Systems and methods for building panels with patterned edge for moisture drainage and air ventilation

Abstract

A building panel for ventilation and drainage includes a rear surface, a front surface, and a patterned edge spanning from the rear surface towards the front surface that, when the building panel is mounted at a substrate, creates a ventilation and drainage path between the building panel and the substrate. The front surface may have a drainage element thereon such that, when an additional building panel is installed and overlaps the building panel, the drainage element creates a ventilation and drainage path between the building panel and the additional building panel. The front surface may be a front surface of a first panel portion and the rear surface may be a rear surface of a second panel portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A building panel for ventilation and drainage comprising:
 a rear surface;   a front surface having a drainage element thereon such that, when an additional building panel is installed and overlaps the building panel, the drainage element creates a ventilation and drainage path between the building panel and the additional building panel; and   a patterned edge spanning from the rear surface towards the front surface that, when the building panel is mounted at a substrate, creates a second ventilation and drainage path between the building panel and the substrate.   
     
     
         2 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the drainage element being a drainage element selected from the group of drainage elements composed of bumps, protrusions, cutaways, ridges, channels, squiggles, or valleys. 
     
     
         3 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the patterned edge spanning from the rear surface all the way to the front surface. 
     
     
         4 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the patterned edge having a shape selected from the group of shapes including serrated, saw-tooth pattern, notched pattern, toothed pattern, serrated pattern, zigzag pattern, undulation pattern, scalloped pattern, stepped pattern, curved pattern, pattern of tabs, pattern of points, and crenulated pattern. 
     
     
         5 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the building panel being of one-piece construction. 
     
     
         6 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the building panel being of layered construction. 
     
     
         7 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the building panel composed of a material selected from the group of materials including one or more of fiber cement, clay, cement, cement based materials, concrete, asphalt, wood, wood based materials, wood fiber, oriented strand board, hardboard, high pressure laminate, PVC, plastic, rubber, foam, foam insulation, extruded polystyrene, expanded polystyrene, polyisocyanurate, fly-ash, waste materials, glass, glass fiber reinforced concrete and cement, glass fiber reinforced plastic, carbon fiber reinforced plastic, cellulose, insulation, metal, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the building panel including a first panel portion and a second panel portion. 
     
     
         9 . The building panel of  claim 8 , the first panel portion being made of a first material, the second panel portion being made of a second material. 
     
     
         10 . The building panel of  claim 9 , the first material being different than the second material. 
     
     
         11 . The building panel of  claim 9 , the first material being the same as the second material. 
     
     
         12 . The building panel of  claim 8 , wherein:
 the first panel portion includes the front surface;   the second panel portion includes the patterned edge; and   the first panel portion conceals the patterned edge.   
     
     
         13 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the building panel defining a fastening hole or fastening notation. 
     
     
         14 . The building panel of  claim 13 , the fastening hole or notation being located within a region of the building panel where a longitudinal cross-section of the geometric building panel crosses the fastening hole or the fastening notation also crosses the patterned edge. 
     
     
         15 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the building panel being a roof panel. 
     
     
         16 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the building panel being a siding panel. 
     
     
         17 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the building panel having a length such that the building panel, when installed on a structure, spans multiple framing bays of the structure. 
     
     
         18 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the building panel mounted at a substrate, an angle of the building panel being set via a starter strip. 
     
     
         19 . The building panel of  claim 1 , the building panel mounted at a substrate, an angle of the building panel being set via one or more of a fastener, a double headed fastener, and a single-headed fastener and one or more washers. 
     
     
         20 . A building panel for ventilation and drainage comprising:
 a front surface;   a rear surface aligned with respect to the front surface such that, when the building panel is mounted adjacent an additional building panel, the front surface and an additional front surface of the additional building panel are substantially parallel;   patterned edge spanning from the rear surface towards the front surface that, when the building panel is mounted at a substrate, creates a ventilation and drainage path between the building panel and the substrate or the building panel and an adjacent building panel.   
     
     
         21 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the rear surface angled with respect to the front surface. 
     
     
         22 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the rear surface being parallel with respect to the front surface. 
     
     
         23 . The panel of  claim 20 , the front surface defining an overlap portion that covers an adjacent patterned edge of the adjacent panel when mounted to a structure. 
     
     
         24 . The panel of  claim 23 , a first height of the patterned edge being greater than a second height of the overlap portion. 
     
     
         25 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the patterned edge spanning from the rear surface all the way to the front surface. 
     
     
         26 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the patterned edge having a shape selected from the group of shapes including serrated, saw-tooth pattern, notched pattern, toothed pattern, serrated pattern, zigzag pattern, undulation pattern, scalloped pattern, stepped pattern, curved pattern, pattern of tabs, pattern of points, and crenulated pattern. 
     
     
         27 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the building panel being of one-piece construction. 
     
     
         28 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the building panel being of layered construction. 
     
     
         29 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the building panel composed of a material selected from the group of materials including one or more of fiber cement, clay, cement, cement based materials, concrete, asphalt, wood, wood based materials, wood fiber, oriented strand board, hardboard, high pressure laminate, PVC, plastic, rubber, foam, foam insulation, extruded polystyrene, expanded polystyrene, polyisocyanurate, fly-ash, waste materials, glass, glass fiber reinforced concrete and cement, glass fiber reinforced plastic, carbon fiber reinforced plastic, cellulose, insulation, metal, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         30 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the building panel including a first panel portion and a second panel portion. 
     
     
         31 . The building panel of  claim 30 , the first panel portion being made of a first material, the second panel portion being made of a second material. 
     
     
         32 . The building panel of  claim 31 , the first material being different than the second material. 
     
     
         33 . The building panel of  claim 31 , the first material being the same as the second material. 
     
     
         34 . The building panel of  claim 30 , wherein:
 the first panel portion includes the front surface;   the second panel portion includes the patterned edge; and   the first panel portion conceals the patterned edge.   
     
     
         35 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the building panel defining a fastening hole or fastening notation. 
     
     
         36 . The building panel of  claim 35 , the fastening hole or notation being located within a region of the building panel where a longitudinal cross-section of the geometric building panel crosses the fastening hole or the fastening notation also crosses the patterned edge. 
     
     
         37 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the building panel being a roof panel. 
     
     
         38 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the building panel being a siding panel. 
     
     
         39 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the building panel having a length such that the building panel, when installed on a structure, spans multiple framing bays of the structure. 
     
     
         40 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the building panel mounted at a substrate, an angle of the building panel being set via a starter strip. 
     
     
         41 . The building panel of  claim 20 , the building panel mounted at a substrate, an angle of the building panel being set via one or more of a fastener, a double headed fastener, and a single-headed fastener and one or more washers. 
     
     
         42 . A building panel for ventilation and drainage comprising:
 a first panel portion defining a front surface of the building panel;   a second panel portion defining a rear surface of the building panel;   patterned edge spanning from the rear surface towards the front surface that, when the building panel is mounted at a substrate, creates a ventilation and drainage path between the building panel and the substrate.   
     
     
         43 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the rear surface angled with respect to the front surface. 
     
     
         44 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the rear surface being parallel with respect to the front surface. 
     
     
         45 . The panel of  claim 42 , the front surface defining an overlap portion that covers an adjacent patterned edge of the adjacent panel when mounted to a structure. 
     
     
         46 . The panel of  claim 45 , a first height of the patterned edge being greater than a second height of the overlap portion. 
     
     
         47 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the patterned edge spanning from the rear surface all the way to the front surface. 
     
     
         48 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the patterned edge having a shape selected from the group of shapes including serrated, saw-tooth pattern, notched pattern, toothed pattern, serrated pattern, zigzag pattern, undulation pattern, scalloped pattern, stepped pattern, curved pattern, pattern of tabs, pattern of points, and crenulated pattern. 
     
     
         49 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the building panel being of one-piece construction. 
     
     
         50 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the building panel being of layered construction. 
     
     
         51 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the building panel composed of a material selected from the group of materials including one or more of fiber cement, clay, cement, cement based materials, concrete, asphalt, wood, wood based materials, wood fiber, oriented strand board, hardboard, high pressure laminate, PVC, plastic, rubber, foam, foam insulation, extruded polystyrene, expanded polystyrene, polyisocyanurate, fly-ash, waste materials, glass, glass fiber reinforced concrete and cement, glass fiber reinforced plastic, carbon fiber reinforced plastic, cellulose, insulation, metal, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
         52 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the first panel portion being made of a first material, the second panel portion being made of a second material. 
     
     
         53 . The building panel of  claim 52 , the first material being different than the second material. 
     
     
         54 . The building panel of  claim 52 , the first material being the same as the second material. 
     
     
         55 . The building panel of  claim 42 , wherein:
 the first panel portion includes the front surface;   the second panel portion includes the patterned edge; and   the first panel portion conceals the patterned edge.   
     
     
         56 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the building panel defining a fastening hole or fastening notation. 
     
     
         57 . The building panel of  claim 56 , the fastening hole or notation being located within a region of the building panel where a longitudinal cross-section of the geometric building panel crosses the fastening hole or the fastening notation also crosses the patterned edge. 
     
     
         58 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the building panel being a roof panel. 
     
     
         59 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the building panel being a siding panel. 
     
     
         60 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the building panel having a length such that the building panel, when installed on a structure, spans multiple framing bays of the structure. 
     
     
         61 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the building panel mounted at a substrate, an angle of the building panel being set via a starter strip. 
     
     
         62 . The building panel of  claim 42 , the building panel mounted at a substrate, an angle of the building panel being set via one or more of a fastener, a double headed fastener, and a single-headed fastener and one or more washers.