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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Certainteed Llc, Malvern, PA (US);
Inventors:
Ming Liang Shiao, Collegeville, PA (US);
Keith C. Hong, Lititz, PA (US);
Walter T. Stephens, Cleveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
CertainTeed LLC, Malvern, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 7/00 (2006.01); C04B 18/02 (2006.01); C04B 33/04 (2006.01); C04B 33/14 (2006.01); C04B 35/626 (2006.01); C04B 35/628 (2006.01); C04B 35/63 (2006.01); C04B 35/636 (2006.01); E04D 7/00 (2006.01); C04B 35/64 (2006.01); E04D 5/12 (2006.01); C04B 111/00 (2006.01); C04B 111/80 (2006.01); E04D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 18/023 (2013.01); C04B 18/021 (2013.01); C04B 33/04 (2013.01); C04B 33/14 (2013.01); C04B 35/62695 (2013.01); C04B 35/62821 (2013.01); C04B 35/636 (2013.01); C04B 35/6316 (2013.01); C04B 35/6365 (2013.01); C04B 35/64 (2013.01); E04D 5/12 (2013.01); E04D 7/005 (2013.01); C04B 2111/00586 (2013.01); C04B 2111/80 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3232 (2013.01); C04B 2235/349 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3427 (2013.01); C04B 2235/48 (2013.01); C04B 2235/656 (2013.01); C04B 2235/9646 (2013.01); E04D 2001/005 (2013.01); Y02A 30/254 (2018.01); Y02B 80/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2993 (2015.01);
Abstract
Solar reflective roofing granules include a binder and inert mineral particles, with solar reflective particles dispersed in the binder. An agglomeration process preferentially disposes the solar reflective particles at a desired depth within or beneath the surface of the granules.