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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6013328 | Electroless method of antiquing a pewter component This invention is directed to an electroless method of antiquing a zinc or pewter component and to products produced using the method. In its simplest form, the method includes: contacting the metal component with an oxidizing solution; rinsing the metal ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5985399 | Lightweight casket A lightweight structurally sound casket formed preferably of a sandwich construction using a core of an open cell or honeycomb patterned material and fluid resistant surface elements. The casket is comprised of a body containment portion and a lid portion... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5974640 | Lightweight burial casket An apparatus used during construction of a casket shell from casket shell elements, the apparatus comprising: a surface, a frame support for movement relative to the surface between a first position adjacent the surface and a second position away from the... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5976634 | Gold plating process for plastic substrates A method for plating substrates with 24 K gold. The method includes precleaning the substrate; applying a paint base coat electrostatically; curing the base coat; plating the gold by vacuum metallization; applying a clear paint top coat; and curing the to... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5875528 | Cremation urn A cremation urn comprises a first mass and a second mass contained within the first mass. The second mass includes an opening communicating with a cavity within the second mass for receiving cremated remains. At least a portion of the first mass is transp... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5875529 | Sheet metal casket A sheet metal casket comprises a pair of side panels, a pair of end panels, a rounded corner between adjacent ends of the adjacent side and end panels, at least one rounded corner having a flat formed thereon, the flat having a hole formed therethrough, a... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5848498 | Modular casket display system A casket display structure has a back wall and wing walls that are removably-attached to the back wall to form an alcove. A double-tiered display rack is mounted between the wing walls. The display structure includes a lower casket rollout rack connected ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5794318 | Combination lawn/garden ornament and cremation container A combination lawn/garden ornament and cremation container comprises a decorative water fountain adapted to circulate water from a water source upwardly and to allow the water to cascade downwardly and an openable and closable compartment adapted to conta... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5787626 | Funeral product display case A funeral product display case for displaying facsimiles of such funeral products as burial caskets, cremation caskets, cremation containers, cremation urns and the like in a funeral home display area for purposes of offering for sale the funeral products... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5784768 | Casket having quickly interchangeable and adjustable interior A casket having a quickly interchangeable and adjustable interior comprises a casket shell, an elongated fastening device having first and second portions, the first portion being secured to the casket shell, and decorative fabric secured to the second po... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5775061 | Method of shipping and assembling burial casket and casket shipped and assembled by such method A method of shipping a burial casket in a knocked-down configuration and subsequently assembling the casket at its point of destination comprises the steps of providing a kit of disassembled casket components assemblable into a casket having a shell and a... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5771829 | Method and apparatus for shirring a fabric A shirring attachment for a sewing machine that includes a programmable control operable to independently control the operation of individual shirring tools that are located at different points across the width of the material to be shirred. The shirring ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5771550 | Method of lining sheet metal casket with liquid impervious liner and casket with liner constructed by such method A method of lining a casket with a liquid impervious liner comprises the steps of providing a casket shell having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls and a bottom wall, providing a plastic liner having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls and a... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5771549 | Casket shell structures A casket shell comprises an elongated inner box and an elongated outer box. The inner box is congruently disposed in the interior region of the outer box and a core is sandwiched between the inner and outer boxes. The core includes a top surface attached ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5770291 | Blank for a lightweight casket The present invention is directed to a blank for folding into a body containment section of a casket, the blank comprising: a first stabilizing surface element, the first stabilizing surface element being a unitary element, a second stabilizing surface el... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5727291 | Casket having memorabilia compartment A casket is provided with an integral memorabilia compartment for the placement, display and storage therein of personal effects and mementos of memorialization of the deceased. In one form the casket comprises a shell, a cap pivoted to the shell, and an ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5709441 | Cremation urn display pedestal A decorative cremation urn display pedestal comprises a lower base configured into a generally box-like structure and including four generally vertical side walls having abutting adjacent side edges, and a generally horizontal cremation urn-supporting top... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709052 | Modular casket display system A casket display structure has a back wall and wing walls that are removably-attached to the back wall to form an alcove. A double-tiered display rack is mounted between the wing walls. The display structure includes a lower casket rollout rack connected ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5709016 | Ready-to-assemble casket A casket is assembled from prefabricated components to provide an attractive and aesthetically appealing casket design with a minimum amount of metal components so that the casket is adapted for cremation. A shell of the casket is constructed from upstand... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5689869 | Handle for a casket shell A handle structure for a casket (10) is provided. The handle structure includes a bar (33) and a casket shell (12) spaced apart from the bar (33). The casket shell (12) includes a side panel (28) having an outwardly-facing side surface (66) positioned beh... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5685937 | Method for constructing a casket A lightweight structurally sound casket formed preferably of a sandwich construction using a core of an open cell or honeycomb patterned material and fluid resistant surface elements. The casket is comprised of a body containment portion and a lid portion... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5683756 | Gold plating process for zinc substrates A method for plating zinc substrates with 24K gold. The method includes precleaning the substrate; applying a paint base coat electrostatically; curing the base coat; plating the gold by vacuum metallization; applying a clear paint top coat; and curing th... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5678289 | Burial casket with music media storage and display and wherein casket design theme corresponds to music theme A combination comprises a burial casket designed and constructed so as to have a visible theme, a music media storage and display assembly incorporated into the casket selectively movable to and between a generally concealed storage position and a general... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5675877 | Dish assembly for burial casket cap and method A dish assembly for a burial casket comprises a generally rectangular cap panel having a pair of opposed sides, a puffing member attached to each side of the pair of sides along respective adjacent edges of the puffing member and side, a cap panel insert ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675876 | Burial casket with memorabilia tray pivotable into and out of the casket A burial casket comprises a shell, a cap enclosing the shell and memorabilia tray pivotally connected to the shell with a linkage. The tray is pivotally movable from a position inside the shell to a position outside the shell when the cap is open. The tra... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5636419 | One piece puffing assemblies for burial casket cap dish assemblies One piece puffing assembly, mounted around the periphery and within the underside of a casket cap, includes two shorter sides, two longer sides, four miter corners, and peripherally inboard and outboard circumferential edges which define parallel planes, ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5634247 | Puffing assembly for burial casket cap dish assembly A puffing assembly forming a part of a dish assembly for installation into the underside of a burial casket cap comprises at least two puffing members having adjacent ends adapted to form a miter corner thereat when secured together. One of the puffing me... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5632073 | Dish support for burial casket cap A casket cap assembly for a burial casket comprises a cap having two sides and two ends defining an interior, having a peripheral edge and having a peripheral groove in the peripheral edge within the interior of the cap. A pair of cap dish assembly suppor... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5615464 | Liquid retaining system for casket A combination of a casket and a liquid retaining system for the casket comprises a casket shell, a body support structure mounted in the casket adapted to support a deceased thereon and a tray positioned atop the body support structure and adapted to be p... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5611124 | Casket having memorabilia compartment A casket is provided with an integral memorabilia compartment for the placement, display and storage therein of personal effects and mementos of memorialization of the deceased. In one form the casket comprises a shell, a cap pivoted to the shell, and an ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5592724 | Mechanism for lifting and tilting the bed of a casket A casket having a fully combustible, full height lift mechanism for raising and lowering the bed of the casket and for rotating the bed about the longitudinal axis of the casket that includes an integral C-shaped bracket that supports a drive screw, a sea... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5586376 | Decorative casket carrying and presentation tray A decorative casket carrying and presentation tray comprises a pair of side rails, a pair of end rails connected between the side rails, and a cross rail connected between the pair of side rails intermediate the end rails. Pallbearer handles are slidable ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5570493 | Cap brace and bracket A casket cap brace support comprises a support bracket adapted to be affixed to a wall of the casket body and including an aperture therethrough adapted to receive an end of a brace member, an elongated brace member having one end pivoted to the cap and t... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5561892 | Hardware for burial casket A combination burial casket and hardware comprises a casket shell having a wall, a plate secured to the wall and having a rear edge and a forward surface, an arm, adapted to receive and support a handle bar, pivoted to the plate, and including at least on... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5555612 | Externally removable twist locking casket hardware Hardware for a casket which may be quickly and easily twisted into fixed engagement with the casket at a predetermined orientation. The hardware may be easily removed from the casket without leaving metal hardware components in or on the casket. Specifica... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5535489 | Shield for burial casket A combination casket and shield comprises a casket having a casket shell with a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls connecting the side walls and an interior. The shell walls include a groove therein extending peripherally around the interior of the c... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535490 | Casket shipping clip A shipping clip is provided for a casket which has a body or shell with a top ledge including a front edge and a pair of caps pivoted to the body and closable thereon, with each of the pair of caps having a header wall on an end thereof. The header walls ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5531000 | Slide locking externally removable casket hardware Casket hardware which may be quickly connected and disconnected without the use of tools and without necessitating access to the inside of the casket. The casket hardware essentially includes a mounting plate having an upper leg including a casket handle ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5524394 | Modular casket display system A casket display structure has a back wall and wing walls that are removably-attached to the back wall to form an alcove. A double-tiered display rack is mounted between the wing walls. The display structure includes a lower casket rollout rack connected ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5522116 | Casket handling apparatus Handling apparatus for a casket has a first member for applying a laterally inwardly directed force to a wall of the casket, a second member for applying laterally outwardly and upwardly directed forces to a lower edge of the casket, a third member interc... | 06/04/1996 |
