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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2021
Louisiana-pacific Corporation, Nashville, TN (US);
Jeffrey Yelle, Hendersonville, TN (US);
Jianwen Ni, Franklin, TN (US);
Phillip J. Vacca, Jr., St. John, IN (US);
Theodore Peters, Cullman, AL (US);
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP., Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
An integrated self-sealing joint sealing system that is incorporated into the factory edges of a sheathing panel prior to installation at a job site, eliminating the need to secondarily apply tapes or similar fluid-applied sealants, as the joints will become sealed when mated and installed next to adjacent sheathing panels. The system works with a variety of joint types, including, but not limited to, bead-and-cove joints, cove-and-cove, and cove-and-butt joints, with matching corresponding joint profiles along panel edges. A compressible sealant, adhesive or gasket material is applied to surfaces in one or both profiles at the factory during the manufacturing process. During field installation, the matching corresponding joint profiles are placed together so the sealant material is compressed, forming a complete watertight and airtight joint.