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US 11,255,089 B2Granted
Colored roofing granules with increased solar heat reflectance, solar heat-reflective shingles and process for producing same
AssigneeCertainTeed Corporation
InventorsKeith C. Hong, Ming Liang Shiao, Husnu M. Kalkanoglu
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Abstract
Solar-reflective roofing granules having deep-tone colors are formed by coating base mineral particles with a coating composition including an infrared-reflective pigment. Color is provided by a colored infrared pigment, a light-interference platelet pigment, or a metal oxide.
Claims19
A roofing product comprising a mixture of conventional roofing granules and colored infrared reflective rooting granules, the colored infrared reflective roofing granules being selected from the group consisting of
- (a) granules comprising base particles comprising inert mineral particles coated with a cured first coating composition comprising including a base particle binder and at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of uv-stabilized dyes and granule coloring pigments, the base particles being coated with a cured second coating composition comprising a coating binder and at least one infrared-reflective functional pigment;
- (b) granules comprising base particles comprising inert mineral particles coated with a cured first coating composition including a base particle binder and at least one reflective white pigment, the base particles being coated with a cured second coating composition including a coating binder, and at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of pigments with near infrared transparency;
- (c) granules comprising inert base particles with size passing #8 mesh and retaining on #70 mesh coated with a cured coating composition comprising a coating binder and at least one colored, infrared-reflective pigment;
- (d) granules comprising base particles with size passing #8 mesh and retaining on #70 mesh coated with a cured coating composition comprising a coating binder and at least one colored, infrared-reflective pigment wherein the base particles comprise mineral particles coated with a cured base coating composition including a base particle binder, and at least one reflective white pigment;
- (e) granules comprising base particles comprising inert mineral particles coated with a cured first coating composition including a base particle binder and at least one reflective white pigment, the base particles being coated with a cured second coating composition including a coating binder, and at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of uv-stabilized dyes and granule coloring pigments;
- (f) granules comprising inert mineral particles coated with a cured first coating composition including a base particle binder and at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of uv-stabilized dyes and granule coloring pigments to form base particles, the base particles being coated with a cured second coating composition including a coating binder and at least one infrared-reflective functional pigment selected from the group consisting of light-interference platelet pigments including mica, light-interference platelet pigments including titanium dioxide, mirrorized silica pigments based upon metal-doped silica, and alumina;
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- (g) combinations thereof.
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A process for preparing a roofing product, the process comprising:
- (a) providing a mixture of conventional roofing granules and colored infrared reflective roofing granules;
- the colored infrared reflective roofing granules being selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) granules comprising base particles comprising inert mineral particles coated with a cured first coating composition comprising including a base particle binder and at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of uv-stabilized dyes and granule coloring pigments, the base particles being coated with a cured second coating composition comprising a coating binder and at least one infrared-reflective functional pigment;
- (2) granules comprising base particles comprising inert mineral particles coated with a cured first coating composition including a base particle binder and at least one reflective white pigment, the base particles being coated with a cured second coating composition including a coating binder, and at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of pigments with near infrared transparency;
- (3) granules comprising inert base particles with size passing #8 mesh and retaining on #70 mesh coated with a cured coating composition, a coating binder and at least one colored, infrared-reflective pigment;
- (4) granules comprising base particles with size passing #8 mesh and retaining on 470 mesh coated with a cured coating composition comprising a coating binder and at least one colored;
- infrared-reflective pigment wherein the base particles comprise mineral particles coated with a cured base coating composition including a base particle binder, and at least one reflective white pigment;
- (5) granules comprising base particles comprising inert mineral particles coated with a cured first coating composition including a base particle binder and at least one reflective white pigment, the base particles being coated with a cured second coating composition including a coating binder, and at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of uv-stabilized dyes and granule coloring pigments;
- (6) granules comprising inert mineral particles coated with a cured first coating composition including a base particle binder and at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of uv-stabilized dyes and granule coloring pigments to form base particles, the base particles being coated with a cured second coating composition including a coating binder and at least one infrared-reflective functional pigment selected from the group consisting of light-interference platelet pigments including mica, light-interference platelet pigments including titanium dioxide, mirrorized silica pigments based upon metal-doped silica, and alumina;
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- (7) combinations thereof;
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- (b) adhering the mixture of roofing granules to a shingle stock material.
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