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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Wells, Heath, OH (US);
James C Wintgens, Newark, OH (US);
Roger A McFarland, Newark, OH (US);
Assignee:
Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc., Summit, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D / ; E04D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
52558 ; 52559 ; 52560 ; 52555 ; 52 98 ; 523091 ; 52313 ; 52314 ;
Abstract
A roofing shingle includes organic, resinous material and an inorganic filler material, the single having a top surface, two side surfaces, an upper end, and a lower or butt end, defining a cavity on the underside of the shingle, with ribs positioned within the cavity. When applied to a roof, the shingle has the appearance of wooden shake shingle and provides a Class A fire barrier when tested according to ASTM test E108-93 for flame spread, burning brand and intermittent flame.