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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2025
Gaf Energy Llc, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Nathan Peterson, Oakland, CA (US);
Michael David Kuiper, Newark, CA (US);
Gary Rossi, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Charles Tony Zyph, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jesus Robledo, Jr., San Jose, CA (US);
Richard Perkins, San Jose, CA (US);
GAF Energy LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system includes a plurality of photovoltaic modules, a plurality of step flaps, and a plurality of roofing shingles installed on a roof deck. Each of the step flaps includes a first layer and a second layer, with the first layer overlaying a portion of the second layer, and the first layer attached to at least a portion of an overlapping portion of the second layer within an attachment area. An end of each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules overlays a portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of step flaps. An end of a first roofing shingle overlays a first step flap. The second layer of a second step flap vertically above the first step flap overlays a headlap portion of the first roofing shingle.