Patent ID: 8216681
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: B32B,E04D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for forming a roofing and/or siding material having a resulting reflectivity of at least about 50% comprising the steps of: a. providing a base sheet/membrane; b. providing a highly reflective composite material, said highly reflective composite material including a reinforcement material and a multi-layer reflective film material, said reinforcement material at least partially embedded in a bottom surface of said multi-layer reflective film material, a top surface of said multi-layer reflective film material having a resulting reflectivity of at least about 50%, said multi-layer reflective film material including at least two layers, a first layer comprises a majority weight percent polyvinylidene fluoride and a second layer comprises a mixture of polyvinylidene fluoride and vinyl polymer, a weight percent of said polyvinylidene fluoride in said second layer greater than a weight percent of said vinyl polymer; and, c. securing a) said reinforcement material, b) said bottom surface of said multi-layer reflective film material, or or a) and b) to a top surface of said base sheet/membrane.