed Llc, Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
Keith C. Hong, Litiz, PA (US);
Husnu M. Kalkanoglu, Swarthmore, PA (US);
Ming Liang Shiao, Collegeville, PA (US);
Anne B. Hardy, Acton, MA (US);
James A. Salvatore, Worcester, MA (US);
Andrew G. Johnson, Barre, MA (US);
Assignee:
CertainTeed LLC, Malvern, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 1/22 (2006.01); E04D 1/20 (2006.01); E04D 13/00 (2006.01); E04D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 1/22 (2013.01); E04D 1/20 (2013.01); E04D 13/002 (2013.01); E04D 2001/005 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2438 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2443 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24421 (2015.01);
Abstract
Algae-resistant roofing granules are formed by extruding a mixture of mineral particles and a binder to form porous granule bodies, and algaecide is distributed in the pores. Release of the algaecide is controlled by the structure of the granules.