Patents
US 10470960 B2: Apparatus for attaching personal item to casket for display as casket ornament
- Granted
- 2019-11-12
- Filed
- 2016-09-29 application 15280176
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of memorializing a deceased comprises the steps of receiving, subsequent to the death of the deceased and prior to a funeral or other memorial service for the deceased, a selection of a personal item of personal significance to the deceased, attaching the personal item to an ornament base, and attaching the ornament base, with the personal item attached thereto, to a casket for the deceased.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191112.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher C. Bovard | Sunman, IN | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Charles A. Malcomb | Columbus, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel G. Meiser | Wilder, KY | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ilija Rojdev | Cincinnati, OH | 26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher M. Wessel | Metamora, IN | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paul Holzman | Mason, OH | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61G | Transport, personal conveyances, or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons ; operating tables or chairs; chairs for dentistry; funeral devices | A61G17/0407 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49826 | 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 |
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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