JOSEPH QUARANTA
Engineers in Yardley, PA

5209802, May 11, 1993

Sep 9, 1991

7/756489

Marcia G. Hannah - Wayne PA
George W. Mehrer - Jenkintown PA
Michael J. Noone - Wayne PA
Kermit E. Stahl - North Wales PA
Joseph Quaranta - Yardley PA

CertainTeed Corporation - Valley Forge PA

B32B 1100

156250

A method is taught of making a multiple-layer, three-layer shingle, in which a base shingle layer is formed by separating a first shingle layer longitudinally into halves, with adhesive applied longitudinally to the halves of the base shingle layer, and with a second shingle layer then being separated into halves to function as secondary shingle layers that are applied over the adhesive on the base shingle layers, to secure them together, and with a third shingle layer being separated longitudinally into halves and then transversely into segments, with adhesive being applied transversely over granules on the top surface of the secondary shingle layer, with the segments of the third shingle layer forming a top shingle layer, with such segments being selectively applied to yield predetermined design effects. The result is to produce a three-layer laminated shingle, with the layers adhered together with granules on the top surfaces of the layers sandwiched therebetween. The secondary shingle layer may have a lower edge of its tabs foreshortened to reveal granules on the top surface of the base layer, which granules are preferably darker for contrasting effect.

6092345, Jul 25, 2000

Feb 4, 1998

9/018821

Husnu M. Kalkanoglu - Swathmore PA
Joseph Quaranta - Yardley PA
Kermit E. Stahl - North Wales PA

CertainTeed Corporation - Valley Forge PA

B05C 1900

52554

A method is provided for making a shingle by cutting a layer of shingle material to have a headlap area and a tab area, and with a plurality of tabs being present in the tab area, separated by slotted openings. The tab area of the shingle is made to have a predetermined design that has a repeatability in the longitudinal direction, or from one edge of a shingle to another in the right-to-left direction, which repeatability is a function of the length of the shingle between said left and right edges, as well as being a function of the number of tabs in the shingle, with the repeatability being greater or smaller than the length of the shingle in the longitudinal direction. Thereby, a method is provided for producing an ornamental appearance that has a random, natural-looking effect when the shingles are laid up on a roof.

6010589, Jan 4, 2000

May 29, 1998

9/087571

Kermit E. Stahl - North Wales PA
Michael J. Noone - Wayne PA
Joseph Quaranta - Yardley PA

CertainTeed Corporation - Valley Forge PA

B32B 3118

156260

This invention is directed to a multi-layer laminated shingle, wherein each shingle layer comprises granule and bituminous coated web, with the layers laminated together and with the butt zone of the base layer disposed against a bottom surface of the tab zone of the secondary layer and with the tab zone of the base layer disposed against the bottom surface of the butt zone of the secondary layer. The shingle lends itself to having tabs spaced by voids. Because the tabs in the base layer are inverted, the base layer's butt zone is visible through voids in the tabs of the secondary layer. The method of making the shingle lends itself to complementally cutting out the tabs of two side-by-side shingles from a given line. Enhanced nailing area is provided, and stacking of shingles for packaging is facilitated.

7921606, Apr 12, 2011

Dec 22, 2005

11/315451

Joseph Quaranta - Yardley PA, US
Stephen A. Koch - Collegeville PA, US
Robert L. Jenkins - Honey Brook PA, US
Gregory F. Jacobs - Oreland PA, US
Karen L. Steele - Downingtown PA, US

CertainTeed Corporation - Valley Forge PA

E04B 7/02

52 57, 52518

A hip, ridge or rake shingle comprised of a plurality of panels sandwiched on each panel portion side of a layer of shingle material, such that each panel portion can be folded along a fold line, and wherein tabs are provided for each panel portion, adapted to be bent backwardly upon themselves, sandwiching thickening panels therebetween. The shingles can be laid up on a hip, ridge or rake of a roof, to yield desirable thickened features.

D336347, Jun 8, 1993

Apr 27, 1990

7/515258

Marica G. Hannah - Wayne PA
George W. Mehrer - Jenkintown PA
Michael J. Noone - Wayne PA
Kermit E. Stahl - North Wales PA
Joseph Quaranta - Yardley PA

CertainTeed Corporation - Valley Forge PA

D25139

8266861, Sep 18, 2012

Nov 17, 2009

12/619822

Stephen A. Koch - Collegeville PA, US
Husnu M. Kalkanoglu - Swarthmore PA, US
Joseph Quaranta - Yardley PA, US

CertainTeed Corporation - Valley Forge PA

E04D 1/30, E04D 1/00

52520, 52DIG 16, 52 57, 52518

A hip, ridge or rake shingle is provided, having a high profile, by using various shingle layers to form a built-up wedge-shaped headlap portion, comprised of a plurality of layers of different dimensions in the headlap portion of the shingle, and the process for manufacturing the same from a single sheet of shingle material is provided.

D611620, Mar 9, 2010

Jan 23, 2007

29/276328

Husnu M. Kalkanoglu - Swarthmore PA, US
Robert L. Jenkins - Honey Brook PA, US
Richard Krause - Collegeville PA, US
Joseph Quaranta - Yardley PA, US
Kermit Stahl - North Wales PA, US
Stephen A. Koch - Collegeville PA, US

CertainTeed Corporation - Valley Forge PA

2501

D25139

D375563, Nov 12, 1996

Mar 17, 1995

D/036294

Marcia G. Hannah - Wayne PA
Michael J. Noone - Wayne PA
Kermit E. Stahl - North Wales PA
George W. Mehrer - Oreland PA
Joseph Quaranta - Yardley PA

CertainTeed Corporation - Valley Forge PA

D25139

5953877, Sep 21, 1999

Feb 4, 1998

9/018820

Husnu M. Kalkanoglu - Swathmore PA
Joseph Quaranta - Yardley PA
Kermit E. Stahl - North Wales PA

CertainTeed Corporation - Valley Forge PA

E04D 100

52554

A multi-layer shingle is made by cutting an anterior layer of shingle material to have a headlap area and a tab area, and with a plurality of tabs being present in the tab area, separated by slotted openings. The tab area of the anterior layer has a predetermined design that has a repeatability in the longitudinal direction, or from one edge of a shingle to another in the right-to-left direction, which repeatability is a function of the length of the shingle between said left and right edges, as well as being a function of the number of tabs in the shingle's anterior layer, with the repeatability being smaller or greater than the length of the shingle in the longitudinal direction. Thereby, an ornamental appearance is provided that has a random, natural-looking effect when the shingles are laid up on a roof.

5421134, Jun 6, 1995

Jul 19, 1993

8/094369

Marcia G. Hannah - Wayne PA
George W. Mehrer - Jenkintown PA
Michael J. Noone - Wayne PA
Kermit E. Stahl - North Wales PA
Joseph Quaranta - Yardley PA

CertainTeed Corporation - Valley Forge PA

E04D 112

52518

A roofing shingle is provided for shingling a roof with overlapped shingles, wherein the exposed portion of the shingle is selected to be of a height in the installed condition relative to the overall height of the shingle that enhances material utilization, to be at least approximately 44. 4% efficient. This is accomplished by using an exposure height of 8 inches relative to an overall shingle height of 18 inches. The shingles are preferably constructed to have either 3 or 4 tabs, thereby having a ratio of exposure height to tab width of either 0. 667 or 0. 889, respectively. A larger exposure allows one to obtain 200 shingles for each 300 lineal feet of sheet shingle material, when the shingles have 18 inch overall height, and further allows an overall saving in the number of nails required to install a roof. The invention also contemplates variations in tab width within a given shingle and variations in number of tabs from about one to nine tabs in a given shingle.