Patents Assigned to Batesville Services, Inc.
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Patent number: 11951049Abstract: A combination cremation urn and ornament comprises a base adapted to receive cremation ashes therein, an upstanding post mounted to an upper surface of said base and extending upwardly therefrom, and a decorative ornament that is three-dimensional an entire 360 degrees about a vertical axis of said decorative ornament, said decorative ornament having a hole extending upwardly from a bottom thereof into said decorative ornament, said post received in said hole as said decorative ornament is positioned on said base to secure said decorative ornament to said base.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Todd Jefferey Tekulve, Gregory Wray
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Patent number: 11813208Abstract: Hardware for a casket comprises a clevis having a pair of side walls, a back wall adapted to be attached to the casket shell wall, a pair of tabs each of which extends laterally outwardly from a respective one of the side walls and each of which is spaced forwardly from the rear wall, an arm pivoted at an upper end to the clevis, and a decorative ear having a downwardly facing recess in a lower edge thereof and a pair of tapered resilient arms each of which is located on a respective side of the recess, each resilient arm having a laterally inwardly projecting tab on a lower free end thereof, each resilient arm becoming progressively thicker from the free end toward a base thereof as measured in a direction generally normal to the casket shell wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Travis Edward Drew, Ilija Rojdev, Greg Wray
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Publication number: 20230157920Abstract: A combination cremation urn and ornament comprises a base adapted to receive cremation ashes therein, an upstanding post mounted to an upper surface of said base and extending upwardly therefrom, and a decorative ornament that is three-dimensional an entire 360 degrees about a vertical axis of said decorative ornament, said decorative ornament having a hole extending upwardly from a bottom thereof into said decorative ornament, said post received in said hole as said decorative ornament is positioned on said base to secure said decorative ornament to said base.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Todd Jefferey Tekulve, Gregory Wray
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Patent number: 11160712Abstract: Hardware for a casket comprises a clevis having a pair of side walls, a back wall adapted to be attached to the casket shell wall, a pair of tabs each of which extends laterally outwardly from a respective one of the side walls and each of which is spaced forwardly from the rear wall, an arm pivoted at an upper end to the clevis, and a decorative ear having a downwardly facing recess in a lower edge thereof and a pair of tapered resilient arms each of which is located on a respective side of the recess, each resilient arm having a laterally inwardly projecting tab on a lower free end thereof, each resilient arm becoming progressively thicker from the free end toward a base thereof as measured in a direction generally normal to the casket shell wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Travis Edward Drew, Ilija Rojdev, Greg Wray
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Patent number: 11135116Abstract: A combination casket and ornament comprises a casket shell having a pair of keyhole-shaped grooves in a corner thereof, an L-shaped adapter having a leg and a foot, the leg having a pair of studs on a rear side thereof each of which is received in a respective one of the keyhole-shaped grooves, and a decorative ornament that is three-dimensional an entire 360 degrees about a vertical axis of the ornament, the ornament positioned on the foot of the L-shaped adapter.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Todd Jefferey Tekulve, Gregory Wray
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Patent number: 10867332Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher C. Bovard, Paul Holzman, Daniel G. Meiser, Ilija Rojdev, Christopher M. Wessel
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Patent number: 10610437Abstract: A combination of a full-sized cremation urn and a keepsake-sized cremation urn comprises a full-sized container sized and configured to receive therein cremation remains of a deceased, the container including an externally threaded neck defining an opening and an internally threaded lid for closing the opening, and a keepsake-sized container sized and configured to receive therein only a portion of the cremation remains of the deceased, the container including a base plate, an upstanding externally threaded cylinder attached to the base plate and defining an opening, and an internally threaded lid for closing the opening. The full-sized container lid and the keepsake-sized container lid are substantially identical.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Christopher M. Wessel
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Patent number: 10583060Abstract: A decorative casket interior trim system comprises a generally rectangular decorative fabric bottom panel, a pair of generally rectangular decorative fabric side panels, and a pair of generally rectangular decorative fabric end panels. Each of the panels is fabricated as a pocket. A semi-rigid sheet is inserted into each pocket.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Todd Jefferey Tekulve, Christopher M. Wessel, Gregory Wray
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Patent number: 10470960Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher C. Bovard, Charles A. Malcomb, Daniel G. Meiser, Ilija Rojdev, Christopher M. Wessel, Paul Holzman
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Patent number: 10434026Abstract: Hardware for a casket comprises a clevis having a pair of side walls, a back wall adapted to be attached to the casket shell wall, a pair of tabs each of which extends laterally outwardly from a respective one of the side walls and each of which is spaced forwardly from the rear wall, an arm pivoted at an upper end to the clevis, and a decorative ear having a downwardly facing recess in a lower edge thereof and a pair of tapered resilient arms each of which is located on a respective side of the recess, each resilient arm having a laterally inwardly projecting tab on a lower free end thereof, each resilient arm becoming progressively thicker from the free end toward a base thereof as measured in a direction generally normal to the casket shell wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Travis Edward Drew, Ilija Rojdev, Greg Wray
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Patent number: 10399477Abstract: A casket loading and/or unloading apparatus comprises a frame having an end adapted to be pivoted adjacent a rear edge of a bed of a transport vehicle for pivoting about a pivot axis generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the transport vehicle, and a motion generating device operable between the frame and the transport vehicle for pivoting the frame from a first generally vertical position to a second at least generally horizontal position. A vertically oriented casket in the transport vehicle can be secured to the frame, and the frame with the casket secured thereto can be pivoted from the first generally vertical position to the second at least generally horizontal position to facilitate unloading the casket from the transport vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Randall G. Obermeyer, Steven Peter Pappas, Christopher Carl Struewing, Melissa Kay Teer, Todd Michael Laughery, Richard Corby, William D. Tallant, Henry L. Trenkamp, Timothy James Krause
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Patent number: 10350126Abstract: A casket comprises a casket shell, a casket lid closeable on the shell, at least one keyhole groove in the shell, a medallion casket ornament having a rear side, the ornament including at least one magnet mounted on the rear side, and an adapter plate having at least one rearward facing fastener with a head thereon and having a forward facing annular magnetic plate. The adapter plate is removably secured to the shell by inserting the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove and seating the head of the fastener in the keyhole groove. The ornament is removably secured to the shell by positioning the at least one magnet of the ornament on the annular magnetic plate. The ornament is plumbed by rotating the ornament relative to the adapter plate until the ornament is plumb.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher M. Wessel, Gregory Wray
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Patent number: D848703Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Christopher M. Wessel
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Patent number: D856629Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventor: Kristine Ann Reynolds
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Patent number: D860577Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Christopher M. Wessel
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Patent number: D860578Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Christopher M. Wessel
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Patent number: D903224Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Christopher M. Wessel
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Patent number: D923284Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventor: Kristine Ann Reynolds
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Patent number: D923285Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Christopher M. Wessel
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Patent number: D925160Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.Inventors: Kristine Ann Reynolds, Christopher M. Wessel