Patent ID: 8673427
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: B05D,E04D,Y02A,Y02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making a roofing product, comprising: (a) providing a substrate; (b) coating the substrate with bitumen to yield a bitumen coated substrate having an exposure zone; (c) adhering first granules to the exposure zone to yield a first granule coating, the first granules having a solar reflectance greater than 35; (d) adhering an adhesive to at least a portion of the first granule coating; (e) maintaining an open portion of the first granule coating that is free of the adhesive; and (f) adhering an overlay of second granules that are non-white in color to the adhesive, such that the overlay of second granules and the adhesive provide a raised structure that is distributed substantially across the exposure zone above a plane of the first granule coating.