# US 2019/0375940 A1 · Asphalt compositions including reclaimed asphalt material > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0375940 A1 - Document ID: US20190375940A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/429,572 - Filed: 2019-06-03 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-08 - Assignees: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC - Applicants: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC - Inventors: Michael Franzen; Laurand Lewandowski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190375940A1 ## CPC - C08L 95/00: Compositions of bituminous materials, e.g. asphalt, tar, pitch - C08L 91/06: Waxes - C08L 2205/02: containing two or more polymers of the same C08L -group - C08L 2555/34: Recycled or waste materials, e.g. reclaimed bitumen, asphalt, roads or pathways, recycled roof coverings or shingles, recycled aggregate, recycled tires, crumb rubber, glass or cullet, fly or fuel ash, or slag - C08L 2555/72: Petrochemical based or extracted waxes, e.g. paraffin, Montan wax or cracked polyethylene wax - C08L: COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions based on polymerisable monomers C08F, C08G; artificial filaments or fibres D01F; textile treating compositions D06) ## Abstract Asphalt compositions for use in roofing products are disclosed that include a virgin asphalt material and a reclaimed asphalt material. The asphalt compositions exhibit properties comparable to conventional oxidized asphalt compositions, yet the asphalt compositions are made without using an oxidation or air blowing process. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An asphalt composition comprising: a virgin asphalt material; and a reclaimed asphalt material having a solubility of at least 94% and a softening point of 190° F. to 320° F., wherein the asphalt composition has a solubility of at least 99%, a softening point of 135° F. to 235° F., and a penetration at 77° F. of 12 dmm to 60 dmm. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The asphalt composition of claim 1, which comprises from 5% to 70% by weight virgin asphalt material and from 30% to 95% by weight reclaimed asphalt material. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The asphalt composition of claim 1, wherein the reclaimed asphalt material is derived from at least one of tear-off shingles and manufactured waste shingles. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The asphalt composition of claim 1, wherein the asphalt composition has a softening point of 185° F. to 205° F. and a penetration at 77° F. of 15 dmm to 35 dmm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The asphalt composition of claim 1, wherein the asphalt composition has a softening point of 210° F. to 225° F. and a penetration at 77° F. of 12 dmm to 25 dmm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The asphalt composition of claim 1, wherein the asphalt composition has a softening point of 190° F. to 235° F., and a penetration at 77° F. of at least 15 dmm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The asphalt composition according to claim 1, wherein the asphalt composition has a durability according to ASTM D4798 and ASTM D1670 of greater than 90 days. ### Claim 8 A wax-modified asphalt composition comprising: a virgin asphalt material; a reclaimed asphalt material having a solubility of at least 94% and a softening point of 190° F. to 320° F.; and a wax, wherein the wax-modified asphalt composition has a solubility of at least 95%, a softening point of 210° F. to 230° F., and a penetration at 77° F. of 12 dmm to 30 dmm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The asphalt composition of claim 8, which comprises from 5% to 45% by weight virgin asphalt material, from 50% to 90% by weight reclaimed asphalt material, and up to 5% by weight wax. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The asphalt composition of claim 8, wherein the reclaimed asphalt material is derived from at least one of tear-off shingles and manufactured waste shingles. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The asphalt composition of claim 8, wherein the wax comprises at least one of: ethylene bis-stearamide wax; Fischer-Tropsch wax; oxidized Fischer-Tropsch wax; polyethylene wax; polypropylene wax; polypropylene/polyethylene wax; alcohol wax; silicone wax; microcrystalline wax; and paraffin wax. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The asphalt composition of claim 8, wherein the asphalt composition has a durability according to ASTM D4798 and ASTM D1670 of greater than 90 days. ### Claim 13 A method of making an asphalt composition, the method comprising: mixing a virgin asphalt material with a reclaimed asphalt material at a temperature of 300° F. to 400° F. to form the asphalt composition, wherein the reclaimed asphalt material has a solubility of at least 94% and a softening point of 190° F. to 320° F., wherein the asphalt composition has a solubility of at least 99%, a softening point of 135° F. to 225° F., and a penetration at 77° F. of 12 dmm to 35 dmm, and wherein no oxidation or air blowing process is used to make the asphalt composition. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the asphalt composition comprises from 5% to 70% by weight virgin asphalt material and from 30% to 95% by weight reclaimed asphalt material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the reclaimed asphalt material is derived from at least one of tear-off shingles and manufactured waste shingles. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the asphalt composition has a softening point of 185° F. to 205° F. and a penetration at 77° F. of 15 dmm to 35 dmm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the asphalt composition has a softening point of 210° F. to 225° F. and a penetration at 77° F. of 12 dmm to 25 dmm. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the asphalt composition has a softening point of 190° F. to 235° F., and a penetration at 77° F. of at least 15 dmm. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the asphalt composition has a durability according to ASTM D4798 and ASTM D1670 of greater than 90 days.