# US 11,028,589 B2 · Shingle with reinforcement member

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- Number: US 11,028,589 B2
- Document ID: US11028589B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/923,009
- Filed: 2020-07-07
- Published: 2020-10-22
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2005-08-05
- Assignees: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
- Applicants: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
- Inventors: James S. Belt; Bert W. Elliott
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11028589B2

## CPC

- E04D 1/28: Roofing elements comprising two or more layers, e.g. for insulation
- B32B 3/06: for securing layers together; for attaching the product to another member, e.g. to a support {, or to another product, e.g. groove/tongue, interlocking}
- B32B 3/30: characterised by a layer formed with recesses or projections, e.g. {hollows, grooves, protuberances, ribs (apertured layer B32B3/266; layer with cavities or internal voids B32B3/26)}
- B32B 5/022: {Non-woven fabric}
- B32B 5/024: {Woven fabric}
- B32B 5/26: another layer {next to it} also being fibrous or filamentary {(relative arrangement of fibres or filaments of different layers B32B5/12)}
- B32B 7/12: using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
- B65D 69/00: Articles joined together for convenience of storage or transport without the use of packaging elements
- E04D 1/12: Roofing elements shaped as plain tiles or shingles, i.e. with flat outer surface (E04D1/28, E04D1/30 take precedence)
- E04D 1/20: of plastics; {of asphalt;} of fibrous materials
- E04D 1/26: Strip-shaped roofing elements {simulating a repetitive pattern, e.g.} appearing as a row of shingles
- E04D 1/34: Fastenings for attaching roof-covering elements to the supporting elements
- B32B 2255/24: Organic non-macromolecular coating
- B32B 2260/023: Two or more layers
- B32B 2260/042: Bituminous or tarry substance
- B32B 2264/10: Inorganic particles
- B32B 2419/06: Roofs, roof membranes
- E04D 2001/005: {the roofing elements having a granulated surface}
- E04D 2001/3423: {Nails, rivets, staples or straps piercing or perforating the roof covering material}
- E04D 2001/3452: {characterised by the location of the fastening means}
- E04D 2001/3491: {made of flexible material, e.g. shingles}
- Y10T 428/24612: Composite web or sheet
- Y10T 428/24752: Laterally noncoextensive components
- E04D: ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS (coverings of outer walls by plaster or other porous material E04F13/00)
- B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A roofing shingle includes an overlay sheet, an underlay sheet, and a reinforcement member. The overlay sheet includes a headlap portion and a tab portion, wherein the overlay sheet has an overlay sheet height. The underlay sheet is secured to a bottom surface of the overlay sheet such that a region of the underlay sheet overlaps a region of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet, wherein the underlay sheet has a height equal to approximately half of the overlay sheet height. The reinforcement material is secured to a top surface of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet, wherein the reinforcement material is configured to improve nail pull-through, wherein the reinforcement material extends beyond the overlapping regions of the headlap portion and the underlay sheet.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A roofing shingle comprising:
an overlay sheet including a headlap portion and a tab portion, wherein the overlay sheet has an overlay sheet height;
an underlay sheet secured to a bottom surface of the overlay sheet such that a region of the underlay sheet overlaps a region of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet, wherein the underlay sheet has a height equal to approximately half of the overlay sheet height; and
a reinforcement material secured to a top surface of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet, wherein the reinforcement material is configured to improve nail pull-through, wherein the reinforcement material extends beyond the overlapping regions of the headlap portion and the underlay sheet.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The roofing shingle of claim 1, wherein the reinforcement material extends beyond the overlapping regions of the headlap portion and the underlay sheet a maximum distance of about 0.12 inches.

### Claim 3

A roofing shingle comprising:
an overlay sheet including a headlap portion and a tab portion;
an underlay sheet secured to a bottom surface of the overlay sheet such that a region of the underlay sheet overlaps a region of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet; and
a reinforcement material secured to a top surface of the headlap portion, wherein the reinforcement material is configured to improve nail pull-through, wherein the reinforcement material has a height, wherein the overlapping regions of the underlay sheet and the headlap portion of the overlay sheet have a height, wherein the ratio of the height of the overlapping regions to the height of the reinforcement material is in a range of from about 70% to about 100%.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The roofing shingle of claim 3, wherein the ratio of the height of the overlapping regions to the height of the reinforcement material is in a range of from about 80% to about 95%.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The roofing shingle of claim 3, wherein the ratio of the height of the overlapping regions to the height of the reinforcement material is in a range of from about 85% to about 90%.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The roofing shingle of claim 3, wherein the underlay sheet has a substantially uniform thickness.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The roofing shingle of claim 3, wherein the overlay sheet has a non-uniform thickness.

### Claim 8 (depends on 3)

The roofing shingle of claim 3, further including a plurality of granules secured to the headlap portion of the overlay sheet and not secured to the reinforcement material.

### Claim 9 (depends on 3)

The roofing shingle of claim 3, wherein the reinforcement material and the headlap portion provide a nail pull-through value that is at least 13 percent greater than an otherwise identical shingle having no such reinforcement material.

### Claim 10 (depends on 3)

The roofing shingle of claim 3, wherein the reinforcement material is formed from a woven material.

### Claim 11 (depends on 3)

The roofing shingle of claim 3, wherein the reinforcement material is formed from a polymeric material.

### Claim 12

A roofing shingle comprising:
an overlay sheet including a headlap portion and a tab portion, the tab portion including a plurality of cutouts, the plurality of cutouts having an upper edge;
an underlay sheet secured to a bottom surface of the overlay sheet such that a region of the underlay sheet overlaps a region of the headlap portion of the overlay sheet; and
a reinforcement material secured to a top surface of the headlap portion, the reinforcement material is configured to improve nail pull-through, wherein the reinforcement material has a lower edge, wherein the distance from the upper edge of the plurality of the cutouts to the lower edge of the reinforcement material is about 0.25 inches or less.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The roofing shingle of claim 12, wherein the underlay sheet has a substantially uniform thickness.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The roofing shingle of claim 12, wherein the overlay sheet has a non-uniform thickness.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The roofing shingle of claim 12, wherein the shingle provides an average nail pull-through value of 90 newtons when measured at a temperature of 23° C.+/−2° C.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The roofing shingle of claim 12, further including a plurality of granules secured to the headlap portion of the overlay sheet and not secured to the reinforcement material.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The roofing shingle of claim 12, wherein the reinforcement material and the headlap portion provide a nail pull-through value that is at least 13.3 percent greater than an otherwise identical shingle having no such reinforcement material.

### Claim 18 (depends on 12)

The roofing shingle of claim 12, wherein the reinforcement material is formed from a woven material.

### Claim 19 (depends on 12)

The roofing shingle of claim 12, wherein the reinforcement material is formed from a polymeric material.