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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7249403 | Lightweight viewing casket with handles A casket assembly includes a container and a two-piece lid. The two-piece lid includes a superior lid that covers the anterior end of the casket and an inferior lid that covers the opposite end. The container includes a bottom panel, an inferior end panel, a superio... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7204003 | Burial bell and tray A rental casket system includes a casket with a recessed side panel for ease of viewing. The casket includes a removable end piece which is one embodiment is located within grooves formed in the side panels of the casket. The grooves widen near the upper portion of ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195129 | Inner container for household devices Inner containers for household devices in the form of a drum composed of an inner and an outer wall with a shear-resistant connection between the two walls, where both the inner and outer walls have been built up from a thermoplastic. The design of the novel inner c... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7093396 | Record receptacle for a burial vault A metallic receptacle is embedded in the concrete material of a burial vault. The receptacle contains archival quality paper that records information identifying the person interred in the burial vault and the precise location at which the vault was buried. The rece... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069627 | Decorative cover for casket shell flange A casket comprises a shell having a pair of opposed side walls and a pair of opposed end walls, the walls defining an upper edge of the shell, a lid closeable upon the edge of the shell and a cover securable to the shell and concealing the edge when the lid is open,... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6955381 | Latch mechanism for case and a carrying case with the latch A double throw latch for a carrying case has a first elongated body, a first end of the body being pivotally mounted with one part of a carrying case. There is also a second elongated body that is pivotally mounted on the first elongated body. There is a first hook ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6901640 | Sealed liner system for interment vessels or containers An interment container includes upper and lower members that define an internal cavity. The remains of a deceased are placed within a liner adapted to be positioned within the internal cavity. The liner is peripherally sealed about the remains of the deceased, to pr... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6799399 | Burial structure for the interment of human remains and significant memorabilia A burial structures providing space for multiple human remains has the additional feature of allowing interlocking of individual units. The interlocking prohibits access to the individual cremens or bodily remains. Thus no individual remains are directly accessible.... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6530134 | Molded casket shell and trim therefore A method of forming an article of manufacture which includes an undercut therein comprises the steps of providing a tool, removably positioning at least one consumable form adjacent to the tool, providing settable material from which to mold a finished pa... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6484457 | Burial structure for the non-retrievable interment of human remains and significant memorabilia A burial structure (10) providing space for multiple human remains in the form of a body or cremens that has the additional feature of allowing interlocking of the individual units (12). This building feature allows the heretofore unknown ability to form ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6345422 | Preformed combination vault and casket assembly with stackable components A combination vault and casket assembly constructed of a vacuum formed polystyrene material and incorporating ballast stabilization during underground interment. A body includes a bottom, first and second upwardly extending side walls and first and second... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6265036 | Thermoformed articles having an improved insert therein The present invention relates to mold inserts suitable for use with thermoformable sheets made of poly(methyl) methacrylate and other thermoplastic sheet material. The inserts become an integrated part of the thermoformed product, and are characterized by... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6052954 | Burial structure for the non-retrievable interment of human remains and significant memorabilia A burial structures providing space for multiple human remains, whether in form of a body or in the form of cremens, has the additional feature of allowing interlocking of the individual units. Unlike previous units, this interlocking occurs to prohibit a... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5970590 | Burial containers A burial container comprising a seamless base unit of unitary construction having a bottom, opposing side walls and opposing end walls and a seamless lid unit of unitary construction, said base unit and lid unit being formed of a cured polyurethane resin.... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5928599 | Method of forming articles of manufacture of various shapes including undercuts therein with generic tool A method of forming an article of manufacture which includes an undercut therein comprises the steps of providing a tool, removably positioning at least one consumable form adjacent to the tool, providing settable material from which to mold a finished pa... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5870862 | Burial vault A hollow plastic burial vault having a base and a cover moulded as an integral unit and having a peripheral flange extending about the vault. The flange includes a first sealing surface portion, a first joint portion, a second sealing surface portion, and... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5680682 | Casket A casket having a tub, lid and pedestal base each separately molded of plastic material. The tub is integrally molded of plastic as a single unit having an endless hollow peripheral side wall formed by fluid injection, the tub having curved inner and oute... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5659933 | Odor-proof sealable container for bodily remains Containers are described for retention of human or animal remains for extended periods. The bags are constructed of laminated materials and sealed, which prevents the escape of noxious or odorous decomposition gases or harmful decomposition fluids into th... | 08/26/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5485661 | Environmentally-protective combination burial/shipping/cremation case An environmentally-protective body container comprises a burnable double-walled utility case which can be used either as a shipping container and/or as a casket for burial or for cremation. The case is blow-molded from an organic thermoplastic which does ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5471718 | Burial vault A burial vault formed of a polymeric material is disclosed. The burial vault includes a generally rectangular lower box portion and a generally rectangular upper lid portion. Each of the lid and box portions of the vault include substantially parallel lat... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5425163 | Multi-functional cremation container for a cadaver A multi-functional cremation container for a cadaver is provided. A rectangular container is enclosed on five sides by four container side panels and a bottom panel. The sixth side is an upwardly facing open top for providing access to the internal volume... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5349727 | Storage container for cremation ashes A storage container for cremation ashes comprises an outer decorative container with a hollow interior of generally rectangular shape. A similar rectangular inner container is formed of a transparent plastics material with a sealable end cap so that the a... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5301398 | Plastic body container A primarily plastic cadaver container is molded in the form of caskets, coffins, sarcophagues, mummy shaped containers, etc., produced from primarily plastic and other materials. While all the plastic can be new virgin plastic in most instances it can, ad... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5222281 | Molded coffin A water and weather resistent coffin is made of a layer of hardened plastified fiber mat and a second layer made of hardened end-grain balsa core panel. The side walls of the coffin are connected to the bottom wall by a pair of squares along each side wal... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5201980 | Method for making liner for interment container The invention comprises a liner for an interment container and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. A plastic layer and a layer including fiberglass are laminated to each other to provide advantages provided by neither material alone. An acryl... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5157817 | Plastic lined concrete structure A concrete structure, such as a burial vault, having an integrally bonded thermoplastic resin liner. The liner is a rigid molded product having a bottom wall and side walls and an open top. A thermosetting resin adhesive is applied to the outer surface of... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5121529 | Burial shell and method of making A casket or burial vault is made of thermoplastic material, either by vacuum forming or injection molding, as two longitudinal half-shells which are joined along a parting line into a leakproof, integral shell.... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5111559 | Coffins A coffin is disclosed which comprises a three part base which lies below a full length base insert. The three parts of the base lie end-to-end below the insert and include vertical panels which constitute the foot and head end walls of the coffin. The sid... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5035032 | Cardboard coffin A cardboard coffin is constructed from a blank cut from a sheet of corrugated cardboard having a predetermined width wherein the blank has a central body portion, a longitudinal axis and a perimeter defined by linear score lines having integral generally ... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5010697 | Mausoleum construction An improved mausoleum includes a support frame made of fiberglass structural members and a plurality of sealed fiberglass caskets which are proof against deterioration. The mausoleum according to the invention eliminates the need for venting and drainage,... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4930197 | Assembled casket This invention relates to caskets. It is for caskets that can be fabricated in such a manner that they are adaptable to assembly at point of use. In the manufacture of caskets, the cost of transportation between assembly point and the mortician has contin... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4924565 | Body container Body container and processes for use with the bodies of the deceased. The body container comprises an enclosure. The enclosure is sealable to form a seal, and is effective to prevent gases from being transmitted freely into or out of the body container. T... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4893385 | Memorial vault apparatus A memorial vault apparatus for human cremated remains which includes a concrete slab having a top level surface. A first set of elongated parallel cylindrical pipes are supported on top of the level surface with each adjacent pair of pipes being equidista... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4890366 | Cultured marble casket and method of producing same A light weight cultured marble casket is provided which is aesthetically pleasing in appearance, durable in construction and resistant to deterioration by the elements. The casket comprises a body member having an exterior portion formed of cultured marbl... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4800631 | Modular casket A modular casket includes a body receiving compartment defined by at least one modular base section having a rectangular base panel and a pair of rectangular side panels integrally hingedly connected to the base panel along longitudinal marginal edges, an... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4759105 | Body case with viewing window Described herein is a body case fabricated of galvanized sheet metal and designed to contain the remains of a deceased person in an air tight environment. The case is used for shipping the remains from one area of the country to another. The body case inc... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4727632 | Article and method for enclosing and protecting entombment caskets To overcome problems concerning storage of entombment caskets in crypts or mausoleums, particularly garden crypts, there is provided an air-tight end-capped casket-enclosing article made of suitable material, such as rotation-molded polyethylene or other ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4669157 | Mausoleum construction An improved mausoleum includes a support frame made of fiberglass structural members and a plurality of sealed fiberglass caskets which are proof against deterioration. The mausoleum according to the invention eliminates the need for venting and drainage,... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4637544 | Process for the manufacture of boxes, the boxes which result therefrom and the elements for their composition A process for the manufacture of boxes, wherein a sheet material, such as cardboard, is punched to produce a box element with at least five sections limited by parallel score lines; the ends of at least three sections are inserted and fastened in U-groove... | 01/20/1987 |
