Patents by Inventor John Norman Hobstetter

John Norman Hobstetter 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).

  • Transformation of a cremation container for display
    Patent number: 8443497
    Abstract: A kit for transforming a cremation container into a casket for display comprises a frame and a canopy. The frame includes a head end section, a right side section, and a left side section. Moreover, each section has a top surface, a bottom surface and a continuous channel along the bottom surface. The frame seats over the cremation container such that the channel of the head end section receives a rim of an end panel of the cremation container, the channel of the right side section receives a rim of a right side panel of the cremation container and the channel of the left side section receives a rim of a left side panel of the cremation container. The canopy temporarily overlies at least a portion of the cremation container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventor: John Norman Hobstetter
  • TRANSFORMATION OF A CREMATION CONTAINER FOR DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20120084952
    Abstract: A kit for transforming a cremation container into a casket for display comprises a frame and a canopy. The frame includes a head end section, a right side section, and a left side section. Moreover, each section has a top surface, a bottom surface and a continuous channel along the bottom surface. The frame seats over the cremation container such that the channel of the head end section receives a rim of an end panel of the cremation container, the channel of the right side section receives a rim of a right side panel of the cremation container and the channel of the left side section receives a rim of a left side panel of the cremation container. The canopy temporarily overlies at least a portion of the cremation container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventor: John Norman Hobstetter