ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,908, issued on July 29.
"Gutter cover" was invented by Andrew Joe Compton (Sherwood, Ark.) and Keith Wayne Shephard (Beaverdam, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gutter cover includes an upper hood panel, a lower cover panel, and a retractable plate. The upper hood panel is configured to be joined to an inclined roof sheathing covering rafters of a roof, to extend above a gutter and to no more than partially shield the gutter from above. The lower cover panel is configured to cover the gutter, such that a gap is present between the upper hood plate and the lower cover panel. The retractable plate is located above the lower cover p...