Patent ID: 7677002

Claim:
A panelized wall sheathing construction system for a building comprising: building frame structure; a plurality of wood or wood composite panels attached to said frame structure in substantially abutting relationship so as to form joints therebetween, each one of said plurality of panels further comprising a first inward facing surface, a second outward facing surface and a peripheral edge; each one of said plurality of panels comprising a substantially bulk water resistant barrier layer adhesively secured to at least the second outward facing surface of said panel by an adhesive layer, said barrier layer comprising a substantially skid resistant embossed textured outward facing surface; a plurality of water-resistant sealing means, each of said means sealing at least one of said joints between adjacent panels; and wherein said panels with said embossed textured barrier layers are characterized by 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 (at 73° F.-50% RH), and further wherein said panels with said barrier layers are characterized by 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 U.S. perms to about 12 U.S. perms as determined by ASTM E96 procedure B (at 75° 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.