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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Georgia-pacific Gypsum Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
John Chamberlin, Decatur, GA (US);
Vincent B. Thomas, Bogart, GA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 2/52 (2006.01); E04C 2/04 (2006.01); E04C 2/16 (2006.01); E04C 2/20 (2006.01); E04C 2/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04C 2/526 (2013.01); E04C 2/043 (2013.01); E04C 2/16 (2013.01); E04C 2/20 (2013.01); E04C 2/326 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a structural sheathing panel with an integrated drainage mechanism, comprising: a structural panel core; a plurality of rows, each row of the plurality of rows comprising raised elements deposited on an external surface of the panel and spaced from one another, each of the raised elements having an elongated, linear profile which has a longitudinal axis, wherein the longitudinal axis of at least one of the raised elements of each row is not parallel to any edge of the panel.