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US 11,767,673 B2Granted
Composite membrane for building applications
AssigneeBmic LLC
InventorsLi-Ying Yang, Jeffrey Avitabile, Joseph Nigro, Daniel Podewils, Brian A. Davis, Eric R. Anderson, Matthew Gimpert, Yan Zheng, Brian E. Duffy, Yixi Xiao
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Abstract
A roofing composite membrane includes a base layer including a first thermoplastic polyolefin. A weight of the base layer is between 5 and 25 grams per square foot. A coating layer at least partially coats the base layer. The coating layer includes at least one inorganic additive, and a second thermoplastic polyolefin including polypropylene and having a melt flow rate between 0.5 grams per 10 minutes and 12 grams per 10 minutes.
Claims16
A roofing system, comprising:
- a steep sloped roof comprising a substrate;
- and
- a roofing composite membrane installed on the substrate,
- wherein the roofing composite membrane
- is in the form of a sheet,
- has a width of at least 2 feet,
- is not a shingle, and
- is not covered by a shingle,
- the roofing composite membrane comprising:
- a coating layer comprising:
- at least one inorganic additive, and
- a first thermoplastic polyolefin comprising polypropylene, wherein the first thermoplastic polyolefin has a melt flow rate between 0.5 grams per 10 minutes and 12 grams per 10 minutes,
- wherein the coating layer comprises a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface,
- wherein the top surface of the coating layer forms a top surface of the roofing system;
- and
- a base layer comprising a second thermoplastic polyolefin,
- wherein the base layer comprise a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface,
- wherein the bottom surface of the coating layer at least partially covers the top surface of the base layer;
- and
- an adhesive layer,
- wherein the adhesive layer at least partially covers the bottom surface of the base layer.
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