E04D 3/40
Slabs or sheets locally modified for auxiliary purposes
Official title: Slabs or sheets locally modified for auxiliary purposes, e.g. for resting on walls, for serving as guttering; Elements for particular purposes, e.g. ridge elements, specially designed for use in conjunction with slabs or sheets {(E04D13/15 and E04D13/174 take precedence; ridge sealing E04D1/36; solar collectors F24S20/67)}
E04D3/40 (Slabs or sheets locally modified for auxiliary purposes) appears on 189 US grants and 134 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E04D- Granted patents
- 189
- Published applications
- 134
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 306
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Roof façade assembly and sealable bracket assembly for mounting the same5 May 2026US 12,618,240 B2KDScott Companies LLC
- Waterproofing building product28 Apr 2026US 12,612,785 B2Scott Flett Architecture Workshop Pty Ltd
- Sensing roofing system and method thereof28 Apr 2026US 12,615,013 B2GAF Energy LLC
- Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus based on subpicture information aligned between layers, and recording medium storing bitstream17 Mar 2026US 12,577,781 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Matching coping system for building panels16 Dec 2025US 12,497,777 B1Carlisle Construction Materials, LLC
- Very severe hail roof board27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250954 A1United States Gypsum Company
- Sandwich panel and building envelope thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250955 A1
- Method for matching surface texture and color of concrete roofing tiles26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085523 A1RTS R&D, Inc.
- Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus based on subpicture information aligned between layers, and recording medium storing bitstream12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071433 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Roofing panels with water shedding features15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015863 A1Bmic LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for mounting a photovoltaic roofing material105US 6,730,841 B2United Solar Systems Corporation · 2004
- Cladding apparatus and methods103US 7,748,191 B2B-Pods Holdings Pty. Ltd. · 2010
- Resinous angled shingles for roof ridge lines93US 5,711,126 AOwens Corning Fiberglass Technology, Inc. · 1998
- Asphalt composition ridge covers with three dimensional effect88US 6,125,602 AThe Dorothy and Ben Freiborg 1980 Trust · 2000
- Ventilated cap system for the ridge of a roof74US 5,427,571 ACor-A-Vent, Inc. · 1995