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Patent No.:

US 11625511 B1

Date of Patent:

Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2022

Methods for designing, manufacturing, installing, and/or maintenance of roofing accessories and systems of use thereof

Applicant:

Bmic Llc, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Zachary Richard Campau, Novato, CA (US);

Rich Robinson, Round Rock, TX (US);

Assignee:

BMIC LLC, Dallas, TX (US);

Attorney:

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Primary Examiner:

Andre Pierre Louis

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F 30/13 (2020.01); G06F 30/17 (2020.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01); G06Q 50/08 (2012.01); G01S 17/89 (2020.01); F24S 20/67 (2018.01); E04D 1/20 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0875 (2023.01); G06F 119/06 (2020.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

G06F 30/13 (2020.01); E04D 1/20 (2013.01); F24S 20/67 (2018.05); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G06F 30/17 (2020.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01); G06Q 10/0875 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01); G06Q 50/08 (2013.01); G06F 2119/06 (2020.01);

Abstract

Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable automated roof planning using a processor. The processor receives a digital image of a roof of a structure and models each roof plane of the roof to generate a roof model. The processor determines dimensions of each roof plane based on the roof model. The processor retrieves roofing accessory data from a database, the roofing accessory data solar roofing accessory part identifiers and solar roofing accessory part performance characteristics for solar roofing accessories. The processor simulates multiple candidate roof layouts based on the dimensions of each roof plan and the solar roofing accessory parts and determines a utilization prediction for each candidate layout. Based on each utilization prediction, the processor determines a particular roof layout having selected solar roofing accessory parts, and generates a solar roof design, including a list of materials, for the particular roof layout.

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