US 12,234,649 B1
Ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (“EPDM”) roof shingles
Siarhei Klimkovich, Apopka, FL (US); Scott Stickler, Belle Isle, FL (US); James Douglas Welty, II, Lake Mary, FL (US); Patrick Michael Furlong, Lake Mary, FL (US); Charles Morton Gould, Winter Springs, FL (US); Leman Porter, Maitland, FL (US); and David McCall, Sanford, FL (US)
Assigned to Ignite Labs, LLC, Lake Mary, FL (US)
Filed by Ignite Labs, LLC, Lake Mary, FL (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/932,809.
Application 18/932,809 is a continuation of application No. 18/915,617, filed on Oct. 15, 2024.
Int. Cl. E04D 1/20 (2006.01); E04D 1/30 (2006.01); E04D 1/34 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 1/20 (2013.01) [E04D 2001/305 (2013.01); E04D 2001/3435 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hip/ridge roof shingle comprising:
ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (“EPDM”), the EPDM comprising an outward-facing surface and a substrate-facing surface, the outward-facing surface comprising a reveal and a conceal, the reveal being visible when the hip/ridge roof shingle is installed and the conceal being covered by an adjacent roof shingle when the hip/ridge roof shingle is installed;
a reinforcement core, the reinforcement core embedded within the EPDM;
an adhesive sealant, the adhesive sealant applied to the substrate-facing surface for binding the hip/ridge roof shingle to the adjacent roof shingle or a substrate; and
a plurality of EPDM granules, the plurality of EPDM granules being located on at least a portion of a surface of the reveal;
wherein:
the EPDM being molded above and below the reinforcement core;
the plurality of EPDM granules being adhered to at least a portion of the surface of the reveal; and
the reinforcement core comprises a rigid core deployed about 0.1 inch-0.5 inch from an edge of the hip/ridge roof shingle.