Patent ID: 9428911
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: E04B,E04D,H02S,Y02B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An architectural roof panel for a truss free roof, the architectural roof panel comprising: a concrete roof panel having a length and a width, a top surface, a bottom surface, and an architectural feature, the top surface and the bottom surface undulating in a sinusoidal shape across the width, the sinusoidal shape forming a plurality of alternating and aligned elongated ridges and valleys; a first layer of reinforcement material located proximate the top surface and inside of the roof panel, the first layer of reinforcement material being oriented parallel to the top surface; a second layer of reinforcement material located proximate the bottom surface and inside of the roof panel, the second layer of reinforcement material being oriented parallel to the bottom surface; a first structural rib running the length of the roof panel, the first structural rib being located at a first lateral edge of the concrete roof panel; and a second structural rib running the length of the roof panel, the second structural rib being located at a second lateral edge of the concrete roof panel, wherein at least one of the first structural rib and the second structural rib is incorporated into the architectural feature, wherein the concrete roof panel provides structural support, and wherein the concrete roof panel is unsupported along the length of the concrete roof panel when the concrete roof panel is installed on a truss free roof.