ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,827, issued on May 27, was assigned to ShelterLogic Corp. (Watertown, Conn.).

"Door assembly for a shelter and a shelter including same" was invented by Christian M. Otis (New Haven, Conn.), George A. Bevilacqua (Orange, Conn.), Derald L Shepherd (Torrington, Conn.) and Matthew M. DeGennaro (Bristol, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door assembly for a shelter, wherein the shelter comprises a frame assembly and a cover for covering the frame assembly, wherein the door assembly includes a door frame; a door coupled to the door frame, wherein the door is preferably of a flexible material that can be lifted to provide an opening i...