Patent ID: 7592066
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: B32B,C23C,E04D,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for preparing a roofing article, the process comprising: (a) providing a base substrate having an upper surface; (b) applying a thin film to the upper surface of the base substrate, the thin film being selected from the group consisting of metals and metal oxides having greater than about 80 percent transmission of incident radiation having a wavelength between 300 nm and 700 nm and greater than about 60 percent reflectance of incident radiation having a wavelength between 700 nm and 2500 nm, and (c) applying a clear coating over the thin film, the clear coating being selected from the group consisting of poly(meth)acrylates, polyurethanes, fluoropolymers, phosphates, titanates, zirconates, silicates, and silicas.