Patents
US 11512473 B2: Permeable water-resistive sloped roof underlayment/air barrier
- Granted
- 2022-11-29
- Filed
- 2019-12-13 application 16602852
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A resistant, UV resistant, vapor permeable, air barrier roofing underlayment assembly for use on sloped roofs comprising a substrate of permeable polyester, a permeable copolymer acrylate coating bonded to the permeable polyester substrate and a pressure sensitive permeable copolymer adhesive secured to the permeable acrylate coating.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221129.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VaproShield LLC 7 patents | US company or organization | Gig Harbor, WA | VAPROSHIELD, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip L. Johnson | Spring Lake, MI | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin D. Nolan | Seattle, WA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel Bess | Newbury, OH | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Adrian deKrom | Cherry Fork, OH | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E04D | Roof coverings; sky-lights; gutters; roof-working tools | E04D12/002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E04B | General building constructions; walls, e.g. partitions; roofs; floors; ceilings; insulation or other protection of buildings | E04B1/625 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VAPROSHIELD, LLC signed 2025-10-31 | VS ACQUISITION, INC. ENNIS, TX | 73921/723 | PASDL, file of 2026-04-21 |
| 2020-02-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BESS, DANIEL signed 2020-01-27 DE KROM, ADRIAN signed 2020-01-27 JOHNSON, PHILLIP J signed 2020-01-27 NOLAN, KEVIN D. signed 2020-01-27 | VAPROSHIELD, LLC GIG HARBOR, WA | 52388/434 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.