Patent ID: 7877938

Claim:
A panel for a panelized sheathing construction system comprising a wood or wood composite panel having a first inward facing surface, a second outward facing surface and a peripheral edge; said panel further comprising a panel surface barrier layer adhesively secured by a layer of adhesive to the outward facing surface of said panel, said panel surface barrier layer being substantially bulk water resistant; wherein said panel with said barrier layer is characterized by a permeability in a range from about 0.1 U.S. perms to about 1.0 U.S. perms as determined by ASTM E96 procedure A, a water vapor transmission rate from about 0.7 to about 7 grams/m 2 /24 hrs as determined by ASTM E96 procedure A (at 73° F.-50% RH), a permeability from about 0.1 to about 12 perms as determined ASTM E96 procedure B (at 73° F.-100% RH), and a liquid water transmission rate from about 1 to about 28 grams/100 in 2 /24 hrs via Cobb ring according to the test method described in ASTM D5795.