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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Zinniatek Limited, Rosedale, Auckland, NZ;
Andrew Leo Haynes, Auckland, NZ;
Ashton Cyril Partridge, Auckland, NZ;
John Wason McKee, Auckland, NZ;
Christopher Charles Morrow, Auckland, NZ;
Samuel Gwynn Buckingham, Auckland, NZ;
Johan Miros Kvasnicka, Auckland, NZ;
Gabriel Ioan Giurgiu, Auckland, NZ;
Zinniatek Limited, , NZ;
Abstract
This disclosure provides a roofing, cladding or siding product which is light weight, easy to install, durable and resistant to environmental wear. One embodiment relates to a module that can be used to form a weatherproof covering over top of a building surface. Another embodiment is a module which can, in additional to forming a weatherproof covering, be used as part of a thermal energy recovery or removal system. Yet another embodiment is a module which can, in addition to forming a weatherproof covering, and optionally in addition to being useful as part of a thermal energy recovery system, bears an array of solar cells to generate electrical energy. Assemblies, systems, uses, and methods of manufacture are also described.