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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Building Materials Investment Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Michael L. Bryson, Independence, MO (US);
Casimir Paul Weaver, Northport, AL (US);
Daniel E. Boss, Wilmington, DE (US);
Matti Kiik, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
BUILDING MATERIALS INVESTMENT CORPORATION, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 1/22 (2006.01); E04D 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04D 1/26 (2013.01); E04D 1/22 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24405 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24421 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to articles, systems, and methods for roofing a structure including, for example, layered shingles comprising a plurality of layers. A layered shingle may comprise, in some embodiments, an upper layer and a backing layer comprising a low density aggregate, wherein the backing layer is fixed to the substrate-facing surface of the upper layer.