E04D 3/38
Devices for sealing spaces or joints between roof-covering elements
Official title: Devices for sealing spaces or joints between roof-covering elements (E04D3/36 takes precedence; sealing joints not restricted to roof-covering elements E04B1/68)
E04D3/38 (Devices for sealing spaces or joints between roof-covering elements) appears on 128 US grants and 48 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04D- Granted patents
- 128
- Published applications
- 48
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 169
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Integrated roof system with engineered wood31 Dec 2024US 12,180,714 B2Louisiana-Pacific Corp.
- Sealing and connecting device for overlapping roof sheeting26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085522 A1
- Roof integrated photovoltaic system8 May 2025US 2025/0150020 A1GAF Energy LLC
- Solar panel roof20 Jul 2023US 2023/0231509 A1Gruppsol AB
- Roof integrated photovoltaic system19 Jan 2023US 2023/0018614 A1GAF Energy LLC
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Roof panel joint242US 4,196,554 AH. H. Robertson Company · 1980
- Bracket assembly including a reservoir141US 6,536,729 B12003
- Roof panel system having increased resistance to wind loads93US 5,697,197 AHarold Simpson, Inc. · 1997
- Roof mount assembly93US 9,134,044 B2Vermont Slate & Copper Services, Inc. · 2015
- Photovoltaic roofing systems and methods for repairing them87US 8,863,451 B2CertainTeed Corporation · 2014