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US 9,044,921 B2Granted
Solar heat reflective roofing membrane and process for making the same
AssigneeCertainTeed Corporation
InventorsHusnu M. Kalkanoglu, Ming Liang Shiao, Gregory F. Jacobs
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Abstract
A roofing membrane with high solar heat reflectance includes a bituminous base sheet, a tie-layer with a reinforcement material, and a solar heat-reflective upper layer.
Claims24
A roofing membrane with high solar heat reflectance, the roofing membrane comprising:
- a bituminous base sheet comprising a continuous substrate sheet of fibrous material, the continuous substrate sheet being saturated with a bituminous material and coated on at least one side with a bituminous material;
- a tie-layer comprising a reinforcement material on the bituminous base sheet;
- the reinforcement material comprising mineral particles;
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- a solar heat-reflective upper layer on the tie-layer.
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A roof having high solar heat reflectance, the roof comprising:
- a roofing deck;
- a roofing membrane with high solar heat reflectance adhered to the roofing deck,
- the roofing membrane comprising:
- a bituminous base sheet comprising a continuous substrate sheet of fibrous material, the continuous substrate sheet being saturated with a bituminous material and coated on at least one side with a bituminous material;
- a tie-layer comprising a reinforcement material on the bituminous base sheet;
- the reinforcement material comprising mineral particles;
- a solar heat-reflective upper layer on the tie-layer;
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- a protective top coating on the upper layer.
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A roofing membrane with high solar heat reflectance, the roofing membrane comprising:
- a bituminous base sheet comprising a continuous substrate sheet of fibrous material, the continuous substrate sheet being saturated with a bituminous material and coated on at least one side with a bituminous material;
- a tie-layer comprising a reinforcement material comprising a non-woven web of fibers on the bituminous base sheet;
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- a solar heat-reflective upper layer on the tie-layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.