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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2019
James Hardie Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;
Amol Joshi, Chino Hills, CA (US);
Brian McQuerrey, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Hui Li, Fontana, CA (US);
Noel A. Dones, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
James Hardie Technology Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
A building system including a first water resistant layer secured to a building substrate, first and second building articles secured to the first water resistant layer and the building substrate such that sides of the building articles are positioned adjacent one another along an abutment line, and a second water resistant layer secured to portions of the first and second building articles along the abutment line to prevent liquid from traveling past the sides of the building articles to the first water resistant layer and the building substrate. In some embodiments, the building articles are fiber cement building articles. In some embodiments, the building articles include a plurality of integrally formed drainage channels and a plurality of spacer sections disposed between the drainage channels, each of the plurality of drainage channels defining an air gap comprising a liquid flow path.