Method of manufacturing granule coated asphaltic articles

US8993047B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8993047-B2
Application numberUS-201313860565-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 11, 2013
Priority dateDec 31, 2009
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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A method of manufacturing a granule coated asphaltic article comprising the steps of applying liquid asphalt to a reinforcing sheet to create an asphaltic sheet, the asphaltic sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface; bending the asphaltic sheet to form an arcuate top surface of the sheet; and applying a coating of granules over the arcuate top surface of the asphaltic sheet.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of manufacturing a granule coated asphaltic article comprising the steps of: providing an asphaltic sheet, where the sheet has a top surface and a bottom surface, having a plurality of granules deposited on the top surface to provide a first coating of granules on the asphaltic sheet; bending the asphaltic sheet to form an arcuated top surface of the sheet; and applying a second coating of granules over the arcuated top surface of the asph…

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What does patent US8993047B2 cover?
A method of manufacturing a granule coated asphaltic article comprising the steps of applying liquid asphalt to a reinforcing sheet to create an asphaltic sheet, the asphaltic sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface; bending the asphaltic sheet to form an arcuate top surface of the sheet; and applying a coating of granules over the arcuate top surface of the asphaltic sheet.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Firestone Building Prod Co Llc, Firestone Building Prod Co Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E04D5/12. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).