Patents
US 10399477 B2: Method and apparatus for loading and/or unloading caskets
- Granted
- 2019-09-03
- Filed
- 2016-06-24 application 15192111
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A casket loading and/or unloading apparatus comprises a frame having an end adapted to be pivoted adjacent a rear edge of a bed of a transport vehicle for pivoting about a pivot axis generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the transport vehicle, and a motion generating device operable between the frame and the transport vehicle for pivoting the frame from a first generally vertical position to a second at least generally horizontal position. A vertically oriented casket in the transport vehicle can be secured to the frame, and the frame with the casket secured thereto can be pivoted from the first generally vertical position to the second at least generally horizontal position to facilitate unloading the casket from the transport vehicle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190903.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Services, LLC 81 patents | US company or organization | Batesville, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall G. Obermeyer | Batesville, IN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven Peter Pappas | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher Carl Struewing | Batesville, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Melissa Kay Teer | Milan, IN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Todd Michael Laughery | Winter Haven, FL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard Corby | Halifax, MA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| William D. Tallant | Plainfield, IN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Henry L. Trenkamp | Batesville, IN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy James Krause | Orland Hills, IL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60P | Vehicles adapted for load transportation or to transport, to carry, or to comprise special loads or objects | B60P1/4407 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61G | Transport, personal conveyances, or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons ; operating tables or chairs; chairs for dentistry; funeral devices | A61G19/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-02 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | BATESVILLE SERVICES, LLC signed 2023-02-01 | TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT TORONTO, ONTARIO | 62634/886 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-08-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PAPPAS, STEVEN PETER, MR. signed 2016-08-12 LAUGHERY, TODD MICHAEL, MR. signed 2016-08-17 OBERMEYER, RANDALL G., MR. signed 2016-08-17 TRENKAMP, HENRY L., MR. signed 2016-08-17 STRUEWING, CHRISTOPHER CARL, MR. signed 2016-08-25 TEER, MELISSA KAY, MS. signed 2016-08-31 TALLANT, WILLIAM D., MR. signed 2016-09-01 KRAUSE, TIMOTHY JAMES, MR. signed 2016-09-06 | BATESVILLE SERVICES, INC. BATESVILLE, IN | 46769/91 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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