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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2022
Applicant:
Bmic Llc, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Olan T. Leitch, Mt. Juliet, TN (US);
Assignee:
BMIC LLC, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 1/26 (2005.12); E04D 1/34 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 1/26 (2012.12); E04D 1/34 (2012.12); E04D 2001/3435 (2012.12);
Abstract
A roofing shingle has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a sealant material applied along the lower surface. A pressure relief channel is formed along the lower surface of the roofing shingle, with a release strip applied over the pressure relief channel. When the roofing shingle is paired with another roofing shingle in a stack, the sealant material of the roofing shingle is arranged in registration with the release strip and pressure relief channel of the other roofing shingle.