Patents by Inventor Phillip Norder

Phillip Norder 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).

  • Patent number: 8028384
    Abstract: A burial vault base assembly. The assembly includes a front piece, back piece, and first and second side pieces that are connected to one another at a plurality of joints using C-shaped connectors. These pieces form an exterior shell around an interior piece wherein concrete is poured therebetween to form a burial vault base wherein the C-shaped connectors prevent the concrete from breaking at the joints and protruding at the joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Wilbert Funeral Services Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip Norder, David Becker, Gabor Gondocs, Mike Pazar
  • Publication number: 20100242379
    Abstract: A burial vault base assembly. The assembly includes a front piece, back piece, and first and second side pieces that are connected to one another at a plurality of joints using C-shaped connectors. These pieces form an exterior shell around an interior piece wherein concrete is poured therebetween to form a burial vault base wherein the C-shaped connectors prevent the concrete from breaking at the joints and protruding at the joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: WILBERT FUNERAL SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Phillip NORDER, David BECKER, Gabor GONDOCS, Mike PAZAR
  • Patent number: 7287307
    Abstract: A burial vault assembly for displaying a vault cover and placing the cover onto a vault base. The assembly has a support structure with a first and second rail secured to the top of a support structure. Each rail has a first portion and a second portion that extends towards the seating area of the burial site and at a downward angle from the first portion. Each rail additionally at the end of its second portion has a stopping element. Thus, a burial cover is moveable along the first and second rails from a sealing position to a display position wherein the vault cover is stopped in place by the stopping element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Peterson, Tony Manrique, Phillip Norder