US Patent Issued to McElroy Metal Mill on Aug. 18 for "Hybrid standing seam metal panel and membrane roof cover system" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,895, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to McElroy Metal Mill Inc. (Bossier City, La.).

"Hybrid standing seam metal panel and membrane roof cover system" was invented by Charles L. Smith Jr. (Round Top, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Hybrid roof cover systems comprise a metal panel field and a membrane field joined by metal standing seam transition roof panels. The metal transition panel comprises an upstanding side, a planar portion, and a polymer layer. The upstanding side defines a first lateral edge of the metal transition panel. The first lateral edge is symmetrical with a lateral edge of an adjacent roof panel in the metal p...