US 11,987,983 B2
Roofing system and associated roofing shingle
Daniel E. Boss, Morris Township, NJ (US); Ming-Liang Shiao, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); James Svec, Kearny, NJ (US); Chris Searcy, Tuscaloosa, AL (US); and Nicholas Thurston, Tuscaloosa, AL (US)
Assigned to BMIC LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by BMIC LLC, Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/065,399.
Application 18/065,399 is a continuation of application No. 17/736,223, filed on May 4, 2022.
Application 17/736,223 is a continuation of application No. 16/533,032, filed on Aug. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,352,792, issued on May 18, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/783,960, filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/714,827, filed on Aug. 6, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0115913 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04D 1/36 (2006.01); E04D 1/20 (2006.01); E04D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 1/365 (2013.01) [E04D 1/20 (2013.01); E04D 2001/005 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A roofing system, comprising:
a roof deck; and
a roofing shingle installed above the roof deck,
wherein the roofing shingle comprises:
a first shingle layer;
a second shingle layer,
wherein the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer overlap to form a common bond area;
a first attachment between the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer,
wherein the first attachment is in the common bond area,
wherein the first attachment comprises a first indentation in the first shingle layer,
 wherein the first indentation has:
 a depth at most 90% of a thickness of the common bond area,
 a radius of about 1/16 inch to about ⅝ inch, and
 a width of about ⅛ inch to about ¾ inch; and
a second attachment between the first shingle layer and the second shingle layer,
wherein the second attachment is in the common bond area,
wherein the second attachment comprises a second indentation in the first shingle layer,
wherein the roofing shingle has a back and a top opposite the back,
wherein the first indentation and the second indentation are in the back,
wherein the roofing shingle, when tested by a standardized shingle bundle handling test at 120 degrees Fahrenheit, has either
less than 3 cracks through to the top, or
less than 3 surface cracks in the back.