Patents by Inventor David Spier

David Spier 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: 8104152
    Abstract: A tray comprising a hollow body for placement within or beneath a coffin for collecting and/or treating decomposition fluids from a corpse within said hollow body, wherein said tray comprises an upper wall and a lower wall defining at least one closed chamber therebetween, said upper wall being provided with at least one drainage aperture in an upper surface through which fluid collected on said outer surface of the upper wall can pass into said at least one closed chamber to be retained and/or treated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: David Spiers
  • Publication number: 20110000058
    Abstract: A tray comprising a hollow body for placement within or beneath a coffin for collecting and/or treating decomposition fluids from a corpse within said hollow body, wherein said tray comprises an upper wall and a lower wall defining at least one closed chamber therebetween, said upper wall being provided with at least one drainage aperture in an upper surface through which fluid collected on said outer surface of the upper wall can pass into said at least one closed chamber to be retained and/or treated therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventor: David Spiers
  • Patent number: 7458138
    Abstract: The present invention provides a grave lining system comprising a casing which defines an enclosure which may be divided into a number of vertically stacked modules or compartments, each capable of receiving an individual coffin therein, the system further comprising a lid which allows repeated access to the enclosure defined by the casing, without requiring the disturbance of any flowerbed or the like provided above the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Inventors: David Spiers, Michael Evason
  • Publication number: 20070113389
    Abstract: The present invention provides a grave lining system comprising a casing which defines an enclosure which may be divided into a number of vertically stacked modules or compartments, each capable of receiving an individual coffin therein, the system further comprising a lid which allows repeated access to the enclosure defined by the casing, without requiring the disturbance of any flowerbed or the like provided above the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Applicant: David Spiers
    Inventors: David Spiers, Michael Evason
  • Publication number: 20070086643
    Abstract: A financial report and method for processing and displaying relevant financial information in connection therewith include at least one transaction and abbreviated record relating to the transaction which contains only nonpersonally identifying information. The abbreviated electronic record can be one of a partial view image or an assemblage of textual information relating to the transaction. A hyperlink can also be included or substituted for the image or text. The invention also provides a method of selecting the portion of the abbreviated record that is displayed for the user which includes the division of an underlying document or image into relevant and irrelevant regions for selective inclusion in the report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: David Spier, Ernest Rabatin, Anthony Casale
  • Patent number: D609875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Inventor: David Spiers