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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
John S. Edwards, Hudson, WI (US);
Frank W. Klink, Oak Park Heights, MN (US);
James N. Dobbs, Woodbury, MN (US);
Jon A. Kirschhoffer, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04F 17/04 (2006.01); E04F 17/02 (2006.01); E04D 13/17 (2006.01); E04D 1/24 (2006.01); E04D 1/28 (2006.01); E04B 1/94 (2006.01); E04D 1/30 (2006.01); E04D 13/00 (2006.01); F24F 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 13/172 (2013.01); E04B 1/947 (2013.01); E04D 1/24 (2013.01); E04D 1/28 (2013.01); E04D 1/30 (2013.01); E04D 13/002 (2013.01); E04D 13/17 (2013.01); E04D 2001/307 (2013.01); E04D 2001/309 (2013.01); F24F 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A roofing system and article for installation on a roof deck. The roofing article includes a body having an upper portion and an underside. A first channel is defined within the upper portion. The first channel includes an inlet. A second channel is defined intermediate the underside of the body and the roof deck. The second channel is operably connected to the first channel through an orifice, such that the outside air can enter the second channel through the orifice.