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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Jerry H C Lee, Columbus, OH (US);
Gregory S. Helwig, Granville, OH (US);
David R. Jones, Iv, Tampa, FL (US);
David C. Trumbore, LaGrange, IL (US);
Jerry H C Lee, Columbus, OH (US);
Gregory S. Helwig, Granville, OH (US);
David R. Jones, IV, Tampa, FL (US);
David C. Trumbore, LaGrange, IL (US);
Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC, Toledo, OH (US);
Abstract
A roof covering includes a roofing mat formed from fibers of a fiber material. The fibers are coated with a sizing. The roof covering also includes a coating material that coats the mat. The coating material is based on an organic material. The sizing includes a sulfur-containing material that bonds to the fiber material. The sulfur-containing material has sulfur groups that form cross-links with the organic material. In another embodiment, the coating material contains sulfur added to the organic material. The sizing includes a bonding material that bonds to the fiber material and that bonds to the sulfur. The sulfur forms cross-links with the organic material.