Patents by Inventor Ted Arkell Yardley

Ted Arkell Yardley 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).

  • Publication number: 20020025392
    Abstract: A memorial product generated from the cremation remains of a deceased human or animal whereby a predetermined amount of bone ash is combined with a predetermined amount of a glass forming additive. In addition, a glass modifier may be added to enchance the durability of the final solid product. A flux may also be added to reduce the melting temperature of the mixture. These additives are combined with bone ash and milled to a desired particulate size to form a powder mixture. The mixture is heated to a melting temperature for a resident time to form a glass melt which is then poured into a mold. The cast or molded form is annealed for a resident time at a predetermined temperature to avoid stress fracture or crystalization from cooling too quickly or slowly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Ted Arkell Yardley, Paul Demkowicz