Patents by Inventor Christopher Bovard

Christopher Bovard 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).

  • Quick change casket ornament attachment mechanism
    Patent number: 7591052
    Abstract: A casket comprises a casket shell, a casket lid closeable on the shell, an ornament, a magnet attached to one of the ornament and the shell, a magnetic object attached to the other of the ornament and shell, and a rotation obstruction on at least one of the ornament and the shell to obstruct rotation of the ornament relative to the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Batesville Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bovard, Donald Maple, Christopher Wessel
  • QUICK CHANGE CASKET ORNAMENT ATTACHMENT MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20090119893
    Abstract: A casket comprises a casket shell, a casket lid closeable on the shell, an ornament, a magnet attached to one of the ornament and the shell, a magnetic object attached to the other of the ornament and shell, and a rotation obstruction on at least one of the ornament and the shell to obstruct rotation of the ornament relative to the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: BATESVILLE SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Bovard, Donald Maple, Christopher Wessel
  • Memorialization casket
    Publication number: 20060048354
    Abstract: A casket comprises a casket shell, a casket lid closeable upon the shell, and a memorial shelf pivoted to the lid and movable to and between an extended position at which the shelf is adapted to support items of memorialization and a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Bovard, Todd Dennis, Jon Doyle, Thomas Heil, Paul Holzman, Daniel Parker, Christopher Ruberg, Greg Wray
  • Decorative cover for casket shell flange
    Publication number: 20050268440
    Abstract: A casket comprises a shell having a pair of opposed side walls, a pair of opposed end walls, and an upwardly facing flange, a lid closeable upon the edge of the shell, and a cover securable to the shell and concealing the flange when the lid is open, the cover being at least semi-rigid, the cover having a one-piece right angle section and a straight section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Bovard, Gary Cunningham, Bryan Hankel, Donald Maple, Daniel Parker, Paul Schnepp, Greg Wray