US 12,139,633 B2
Roof sloping system
Jon McGuire, Cleveland, OH (US); Julie A. Geyer, Cleveland, OH (US); Jason D. Smith, Cleveland, OH (US); Matthew McDermott, Cleveland, OH (US); and Melissa Rus, Cleveland, OH (US)
Assigned to Viking Products Group, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed by Viking Products Group, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/368,132.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/048,814, filed on Jul. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0010166 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. C09D 175/04 (2006.01); C09D 5/00 (2006.01); C09D 7/65 (2018.01); C09D 123/16 (2006.01); E04D 5/14 (2006.01); E04D 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC C09D 175/04 (2013.01) [C09D 5/002 (2013.01); C09D 7/65 (2018.01); C09D 123/16 (2013.01); E04D 5/148 (2013.01); E04D 13/04 (2013.01)] 36 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method to alter level low-lying regions on a roof top substrate to inhibit or prevent ponding of water on said roof top substrate and/or to create a slope on said roof top substrate to facilitate in the drainage of water on said roof top substrate, wherein the method comprises:
providing a sloping compound, said sloping compound including a mixture of binder and filler material, said binder including one or more resins selected from the group consisting of epoxy resin, urethane resin, polyurethane resin, acrylic resin, styrene butadiene resin, silicone resin, vinyl ester resin, phenolic resin, polyester resin and fiberglass resin, said filler material include first and second fillers; said first filler includes a rubber component; said second filler includes a polymer component; said polymer component has a different composition from said rubber component, said binder constitutes 1-20 vol. % of said sloping compound and said filler material constitutes 80-99 vol. % of the sloping compound;
applying and/or spreading said sloping compound on a top surface of said roof top substrate to reduce or eliminate recessed regions in said top surface of said roof top substrate and/or to create a desired sloped surface on said top surface of said roof top substrate; and,
allowing said sloping compound to partially or fully cure and/or set.