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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2013
Applicants:
Ming Liang Shiao, Collegeville, PA (US);
Jennifer A. Millberg, Boston, MA (US);
Gregory F. Jacobs, Oreland, PA (US);
Inventors:
Ming Liang Shiao, Collegeville, PA (US);
Jennifer A. Millberg, Boston, MA (US);
Gregory F. Jacobs, Oreland, PA (US);
Assignee:
CertainTeed Corporation, Valley Forge, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 (2006.01); E04D 7/00 (2006.01); E04D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 7/005 (2013.01); Y02B 80/34 (2013.01); E04D 2001/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Roofing granules include a core having an average ultraviolet transmission of greater than sixty percent and an average near infrared reflectance of greater than sixty percent and a UV coating layer on the exterior surface. The coating provides UV opacity, while the core provides near infrared reflectance.