US2007022671A1PendingUtilityA1

Weather resistant structure

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jul 28, 2005Filed: Jul 28, 2005Published: Feb 1, 2007
Est. expiryJul 28, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Harold F. PlemmonsD. PlemmonsChris AlcornAmir NachumiAlexander RaichelSvetlana RaichelCharles Drum
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Abstract

An improved weather resistant structure. The structure comprising: at least 2 outer walls; a decking for supporting a roof; a deck support structure between the top of the walls and the decking; and a plurality of glass-ceramic building tiles attached to the upper surface of the decking forming the roof. In the preferred embodiment, the building tile is a glass-ceramic substrate formed from a glass prepared at an elevated temperature and crystallized at a second lower temperature, the glass-ceramic substrate being formed in at least one predetermined color by the treatment of time, temperature, and partial pressure of oxygen. The structure may further include a moisture barrier between the plurality of glass-ceramic building tiles and the decking.

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1 . An improved weather resistant structure, the structure comprising: 
 (a) at least 2 outer walls;    (b) a decking for supporting a roof;    (c) a deck support structure between the top of the walls and the decking; and    (d) a plurality of glass-ceramic building tiles attached to the upper surface of the decking forming the roof.    
   
   
       2 . The structure according to  claim 1 , further including a moisture barrier between the plurality of glass-ceramic building tiles and the decking.  
   
   
       3 . The structure according to  claim 2 , wherein the moisture barrier is rolled onto the decking.  
   
   
       4 . The structure according to  claim 3 , wherein adjacent edges of the rolled moisture barrier are overlapped to form an overlapping joint.  
   
   
       5 . The structure according to  claim 2 , wherein the moisture barrier is a polymeric film.  
   
   
       6 . The structure according to  claim 1 , further including at least one inner-support wall.  
   
   
       7 . The structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the decking is formed from sheathing.  
   
   
       8 . The structure according to  claim 7 , wherein the sheathing is plywood.  
   
   
       9 . The structure according to  claim 8 , wherein the sheathing is between about ½ and ¾ inch thickness.  
   
   
       10 . The structure according to  claim 1 , wherein the deck support structure includes a plurality of trusses.  
   
   
       11 . The structure according to  claim 10 , wherein the plurality of trusses are substantially spaced apart equally.  
   
   
       12 . A building tile, the building tile comprising: a glass-ceramic substrate formed from a glass prepared at an elevated temperature and crystallized at a second lower temperature, the glass-ceramic substrate being formed in at least one predetermined color by the treatment of time and temperature.  
   
   
       13 . The building tile according to  claim 12 , wherein the glass-ceramic substrate is formed in at least one predetermined color by the treatment of time, temperature, and partial pressure of oxygen.  
   
   
       14 . The building tile according to  claim 12 , wherein the building tile is a monolith.  
   
   
       15 . The building tile according to  claim 14 , wherein the porosity of the building tile is less than about 1%.  
   
   
       16 . The building tile according to  claim 12 , wherein the bending strength of the building tile is greater than about 100 N/mm 2  when tested according to EN 100.  
   
   
       17 . The building tile according to  claim 12 , wherein the colored building tile is substantially color through.  
   
   
       18 . The building tile according to  claim 12 , wherein the predetermined color is moiré.  
   
   
       19 . The building tile according to  claim 12 , wherein the building tile includes at least one polished surface.  
   
   
       20 . The building tile according to  claim 19 , wherein the polished surface of the building tile is formed by mechanical polishing.  
   
   
       21 . The building tile according to  claim 19 , wherein the polished surface of the building tile is formed by leaving at least one surface exposed during treatment.  
   
   
       22 . The building tile according to  claim 12 , wherein the building tile includes at least one textured surface.  
   
   
       23 . The building tile according to  claim 22 , wherein the textured surface of the building tile is mold-induced.  
   
   
       24 . The building tile according to  claim 22 , wherein the textured surface of the building tile is process-induced.  
   
   
       25 . An improved weather resistant structure, the structure comprising: 
 (a) at least 2 outer walls;    (b) a decking for supporting a roof;    (c) a deck support structure between the top of the walls and the decking;    (d) a plurality of glass-ceramic building tiles attached to the upper surface of the decking forming the roof, the building tile comprising: a glass-ceramic substrate formed from a glass prepared at an elevated temperature and crystallized at a second lower temperature, the glass-ceramic substrate being formed in at least one predetermined color by the treatment of time, temperature, and partial pressure of oxygen; and    (e) a moisture barrier between the plurality of glass-ceramic building tiles and the decking.    
   
   
       26 . The structure according to  claim 25 , wherein the moisture barrier is rolled onto the decking.  
   
   
       27 . The structure according to  claim 25 , wherein adjacent edges of the rolled moisture barrier are overlapped to form an overlapping joint.  
   
   
       28 . The structure according to  claim 25 , wherein the moisture barrier is a polymeric film.  
   
   
       29 . The structure according to  claim 25 , further including at least one inner-support wall.  
   
   
       30 . The structure according to  claim 25 , wherein the decking is formed from sheathing.  
   
   
       31 . The structure according to  claim 30 , wherein the sheathing is plywood.  
   
   
       32 . The structure according to  claim 31 , wherein the sheathing is between about ½ and ¾ inch thickness.  
   
   
       33 . The structure according to  claim 25 , wherein the deck support structure includes a plurality of trusses.  
   
   
       34 . The structure according to  claim 33 , wherein the plurality of trusses are substantially spaced apart equally.  
   
   
       35 . The building tile according to  claim 25 , wherein the glass-ceramic substrate is formed in at least one predetermined color by the treatment of time, temperature, and partial pressure of oxygen.  
   
   
       36 . The building tile according to  claim 25 , wherein the building tile is a monolith.  
   
   
       37 . The building tile according to  claim 36 , wherein the porosity of the building tile is less than about 1%.  
   
   
       38 . The building tile according to  claim 25 , wherein the bending strength of the building tile is greater than about 100 N/mm 2  when tested according to EN 100.  
   
   
       39 . The building tile according to  claim 25 , wherein the colored building tile is substantially color through.  
   
   
       40 . The building tile according to  claim 25 , wherein the predetermined color is moiré.  
   
   
       41 . The building tile according to  claim 25 , wherein the building tile includes at least one polished surface.  
   
   
       42 . The building tile according to  claim 41 , wherein the polished surface of the building tile is formed by mechanical polishing.  
   
   
       43 . The building tile according to  claim 41 , wherein the polished surface of the building tile is formed by leaving at least one surface exposed during treatment.  
   
   
       44 . The building tile according to  claim 25 , wherein the building tile includes at least one textured surface.  
   
   
       45 . The building tile according to  claim 44 , wherein the textured surface of the building tile is mold-induced.  
   
   
       46 . The building tile according to  claim 44 , wherein the textured surface of the building tile is process-induced.

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