Patents by Inventor Ilija Rojdev
Ilija Rojdev has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20120096693Abstract: In one aspect, a vault comprises a vault base, a vault lid on the base, the lid including structure on an upper surface thereof for receiving memorialization panels, and at least one memorialization panel received by the receiving structure on the lid. In another aspect, a vault and casket display comprises a vault base, a pair of supports spanning the vault base, and a casket supported on the pair of supports.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: BATESVILLE SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Paul Eric Herridge, Dan Meiser, Ilija Rojdev, Edward Charles Wolff
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Patent number: 8060996Abstract: A sheet metal casket comprises a casket shell having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, and a casket cap closable on the casket shell. At least a portion of at least one of the shell and cap are fabricated of clad sheet metal formed from first and second different metals.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2009Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Ilija Rojdev, Gregory Wray
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Patent number: 8046882Abstract: A casket and memorialization accessory combination comprises a casket comprising a casket shell having a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls and a casket lid closable on the casket shell, a decorative ornament comprising a digital image display device, and a keepsake box adapted to receive keepsake items therein. The casket shell and ornament are configured such that the ornament is removably attachable to the casket shell. The keepsake box and ornament are configured such that the ornament is attachable to the keepsake box. The ornament can be removed from the casket in which a deceased was displayed for viewing and attached to the keepsake box so that the keepsake box and ornament can be presented to a loved one of the deceased as a memorial to the deceased.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventor: Ilija Rojdev
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Publication number: 20110107568Abstract: A casket vault comprises a base adapted to receive therein a casket containing remains of a deceased and a lid closable on the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventor: Ilija Rojdev
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Patent number: 7908720Abstract: A casket and memorialization accessory combination comprises a casket comprising a casket shell having a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls and a casket lid closable on the casket shell, a decorative ornament, and a keepsake box adapted to receive keepsake items therein. The casket shell and ornament are configured such that the ornament is removably attachable to the casket shell. The keepsake box and ornament are configured such that the ornament is attachable to the keepsake box. The ornament can be removed from the casket in which a deceased was displayed for viewing and attached to the keepsake box so that the keepsake box and ornament can be presented to a loved one of the deceased as a memorial to the deceased.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventor: Ilija Rojdev
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Patent number: 7904998Abstract: A casket and memorialization accessory combination comprises a casket comprising a casket shell having a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls and a casket lid closable on the casket shell, a decorative ornament, and a planter adapted to receive a plant therein. The casket shell and ornament are configured such that the ornament is removably attachable to the casket shell. The planter and ornament are configured such that the ornament is attachable to the planter. The ornament can be removed from the casket in which a deceased was displayed for viewing and attached to the planter so that the planter and ornament can be presented to a loved one of the deceased as a memorial to the deceased.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Jancy A. Motz, Ilija Rojdev
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Publication number: 20100299895Abstract: A casket comprises a casket shell adapted to receive the remains of a deceased and having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, a casket cap closable on the casket shell, the cap including a dish assembly mounted to an underside thereof, the dish assembly including a cap panel, and at least one medallion mounted on either an interior surface or an exterior surface of either the cap or the shell, the medallion having text and/or graphics representing a life aspect of the deceased.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Jason Burlage, Paul Holzman, Jancy A. Motz, Ilija Rojdev
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Publication number: 20100287749Abstract: A casket and memorialization accessory combination comprises a casket comprising a casket shell having a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls and a casket lid closable on the casket shell, a decorative ornament comprising a digital image display device, and a keepsake box adapted to receive keepsake items therein. The casket shell and ornament are configured such that the ornament is removably attachable to the casket shell. The keepsake box and ornament are configured such that the ornament is attachable to the keepsake box. The ornament can be removed from the casket in which a deceased was displayed for viewing and attached to the keepsake box so that the keepsake box and ornament can be presented to a loved one of the deceased as a memorial to the deceased.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2009Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventor: Ilija Rojdev
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Publication number: 20100275422Abstract: A sheet metal casket comprises a casket shell having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a bottom wall, and a casket cap closable on the casket shell. At least a portion of at least one of the shell and cap are fabricated of clad sheet metal formed from first and second different metals.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2009Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Ilija Rojdev, Gregory Wray
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Publication number: 20100077578Abstract: A casket and memorialization accessory combination comprises a casket comprising a casket shell having a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls and a casket lid closable on the casket shell, a decorative ornament, and a planter adapted to receive a plant therein. The casket shell and ornament are configured such that the ornament is removably attachable to the casket shell. The planter and ornament are configured such that the ornament is attachable to the planter. The ornament can be removed from the casket in which a deceased was displayed for viewing and attached to the planter so that the planter and ornament can be presented to a loved one of the deceased as a memorial to the deceased.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Jancy A. Motz, Ilija Rojdev
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Publication number: 20100077577Abstract: A casket and memorialization accessory combination comprises a casket comprising a casket shell having a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls and a casket lid closable on the casket shell, a decorative ornament, and a keepsake box adapted to receive keepsake items therein. The casket shell and ornament are configured such that the ornament is removably attachable to the casket shell. The keepsake box and ornament are configured such that the ornament is attachable to the keepsake box. The ornament can be removed from the casket in which a deceased was displayed for viewing and attached to the keepsake box so that the keepsake box and ornament can be presented to a loved one of the deceased as a memorial to the deceased.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventor: Ilija Rojdev
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Patent number: 7401391Abstract: A dish assembly for a casket cap comprises a cap panel having a pair of opposed sides, a puffing member attached to each side of the pair of sides of the cap panel along respective adjacent edges of the puffing member and cap panel side, a cap panel insert having a pair of opposed sides and being removably inserted between the puffing members and juxtaposed relative to the cap panel, a retention member fixedly secured to one of the sides of the cap panel insert and removably inserted between the respective adjacent edges of one of the puffing members and a respective one of the cap panel sides, and a pull member fixedly secured to the other of the sides of the cap panel insert and projecting away from the cap panel. The retention member and the puffing members retain the cap panel insert in juxtaposition relative to the cap panel, and the pull member enables the cap panel insert to be pulled out from between the puffing members, away from the cap panel, and out of the dish assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2006Date of Patent: July 22, 2008Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Donald D. Maple, Ilija Rojdev
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Publication number: 20080086855Abstract: A dish assembly for a casket cap comprises a cap panel having a pair of opposed sides, a puffing member attached to each side of the pair of sides of the cap panel along respective adjacent edges of the puffing member and cap panel side, a cap panel insert having a pair of opposed sides and being removably inserted between the puffing members and juxtaposed relative to the cap panel, a retention member fixedly secured to one of the sides of the cap panel insert and removably inserted between the respective adjacent edges of one of the puffing members and a respective one of the cap panel sides, and a pull member fixedly secured to the other of the sides of the cap panel insert and projecting away from the cap panel. The retention member and the puffing members retain the cap panel insert in juxtaposition relative to the cap panel, and the pull member enables the cap panel insert to be pulled out from between the puffing members, away from the cap panel, and out of the dish assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2006Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: BATESVILLE SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Donald D. Maple, Ilija Rojdev
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Publication number: 20050126058Abstract: A grave marker memorabilia compartment assembly adapted to couple to a grave marker to provide display and storage for mementos and other items of memorabilia pertaining to the deceased comprises a grave marker plate, a retainer coupled to an underside of the grave marker plate for retaining the mementos and other items of memorabilia and a retainer door formed in the grave marker plate that covers the retainer when the retainer door is in a closed position and further allows the contents of the retainer to be viewed when the retainer door is in an open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2003Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Ilija Rojdev, Sam Ruffner
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Publication number: 20030111769Abstract: 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 part, molding the material onto the tool and on the form so as to encapsulate the form within the material to thereby form an undercut therein, allowing the material to set to form the finished part and separating the tool from the finished part and the encapsulated form. A method is also provided for forming articles of manufacture of various configurations utilizing a single generic tool by repeating the steps with differently shaped forms removably affixed to the single generic tool in different locations to produce a plurality of finished parts of varying configurations with the single generic tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2003Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: Batesville Services, Inc. of One Batesville BoulevardInventors: Dennis C. Laphan, Ilija Rojdev
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Patent number: 6530134Abstract: 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 part, molding the material onto the tool and on the form so as to encapsulate the form within the material to thereby form an undercut therein, allowing the material to set to form the finished part and separating the tool from the finished part and the encapsulated form. A method is also provided for forming articles of manufacture of various configurations utilizing a single generic tool by repeating the steps with differently shaped forms removably affixed to the single generic tool in different locations to produce a plurality of finished parts of varying configurations with the single generic tool.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 1999Date of Patent: March 11, 2003Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Dennis C. Laphan, Ilija Rojdev
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Patent number: 6446315Abstract: In an effort at increasing the quality and styling of the casket interior, and in particular the casket cap dish assembly, and in an effort to increase the quality of the memorialization aspect of the casket and memorial service, the present assembly was devised which comprises, in one aspect, a dish assembly for installation into an underside of a casket cap, the assembly comprising a foam dish including an opening therethrough, and a cap panel installed in the opening in the foam dish. In a second aspect, the dish assembly comprises a dish including an opening therethrough and a cap panel removably installed in the opening in the dish, the cap panel being personalized to the deceased and being removable from the dish by a loved one of the deceased subsequent to a memorial service for the deceased and retained by the loved one as a memorial to the deceased.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2001Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: David L. Agee, Rosalie J. Calhoun, Richard A. Colangelo, Donna F. Gould, Brian K. Groemminger, Bryan M. Hankel, Donald R. Maier, Donald D. Maple, William F. Neth, Ilija Rojdev, Scott A. Schultz
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Patent number: 6317945Abstract: A trim piece for attachment to a casket to provide both decoration and concealment of mounting hardware. The trim piece includes a frame member which is adapted to be fixedly secured to a portion of the casket. The frame member has a lip which defines an opening in the frame member. A cover member with at least two attachment tabs disposed on opposite edges of the cover member engages the lip of the frame member so that the cover member is detachably affixed to and covers the opening in the frame member. In one aspect of the device, the trim piece is specifically constructed to affix to a corner of the casket. In another aspect of the device, the trim piece is specifically constructed to affix to the side of the casket. In yet another aspect of the device, the trim piece is a single, integrally formed corner piece where a living hinge pivotally connects the cover member to the frame member.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 1999Date of Patent: November 20, 2001Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Dennis C. Laphan, Ilija Rojdev
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Patent number: D650965Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2010Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Parker, Ilija Rojdev
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Patent number: D662685Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Daniel J. Parker, Ilija Rojdev