ROOFING MATERIAL WITH DIRECTIONALLY DEPENDENT PROPERTIES
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Abstract
Roofing material with an irregular surface and tailored radiation properties and tailored aesthetic properties in separate directions, simultaneously. This provides enhanced thermal performance in the sun direction and aesthetically pleasing visual appearance from viewing directions.
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38 Claims
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1-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. A roofing material comprising:
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a roofing shingle with at least one non-planar surface for exposure to environmental conditions; a coating directionally disposed on a portion of the non-planar surface to cover less than all of the non-planar surface and approximately aligned to face a common direction, wherein other remaining portions of the non-planar surface are approximately aligned to face an opposite direction, wherein the coating has an energy-efficiency attribute that is different from a corresponding attribute of the non-planar surface on which the coating is disposed. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 38)
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33. A method of producing a roofing material, the method comprising:
disposing a coating on a portion of a non-planar surface of a roofing shingle, wherein the coating is disposed to cover only the portion of the non-planar surface which is approximately aligned to face a common direction, wherein other remaining portions of the non-planar surface are approximately aligned to face an opposite direction, wherein the coating has an energy-efficiency attribute that is different from a corresponding attribute of the non-planar surface on which the coating is disposed. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. (canceled)
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