{"id":22111506,"date":"2020-10-15T02:01:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T08:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/?p=22111506"},"modified":"2020-10-15T02:06:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T08:06:09","slug":"usu-and-byu-team-up-to-create-the-perfect-roofing-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usustatesman.com\/usu-and-byu-team-up-to-create-the-perfect-roofing-system\/","title":{"rendered":"USU and BYU team up to create the perfect roofing system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A student team from Utah State University and Brigham Young University are finalists <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 2020 Collegiate Inventors Competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team, which consists of USU student Kimball Goss, BYU student Grant Hagen and BYU student Todd Paskett, designed a tool to make roofing more effective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It began with an idea Todd Paskett had in hopes to make roofing \u201ccool.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe wanted to make it modern. He wanted to let roofers be proud of what they did, because it is a hard job, and it\u2019s a job that needs to be done,\u201d Goss said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eventually, Paskett started to design their invention: the Primus Roof Removal System. In 2017, Goss and Hagen joined his team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Primus Roof Removal System, according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.invent.org\/collegiate-inventors\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Collegiate Inventors website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is \u201cRoof teardown made easy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replacing a roof can be a laborious and time sensitive process, the website states. The Primus Roof Removal tool aims to fix this by using a self-propelled roofing teardown tool. The system is designed to i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ncrease teardown capacity by more than 75%, saving contractors significant time and money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The majority of the system was originally crafted by the team. Goss aided in designing each of the individual blades on Primus. The blades have been created to pick up shingles and old nails on roofs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goss said he has years of experience with blades from working in his dad\u2019s metal shop on the equipment. Goss also has his own business doing freelancing design work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want to help students make their projects a reality. I&#8217;m offering student discounts on my freelance services, and cheap 3D printing services too,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system currently weights around 140 pounds, but the team hopes to reduce the weight to about 60 pounds. The team also plans to install safety features, such as blade covers, to ensure the machine is as safe as it is effective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe electronics system is expandable,\u201d Hagen said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team also hopes to create a version of the system that is wireless and automated. Their goal is to hit the market by Summer of 2021, as they believe there is high industry demand for a machine like the one they have created.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paskett is the CEO, Goss is the designer and Hagen is the group\u2019s electrician. The team has continued to refine the system and its capabilities with help and support from their universities. The support helped the team move forward with Primus and has led to national recognition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team entered Primus into various university competitions. They have placed high in most of the competitions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Collegiate Inventors Competition is hosted through the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The competition also has teams from Johns Hopkins University, Tulane University, Rice University and Stetson University.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finalists will present their inventions on Oct. 28, and winning teams will be announced Oct. 29.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>tigermaren@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A student team from Utah State University and Brigham Young University are finalists in the 2020 Collegiate Inventors Competition. 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