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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Johns Manville, Denver, CO (US);
Lichih R Peng, Littleton, CO (US);
Johns Manville, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide improved roofing membranes and methods and systems involving the same. According to one embodiment, a roofing membrane laminate is provided. The roofing membrane laminate includes a first membrane layer that includes a thermoplastic polyolefin material and a second membrane layer positioned atop the first membrane layer and bonded thereto. The second membrane layer includes a thermoplastic polyolefin material and an acrylate additive blended with the thermoplastic polyolefin material. The acrylate additive is blended with the thermoplastic polyolefin material while both materials are resins and is added so as to comprise 10% by weight or less of the blended resins. The acrylate additive includes an ethylene backbone chain and an acrylate bonded with the ethylene backbone chain.