ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,837, issued on June 23.

"Roof overhang for above ground shelter" was invented by Steve Galindo (Tulsa, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shelter construction assembly includes a roof bracket for locating above concrete forms for forming a roof overhang of the concrete shelter. The roof bracket defines a topping member and an internal downwardly extending portion, wherein the topping member is located on an upper surface of an outside form. The internal downwardly extending portion is located adjacent to an inside facing surface of the outside form. The roof bracket may have an external downwardly extending portion for locating a...