Patents by Inventor Izak Du Bruyn

Izak Du Bruyn 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: 10729609
    Abstract: A gravestone marker made from a single slab of granite that is carved and cut. A bulletproof, transparent covering for a viewing chamber allows for placement of photographs and other small objects within the chamber. The chamber is carved out of the granite slab, and a back wall is cut from the slab and reattached to enclose the chamber. This allows for smoothing and polishing of the chamber prior to reattachment of the back wall. Luminescent sand can be placed within the chamber to provide illumination to the objects stored within.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventor: Izak Du Bruyn
  • Publication number: 20190192369
    Abstract: A gravestone marker made from a single slab of granite that is carved and cut. A bulletproof, transparent covering for a viewing chamber allows for placement of photographs and other small objects within the chamber. The chamber is carved out of the granite slab, and a back wall is cut from the slab and reattached to enclose the chamber. This allows for smoothing and polishing of the chamber prior to reattachment of the back wall. Luminescent sand can be placed within the chamber to provide illumination to the objects stored within.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventor: Izak Du Bruyn
  • Patent number: 9175495
    Abstract: A gravestone marker that includes a viewing chamber for receiving photographs and other small objects such as memorabilia honoring the deceased that includes a cement base frame with a hollow interior of a predetermined size and shape for placing on a concrete slab above the grave of the deceased, and a sheet of transparent bulletproof material that can be glass or plastic permanently attached by concrete epoxy adhesive to the concrete base frame forming a chamber beneath the transparent sheet. The chamber can receive photographs and other objects that can be viewed by persons standing at the gravesite. The strength of the transparent sheet of material can prevent vandalism or theft at the gravesite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Inventor: Izak Du Bruyn