Patents by Inventor Jerry D. Rone

Jerry D. Rone 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).

  • Foldable casket with corner supports
    Patent number: 9427369
    Abstract: A casket includes a container configured to receive a deceased, the container including a bottom and sides defining at least a part of a casket interior. The casket further includes a lid disposed on the container to cover the casket interior. The lid is formed from a corrugated paperboard blank folded into a lid structure. The lid structure includes a top panel, at least two side panels and at least one end panel, and a plurality of supports extending to a height of the side panels. Each of the corner supports includes at least a first panel extending diagonally from a first location proximate one of the side panels to a second location proximate the at least one end panel. The first panel has a first length corresponding to the height of the side panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Vandor Corporation
    Inventors: Gary L. Cox, Gerald H. Davis, Chad L. Eversole, Jerry D. Rone
  • FOLDABLE CASKET WITH CORNER SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20160199244
    Abstract: A casket includes a container configured to receive a deceased, the container including a bottom and sides defining at least a part of a casket interior. The casket further includes a lid disposed on the container to cover the casket interior. The lid is formed from a corrugated paperboard blank folded into a lid structure. The lid structure includes a top panel, at least two side panels and at least one end panel, and a plurality of supports extending to a height of the side panels. Each of the corner supports includes at least a first panel extending diagonally from a first location proximate one of the side panels to a second location proximate the at least one end panel. The first panel has a first length corresponding to the height of the side panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Gary L. Cox, Gerald H. Davis, Chad L. Eversole, Jerry D. Rone