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Polymer blends for rooftop curable heat seamable roof sheeting and method for covering roofs
Assignee: Holcim Solutions and Products US LLC
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Filing: 1993-12-08
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Granted: 1995-02-14
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Expires: 2013-12-08
Abstract
Abstract A rooftop curable heat seamable sheet material for roofing prepared from an uncured polymeric composition of matter which comprises 100 parts by weight of a polymer blend comprising from about 10 to 95 parts by weight of an polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins having up to about 2 percent by weight crystallinity, which polyolefins are prepared from monomers having at least 2 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof; from about 5 to 90 parts by weight of a crystallinity enhancing polymer and mixtures thereof; from about 20 to 300 parts by weight of a filler selected from the group consisting of reinforcing and non-reinforcing materials and mixtures thereof per 100 parts of the polymer blend; from about 1.5 to 10 parts by weight of a cure package a cure package capable of allowing the composition of matter to cure at temperatures of at least 50 DEG C., per 100 parts of the polymer blend; and from about 20 to 150 parts by weight of a processing material and mixtures thereof, per 100 parts of the polymer blend. A method for covering a roof comprises the steps of applying layers of self-adhering sheet material prepared from an uncured heat seamable polymeric composition of matter comprising blends of polyolefins with crystallinity enhancing polymers, fillers, processing materials and a cure package capable of allowing the composition of matter to cure at temperatures of at least 50 DEG C. to the roof being covered; overlapping adjacent edges of the layers; heating the overlapped areas to about the softening point of the sheet material and seaming the overlapped areas under sufficient pressure to provide an acceptable seam strength. The composition of matter is curable at temperatures of at least about 50 DEG C., at temperature readily encountered on the roof of a building. For practice of the method, the composition of matter is self-adhering, without the use of an adhesive.
Inventors
- 👤 James A. Davis
- 👤 Joseph K. Valaitis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:06
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04D; E04D5/00; E04D5/06; C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/01; C08K3/011; C08K3/02; C08K3/06; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/04; C08L23/08; C08L23/0807; C08L23/0815; C08L23/16; C08L91/00; C08L2312/00; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
A self-adhering rooftop curable heat seamable sheet material for roofing prepared from an uncured polymeric composition of matter comprising: 100 parts by weight of a polymer blend consisting essentially of from at least about 10 to 95 parts by weight of an ethylene-containing polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins having up to 2 percent by weight crystallinity, prepared from monomers having at least 2 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; and from about 5 to 90 parts by weight of a crystallinity enhancing crystalline polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene homopolymers; poly(ethylene-co-propylene) random copolymers and poly(ethylene-b-octene) and poly(ethylene-b-butene) block copolymers; from about 20 to 300 parts by weight of a filler selected from the group consisting of reinforcing and non-reinforcing fillers and mixtures thereof per 100 parts of said polymer blend; from about 1.5 to 10 parts by weight of a cure package capable of allowing the composition of matter to cure on a rooftop at temperatures of at least 50° C. per 100 parts of said polymer blend; from about 20 to 150 parts by weight of a processing material selected from the group consisting of paraffinic oils, naphthenic oils and waxes and mixtures thereof, per 100 parts of said polymer blend, said sheet material exhibiting a peel adhesion value of at least 2 pounds/inch and a shear adhesion value of at least 15 pounds/square inch, so that seaming is achieved in the absence of an adhesive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
A self-adhering rooftop curable heat seamable sheet material for roofing prepared from an uncured polymeric composition of matter comprising: 100 parts by weight of a polymer blend consisting essentially of from at least about 10 to 95 parts by weight of an ethylene-containing polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins having up to 2 percent by weight crystallinity, prepared from monomers having at least 2 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; and from about 5 to 90 parts by weight of a crystallinity enhancing crystalline polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene homopolymers; poly(ethylene-co-propylene) random copolymers and poly(ethylene-b-octene) and poly(ethylene-b-butene) block copolymers; from about 20 to 300 parts by weight of a filler selected from the group consisting of reinforcing and non-reinforcing fillers and mixtures thereof per 100 parts of said polymer blend; from about 1.5 to 10 parts by weight of a cure package capable of allowing the composition of matter to cure on a rooftop at temperatures of at least 50° C. per 100 parts of said polymer blend; from about 20 to 150 parts by weight of a processing material selected from the group consisting of paraffinic oils, naphthenic oils and waxes and mixtures thereof, per 100 parts of said polymer blend, said sheet material exhibiting a peel adhesion value of at least 2 pounds/inch and a shear adhesion value of at least 15 pounds/square inch, so that seaming is achieved in the absence of an adhesive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A rooftop curable heat seamable sheet material, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said ethylene-containing polymer comprises EPDM having an ethylene content of 60 percent by weight, a weight average molecular weight of about 360,000 and about 1-2 percent by weight crystallinity.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A rooftop curable heat seamable sheet material, as set forth in claim 2, wherein said filler comprises about 110 parts by weight of carbon black and said composition of matter includes about 70 parts by weight of said processing material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A rooftop curable heat seamable sheet material, as set forth in claim 3, wherein said cure package is selected from the group consisting of sulfur and sulfur vulcanizing accelerators and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A rooftop curable heat seamable sheet material, as set forth in claim 4, wherein said vulcanizing accelerator is selected from the group consisting of thioureas; thiuram monosulfides and disulfides; benzothiazole sulfenamides; dithiocarbamates; 2-mercaptoimidazoline; N,N-diphenyl-guanadine; N,N-di-(2-methylphenyl) guanadine; 2-mercaptobenzothiazole; 2-(morpholinodithio)-benzothiazole disulfide; and zinc 2-mercaptobenzothiazole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
A rooftop curable heat seamable sheet material, as set forth in claim 5, wherein said cure package comprises from about 0.25 to 2 parts by weight of sulfur; from about 1 to 4 parts by weight of at least one thiuram accelerator; from about 0.25 to 2 parts by weight of a thiazole accelerator and from about 1 to 1.25 parts by weight of a sulfenamide accelerator per 100 parts by weight of said polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
60 words
A rooftop curable heat seamable sheet material, as set forth in claim 5, wherein said cure package comprises 1.25 parts by weight sulfur; 1.5 parts by weight of a thiuram accelerator; 0.5 to 0.75 parts by weight of a thiazole accelerator and 1 to 1.5 parts by weight of a sulfenamide accelerator per 100 parts by weight of said polymer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A rooftop curable heat seamable sheet material, as set forth in claim 5, wherein said curative is sulfur.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for covering a roof comprising the steps of: applying layers of a rooftop curable sheet material prepared from an uncured heat seamable polymeric composition of matter, comprising a polymer blend of ethylene-containing polyolefins and crystallinity enhancing crystalline polymers, with fillers, processing materials and a cure package capable of allowing the composition of matter to cure on the roof at temperatures of at least 50° C., to the roof being covered; overlapping adjacent edges of said layers; heating the overlapped areas to about the softening point of the sheet material; and seaming the overlapped areas under sufficient pressure to provide an acceptable seam strengths, said composition of matter having sufficient self-adhesion without the use of an adhesive.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for covering a roof comprising the steps of: applying layers of a rooftop curable sheet material prepared from an uncured heat seamable polymeric composition of matter, comprising a polymer blend of ethylene-containing polyolefins and crystallinity enhancing crystalline polymers, with fillers, processing materials and a cure package capable of allowing the composition of matter to cure on the roof at temperatures of at least 50° C., to the roof being covered; overlapping adjacent edges of said layers; heating the overlapped areas to about the softening point of the sheet material; and seaming the overlapped areas under sufficient pressure to provide an acceptable seam strengths, said composition of matter having sufficient self-adhesion without the use of an adhesive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method, as set forth in claim 9, wherein said step of heating is conducted at a temperature of at least about 82° C.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
207 words
A method, as set forth in claim 9, wherein said polymeric composition of matter is prepared by missing together 100 parts by weight of an uncured polymer blend consisting essentially of from at least about 10 to 95 parts by weight of an ethylene-containing polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins having up to 2 percent by weight crystallinity, prepared from monomers having at least 2 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; and from about 5 to 90 parts by weight of a crystallinity enhancing crystalline polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene homopolymers; poly(ethylene-co-propylene) random copolymers and poly(ethylene-b-octene) and poly(ethylene-b-butene) block copolymers; from about 20 to 300 parts by weight of a filler selected from the group consisting of reinforcing and non-reinforcing fillers and mixtures thereof per 100 parts of said polymer blend; from about 1.5 to 10 parts by weight of a cure package capable of allowing the composition of matter to cure on a rooftop at temperatures of at least 50° C., per 100 parts of said polymer blend; from about 20 to 150 parts by weight of a processing material selected from the group consisting of paraffinic oils, naphthenic oils and waxes and mixtures thereof, per 100 parts of said polymer blend.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method, as set forth in claim 9, wherein said filler comprises 110 parts by weight of carbon black and said composition of matter includes 70 parts by weight of processing oil.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method, as set forth in claim 12, wherein said cure package is selected from the group consisting of sulfur and sulfur vulcanizing accelerators and mixtures thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method, as set forth in claim 13, wherein said vulcanizing accelerator is selected from the group consisting of thioureas; thiuram monosulfides and disulfides; benzothiazole sulfenamides; dithiocarbamates; 2-mercaptoimidazoline; N,N-diphenyl-guanadine; N,N-di-(2-methylphenyl) guanadine; 2-mercaptobenzothiazole; 2-(morpholinodithio)-benzothiazole disulfide; and zinc 2-mercaptobenzothiazole.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method, as set forth in claim 14, wherein said cure package comprises from about 0.25 to 2 parts by weight of sulfur; from about 1 to 4 parts by weight of at least one thiuram accelerator; from about 0.25 to 2 parts by weight of a thiazole accelerator and from about 1 to 1.25 parts by weight of a sulfenamide accelerator per 100 parts by weight of said polymer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method, as set forth in claim 14, wherein said cure package comprises 1.25 parts by weight sulfur; 1.5 parts by weight of a thiuram accelerator; 0.5 to 0.75 parts by weight of a thiazole accelerator and 1 to 1.5 parts by weight of a sulfenamide accelerator per 100 parts by weight of said polymer.
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