Patent ID: 9359766
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: B32B,C09K,E04B,E04D,F24S,Y02B,Y02E,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A roof for a building, comprising: a roof deck; a plurality of roof products, each comprising an underlayment that forms a unitary structure, the roof products are mounted directly to the roof deck, and each of the roof products comprising a radiant layer, a thermal heat storage layer, a vent layer having channels to transfer excess heat through an entire length of the roof product, the channels of the vent layers form contiguous, uninterrupted air flow paths between abutting roof products from an eave of the roof to adjacent a ridge of the roof; the thermal heat storage layer comprises a media having a heat capacity that stores solar heat during a heating cycle, has a thermal emittance that re-radiates stored heat during a cooling cycle, and the media is located in a structure having an array of cavities with vertical axes that are perpendicular to axes of the channels in the vent layer; a flame retardant comprises materials used to form a structure for the channels of the vent layer, such that the flame retardant and the vent layer are combined in a single layer; each roof product has outer skin layers comprising an uppermost layer and a lowermost layer, between which is located the unitary structure, such that the thermal heat storage layer, vent layer and flame retardant are inside the roof product; each roof product comprises a rigid sheet, a rigid panel or a flexible roll; roof shingles mounted to the roof products, such that the roof products are positioned between the roof deck and the roof shingles; and a plurality of cells in each thermal heat storage layer penetrated by roofing fasteners, and the cells are void of material used to form the thermal heat storage layer.