US 12,278,591 B2
Roofing shingles for mimicking the appearance of photovoltaic modules
Thierry Nguyen, San Francisco, CA (US); Matthew Grigsby, San Francisco, CA (US); Anna Wojtowicz, Santa Clara, CA (US); Richard Perkins, San Jose, CA (US); Henry Krevor, San Carlos, CA (US); Caleb Cheung, San Jose, CA (US); Rory Runser, San Diego, CA (US); Dan Hua, San Jose, CA (US); and Janany Kugathasan, Langley (CA)
Assigned to GAF Energy LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US)
Filed by GAF Energy LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US)
Filed on Oct. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/487,775.
Application 18/487,775 is a continuation of application No. 18/157,407, filed on Jan. 20, 2023, granted, now 11,824,486.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/301,173, filed on Jan. 20, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0120877 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H02S 20/25 (2014.01); E04D 1/20 (2006.01); E04D 1/26 (2006.01); F24S 20/00 (2018.01)
CPC H02S 20/25 (2014.12) [E04D 1/20 (2013.01); E04D 1/265 (2013.01); F24S 2020/13 (2018.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
19. A system, comprising:
a plurality of photovoltaic modules installed on a roof deck,
wherein each of the plurality of photovoltaic modules includes a plurality of solar cells; and
a plurality of roofing shingles installed on the roof deck, wherein each of the plurality of roofing shingles includes:
a cap layer, wherein the cap layer is composed of metal, and
wherein the cap layer includes a first surface and a pattern on the first surface,
wherein the pattern includes a depiction of a plurality of solar cells,
wherein the pattern includes a plurality of pads, wherein the plurality of pads depict a visual appearance of electrical bussing of the depiction of the plurality of solar cells, wherein the plurality of pads is arranged in a plurality of sets, each of which includes a first pad and a second pad, and wherein the sets of the first and second pads are arranged in a matrix including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and
a core layer underneath the cap layer.