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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2009
Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Walter Alexander Johnson, Centennial, CO (US);
Raymond C. Swann, Kansas City, MO (US);
Klaus Friedrich Gleich, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Walter Alexander Johnson, Centennial, CO (US);
Raymond C. Swann, Kansas City, MO (US);
Johns Manville, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
A process for forming a reinforced product suitable for use as a roofing material is provided, comprising: (a) providing a composition comprising a matrix material; and (b) extruding the composition with an extruder to form a reinforced product, wherein a plurality of fibers is combined with the matrix material prior to or during the extrusion step. Also provided is a process for forming a reinforced product suitable for use as a roofing material, comprising: (a) forming a first layer comprising a first matrix material; (b) providing a plurality of fibers on the first layer; (c) forming a second layer comprising a second matrix material, above the plurality of fibers; and (d) combining the plurality of fibers with the first matrix material and/or the second matrix material, to form a reinforced product.