Patents
US 10867332 B2: Method of personalizing and merchandising caskets at point of purchase
- Granted
- 2020-12-15
- Filed
- 2018-10-31 application 16176914
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of merchandising caskets by a casket seller at the point of purchase of a casket purchaser comprises displaying a plurality of untrimmed caskets from which the purchaser may select, each casket of the plurality of caskets being of a different material, color, or design, displaying a plurality of packaged casket interior trim component sets from which the purchaser may select, each set of the plurality of sets containing trim components being of a different material, color, or design, and installing the casket interior trim components of the purchaser selected set into the purchaser selected casket. The casket interior components can include one or more, or all, of a mattress cover, a pillow cover, a big body, a small body, and an overthrow, in any combination.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201215.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 | |
| Paul Holzman | Mason, OH | 6 | 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 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q30/0621 | 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 | A61G17/00 | 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 |
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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