US 12,191,796 B2Granted

Roof integrated photovoltaic system

AssigneeGAF Energy LLC

InventorsBrian Edward Atchley, Peter Clemente, Nazar Dzoba, Anthony Folk, Amy Ochsenrieter, Daniel East

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Abstract

A roof integrated photovoltaic system includes a starter bar having a foot base and configured to be installed to a roof deck, a plurality of water shedding layers, and a photovoltaic module. One of the plurality of water shedding layers is configured to be installed over the foot base of the starter bar, and one of another of which is configured to overlap and be installed over the one of the plurality of water shedding layers. The system further includes a foot module configured to be attached to an upper portion of the photovoltaic module. A lower portion of the photovoltaic module is configured to align with the foot base of the starter bar, and the foot module is configured to be affixed on a last overlapping layer of the plurality of water shedding layers to the roof deck.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A roofing system, comprising:

a roof deck comprising a first area and a second area, wherein the second area of the roof deck is located adjacent the first area of the roof deck;
at least one water shedding layer installed on the first area of the roof deck, wherein the at least one water shedding layer comprises at least a first water shedding layer, wherein the first water shedding layer comprises a reveal portion;
and
a plurality of roofing shingles installed on the second area of the roof deck, wherein the plurality of roofing shingles comprises at least a first roofing shingle and a second roofing shingle,
wherein ends of the first roofing shingle and the second roofing shingle are adjacent to an end of the at least one water shedding layer, wherein the ends of the first roofing shingle and the second roofing shingle do not overlap the at least one water shedding layer,
wherein the first roofing shingle comprises an overlap portion and a reveal portion,
wherein the overlap portion of the first roofing shingle is covered by the second roofing shingle,
wherein the reveal portion of the first roofing shingle is not covered by any water shedding layer or roofing shingle, and
wherein the reveal portion of the first water shedding layer is not covered by any water shedding layer or roofing shingle, and wherein a width of the reveal portion of the first water shedding layer is different than a width of the reveal portion of the first roofing shingle.

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Facts

Application: 17/870,645Filed 21 Jul 2022 · continuation
Priority: 20 Dec 2019
Published: US 2023/0018614 A119 Jan 2023
Granted: 7 Jan 2025
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

H02S 20/23
Specially adapted for buildings: specially adapted for roof structures
E04D 1/12
Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements: roofing elements shaped as plain tiles or shingles, i.e.…
E04D 3/38
Roof covering by making use of flat or curved slabs or stiff sheets: devices for sealing spaces or joints between roof-covering elements
E04D 5/144
Fastening means therefor: mechanical fastening means

Family

Application62/951,300Us provisional application · filed 20 Dec 2019
Application17/123,831Parent of this continuation · filed 16 Dec 2020
US 2023/0018614 A1Pre-grant publication · published 19 Jan 2023
US 11,398,795 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2021/0194411 A1Published application
US 12,191,796 B2This patent

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