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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:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert J. Alderman, Canyon Lake, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 9/00 ; E06B 3/54 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 9/00 ; E06B 3/54 ;
Abstract
A heat block ( ) is positioned between the upper lateral flange ( ) of a purlin ( ) and the roof panel ( ) supported by the purlin. The heat block is in the shape of a barbell in that it includes opposed side portions ( and ) that are sized and shaped to extend laterally beyond the purlin ( ) out into the hot zone adjacent the upper portion of the purlin and the roof panel ( ). The heat block is of greater stiffness than the adjacent blanket insulation so that the heat block reliably occupies the space in the hot zone. Phase change material ( ) can be incorporated in the opposed side portions ( and ) of the heat block.