E04D 1/29
Means for connecting or fastening adjacent roofing elements
Official title: {Means for connecting or fastening adjacent roofing elements}
E04D1/29 (Means for connecting or fastening adjacent roofing elements) appears on 434 US grants and 334 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04D- Granted patents
- 434
- Published applications
- 334
- Assignees
- 174
- Inventors
- 666
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 1 | 15 |
| 2005 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010 | 9 | 14 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 10 | 7 |
| 2013 | 10 | 7 |
| 2014 | 12 | 18 |
| 2015 | 13 | 20 |
| 2016 | 14 | 10 |
| 2017 | 13 | 13 |
| 2018 | 11 | 27 |
| 2019 | 16 | 11 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 | 18 |
| 2022 | 21 | 25 |
| 2023 | 17 | 24 |
| 2024 | 19 | 12 |
| 2025 | 17 | 18 |
| 2026 | 6 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Metal roofing shingles11 Aug 2026US 12,703,977 B2GAF Energy LLC
- Roof mounting system16 Jun 2026US RE50,919 E1Enstall US, Inc.
- Roofing shingle for collecting solar energy2 Jun 2026US 12,647,063 B2
- Roofing shingles with registered self-seal strip patterns24 Mar 2026US 12,584,314 B2Bmic LLC
- Roofing shingle system and starter roofing shingles for use therein17 Feb 2026US 12,553,241 B2Bmic LLC
- Geometry of polymeric roof shingles16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200147 A1Precision Materials Group Holdings, LLC
- Digitally-defined three-dimensional (3d) surface profiles for customizable roofing16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201700 A1Precision Materials Group Holdings, LLC
- Roofing shingles with registered self-seal strip patterns2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185355 A1Bmic LLC
- Interlocking roof tile system with water grooves25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176871 A1
- Interlocking roof tile system with airflow channels25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176872 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Photovoltaic module and a photovoltaic apparatus243US 5,571,338 ASanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · 1996
- Asphalt shingle209US 4,717,614 AGAF Corporation · 1988
- Solar cell module, solar cell array having the module, power generation apparatus using the array, and inspection method and construction method of the apparatus208US 6,093,884 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 2000
- Photovoltaic shingle system196US 5,575,861 AUnited Solar Systems Corporation · 1996
- Solar cell shingle180US 4,040,867 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1977