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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7788860 | Vandal proof system for securing a frangible facing plate to rigid supporting structure by wedging action and a method therefor Stone faceplates are secured to supporting structures in columbariums or similar environments by a non-standard star screwdriver which penetrates the exposed face of the faceplate to activate a fastening assembly having a rivet nut and screw which secures the facepl... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7647732 | Decorative slab corner fastener A device for releasably fastening up to four adjacent slab corners to a support wall or ceiling. The device is positioned at a common point of adjacency of a number of slabs. A locking disk having a quadrant notch is rotatively mounted orthogonally to the surface of... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7337585 | Lawn crypt covering system and method A lawn crypt covering system that can be easily attached to and removed from a crypt lid is provided. The covering system generally includes a lightweight, rigid base and an artificial lawn attached thereto. The covering system is adapted to removably attach to moun... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7014059 | Explosion resistant waste container An explosion resistant waste container (10) includes an outer open-topped container (16). The outer open-topped container (16) is sized to receive an inner open-topped container (12) and leave a space therebetween. Both the outer open-top... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6564514 | Concealed slab fastener A device for releasably fastening a cover slab to the opening of a crypt or niche extending back from a vertical support wall. Each device is positioned at a common point of adjacency of a plurality of slabs. Each device has a rotatively mounted locking p... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6513352 | Secure storage system for cremation urns A locking mechanism for locking a cremation urn inside a columbarium chamber or to another appropriate wall surface and a hidden lock for a funeral chamber shutter system are disclosed. The locking mechanism includes a male locking member which is rigidly... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6453626 | Non-corrosive containment vault A sealed underground containment vault has an outer shell made of non-biodegradable plastic such as polyurethane or polypropylene. The vault has a containment compartment defined by a bottom wall, and sidewalls and endwalls extending upwardly from the bot... | 09/24/2002 |
| 5953865 | Concealed niche fastner A device for releasably fastening a cover slab to the opening of a crypt or niche extending back from a vertical support wall. Each device is positioned at a common point of adjacency of a plurality of slabs. Each device has a rotatively mounted locking p... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5881505 | Free-standing, prefabricated cremation memorial for cremation remains A free-standing cremation memorial for holding cremated remains has a plurality of chambers in a vertical portion of the structure as well as a number of chambers in the base unit. A base member prefabricated of aluminum framework with at least about 10 u... | 03/16/1999 |
| 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 |
| 4669236 | Memorial holders for cremation ashes A memorial cremation ashes holder providing for niches in a stone slab for holding of ashes, the slab having cylindrical apertures drilled with an open end opening through the display face of the stone slab but which is substantially hidden by using a cyl... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4523413 | Hanger fastener A slab hanger-fastener for supporting and securing shutter slabs over mausoleum vaults or niches. The device is structured so that it may be used to secure shutter slabs at the corners or intermediate portions of the slabs. A mechanism of the same design ... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4476657 | Precast concrete structural units and burial vaults A precast concrete structural unit is provided including a concrete sub-unit and a plastic resinous sheet. The sheet is adhered to the sub-unit at the time of pouring the concrete, utilizing a polychloroprene contact adhesive. The structural unit may furt... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4143494 | Vault liner reinforcement system A system of reinforcing gussets or strips is provided for strengthening a burial vault liner against flexure under the load presented by flowable cementitious vault forming material. The reinforcing gusset system prevents the parts of the vault liner, the... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4099353 | Burial crypt and method of installation A plurality of burial crypts of identical configuration are arranged in a pre-excavated burial area in side by side relation, leveled with respect to one another by interconnecting adjustable means and the areas therebetween and thereover back filled wher... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4023316 | Storage means for ashes from cremations An arrangement for holding cremation ashes in which the apertures into which the ashes are to be placed are preformed and are positioned so as to leave a front decorative face unbroken until needed whereupon the face can be broken so as to gain access to ... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3990199 | Crypt front removable mounting means and method Backing plates, each having a relatively large centrally disposed through opening, are positioned in mortar in a predetermined vertical plane to provide flat coplanar surfaces for receiving support brackets for crypt fronts thereagainst. Each bracket has ... | 11/09/1976 |
