US 12,435,516 B2
Heating system and method of making and use
Brian Casey, Tahoe City, NV (US)
Filed by Brian Casey, Tahoe City, NV (US)
Filed on Feb. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/793,956.
Application 16/793,956 is a continuation of application No. 14/311,713, filed on Jun. 23, 2014, granted, now 10,604,937.
Application 14/311,713 is a continuation of application No. 13/211,175, filed on Aug. 16, 2011, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/374,167, filed on Aug. 16, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2020/0370301 A1, Nov. 26, 2020
Int. Cl. E04D 13/10 (2006.01); F24D 13/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/56 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 13/103 (2013.01) [F24D 13/02 (2013.01); H05B 3/565 (2013.01); H05B 2214/02 (2013.01)] 57 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A roof heating system comprising in combination:
A. a first roof heating panel; and
B. a second roof heating panel interlockingly mountable to the first roof heating panel, the first roof heating panel and second roof heating panel each having:
(i) a top heating panel surface opposite a bottom heating panel surface,
(ii) an upper end opposite a lower end, and
(iii) a laterally extending section:
(a) extending between the upper end and lower end of the associated heating panel; and
(b) having a heating cap formed by a central heating cover section and a first heating cap side, opposite a second heating cap side, the first heating cap side and second heating cap side each extend from the central heating cover section laterally between the upper end and lower end of the associated heating panel; and
(c) an interlockable protrusion extending upwardly from the top heating panel surface, the first roof heating panel's second heating cap side being interlockably mountable to abut the second roof heating panel's interlockable protrusion;
C. at least a first heating element mountable to abut either of: (i) the first roof heating panel's bottom heating panel surface in the first roof heating panel's heating cap; and (ii) the second roof heating panel's bottom heating panel surface in the second roof heating panel's heating cap.