ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,322, issued on July 7, was assigned to BMIC LLC (Dallas).
"Roofing shingle" was invented by Mike Kiik (Richardson, Texas), Ming-Liang Shiao (Collegeville, Pa.), James A. Svec (Kearny, N.J.), Zackary Geurin (Dallas), Bryan Hill (Dallas) and Michael Kjelson (Dallas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roofing shingle for installation as part of a roofing structure includes at least one layer of a shingle material having a top surface and a bottom surface. The roofing single will include a headlap portion and an exposure portion having a plurality of tabs with a plurality of granules being applied along the top surface. Shadow lines are defi...