| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 052128000 | BURIAL VAULT | 18 |
| 20100242379 | MULTI PIECE BURIAL VAULT BASE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A burial vault base assembly. The assembly includes a front piece, back piece, and first and second side pieces that are connected to one another at a plurality of joints using C-shaped connectors. These pieces form an exterior shell around an interior piece wherein concrete is poured therebetween to form a burial vault base wherein the C-shaped connectors prevent the concrete from breaking at the joints and protruding at the joints. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20180023313 | A RECEPTACLE FOR CREMATED REMAINS | 01-25-2018 |
| 052133000 | Combined | 5 |
| 20090282752 | COLUMBARIUM HAVING SELF-ALIGNING DOORS - A self-aligning columbarium niche door system has an array of viewing niches. Each niche has a vertical slot on one side wall and a vertical notch with a door receiving face at an outer end of the other side wall. The transparent niche door slides on the niche floor to install and remove. One side edge of the door slides into a the vertical notch and the other side edge against the door receiving face. A single fastener removably secures the door to a bracket or threaded insert on the second side wall. The niche door rests on the niche floor to self-align the door. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110030289 | Columbarium, particularly for accommodating cinerary urns - A columbarium, particularly for accommodating cinerary urns, comprising:
| 02-10-2011 |
| 20110126480 | CINERARY URN CABINET WITH FULL VIEW PICTURE - A cinerary urn cabinet is provided, which displays a complete view of a picture to provide an additional function of serving as a museum of fine art to a cinerarium and thus eliminate the poor impression of being dull and gloomy and hindering a visitor from willingly entering a traditional cinerarium. The cinerary urn cabinet includes a plurality of urn storage cells arranged in both horizontal rows and vertical columns to form a continuous wall. Each cell has a front panel on which a portion of a complete view of a picture is formed, so that the front panels of the cells collectively form a wall surface of the cabinet that shows the complete view of the picture, making visitors feel as if they were staying in a museum of fine art and enjoying the master pieces of artists. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20130019544 | MODERN GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC MAUSOLEUM/CEMETERY - The present invention relates to a public cemetery complex, which comprises at least one main burial unit comprising an underground portion and an overground portion, wherein the underground portion is a vertical structure of multiple layers, and each two adjacent layers are separated by a barrier compartment; while each layer contains a number of burial subunits for placement of coffins, the burial subunit is filled up to a predetermined height with a burial material; and the overground portion is a cover portion of the main burial unit for forming an identification sign of the main burial unit; wherein a ground floor for use as a working area and several upper floors for storage of niches and materials are included in interior of the overground portion, while a management area and a worship area are arranged peripherally around the overground portion. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20160376810 | INTERMENT SYSTEM WITH UNDERGROUND CONTAINER - A system for interring cremated remains includes a first structure above ground housing multiple storage niches. A repository underground includes a long-lasting waterproof storage compartment. A delivery chute leads from an access niche to the storage compartment. A flexible container holds individual cremated remains and is configured for inserting into the first niche and passing through the chute to the storage compartment. | 12-29-2016 |
| 052134000 | Mausoleum type | 4 |
| 20100180521 | APPARATUS AND MEANS FOR THE INTERNMENT OF THE DECEASED - Provided herewith is an apparatus and means for interning a plurality of cremated remains and their accompanying urns in a single columbarium such that the ashes and urns are inaccessible once they are interned. The apparatus comprises a plurality of vertically stacked slanted trays for retaining the urns and a telescoping cylinder with built in ramps. The telescoping cylinder is raised in the columbarium, the urn placed in a ramp in the cylinder and the cylinder lowered back into the columbarium. The cylinder is then rotated and the urn rolls by gravitational force onto the tray for permanent storage. A storage container is available to store DNA or other memorabilia of the deceased that is accessible at a future date. There is a ring binder type structure on the top of the columbarium to inscribe or attached the deceased individual's particulars. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100275529 | Modular Crypt - A modular crypt structure comprising a frame, a module insert defining a chamber and a closure panel and methods of constructing the same are disclosed. The chamber functions as a crypt module and is adapted to receive bodily remains or portions thereof. The chamber is closed by attaching a closure panel, such as a stone crypt front to the frame, thereby encapsulating bodily remains. The modular crypt structure may comprise a plurality of chambers, thereby providing a plurality of crypt modules, and the frame may comprise a plurality of horizontal bars and a plurality of vertical bars. A method of constructing a modular crypt structure comprises erecting a frame, providing at least one module insert, configuring the insert to define a chamber adapted to receive bodily remains, and closing the crypt module. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20130199111 | Columbarium Construction and Shutter Mounting System - A columbarium having a framework of a plurality of horizontally spaced vertical risers and a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal members defining a plurality of niches arranged in substantially horizontal rows and substantially vertical columns. Each of the horizontal members comprises a front rail connected to a bent plate shelf. A plurality of shutters is removably mounted over the plurality of niches by a concealed mounting system. The concealed mounting system permits the shutters to be movable about three axes of rotation as well as vertically and horizontally with respect to the horizontal members. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20150052830 | Niche-Assist Inurnment System - A niche-assist inurement system for simplifying the insertion of a cremation urn into a niche in a columbarium including a bracket, for temporary attachment to the frontal surface of the open niche, the bracket having an elongated body and a load supporting upper surface that slidingly supports a sled on which the cremation urn is placed and which is adapted to carry the urn into the niche and be retracted from the niche leaving the urn inside the niche. | 02-26-2015 |
| 052135000 | Concentric barrier sections with dissimilar sealing lamina therebetween | 1 |
| 20150308141 | MODULAR SYSTEM FOR NICHES OR CRYPTS FOR DEPOSITING ASHES AND/OR DRY REMAINS - Present invention refers to a modular system of niches or crypts for the deposit of ashes and/or dry remains. Particularly, present invention refers to a modular system with easy assembly for the deposit of ashes and/or dry remains, which does not require high skill training. Additionally, the modular system of present invention can have different heights and width of the niches, which is possible by means of the connectors of present invention. Additionally, the modular system for crypts of present invention can be recoated with an aesthetically pleasing to the eye material, such as ceramic, marble or other materials. | 10-29-2015 |
| 052136000 | Compartmented | 5 |
| 20080196327 | Crypt Arrangement - A crypt arrangement ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20100300016 | CONCEALED MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR COLUMBARIUM SHUTTERS AND THE LIKE - A concealed mounting system for columbarium shutters and the like. The mounting system includes a top clip and bottom hangers secured to a back side of the shutter. Vertically spaced upper and lower tracks are disposed behind the shutter at its upper end and a lower end. Each track includes a forwardly extending channel and a downwardly extending channel. A locking screw is received within apertures disposed substantially perpendicular to the forwardly extending channel. A nut threadably receives the locking screw and is disposed in the forwardly extending channel, whereby upon rotation of the nut, the locking screw is caused to move vertically with respect to a bottom edge of the upper track for engagement and disengagement with the top clip. The bottom hangers are operably supported by the lower track. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110154748 | Modular Crypt and Modular Crypt System with Niche Side Wall - A modular crypt structure comprising a frame, a module insert defining a chamber and a closure panel and methods of constructing the same are disclosed. The chamber functions as a crypt module and receives bodily remains or portions thereof. The chamber is closed by attaching a closure panel, such as a stone crypt front to the frame. The modular crypt frame may comprise a plurality of horizontal bars and a plurality of vertical bars. A method of constructing a modular crypt structure comprises erecting a frame, providing at least one module insert, configuring the insert to define a chamber adapted to receive bodily remains, and closing the crypt module. A modular crypt system including a niche side wall is also disclosed having a niche side wall frame, a niche insert defining a plurality of niches positioned within the frame, and a closure panel positioned on the niche side wall frame. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20160251871 | MODULAR CRYPT | 09-01-2016 |
| 052137000 | Plural covers defining a compartment therebetween | 1 |
| 20140109493 | CLOSURE SYSTEM FOR MEMORIAL PRODUCT - A closure system for a memorial product, such as a columbarium, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the closure system is configured to be mounted to a niche compartment such that an opening of the niche compartment is covered. In one embodiment, the closure system includes a face plate hanger and a face plate. The face plate hanger may include first and second rails that are generally directed towards each other. The face plate may be provided with a first channel constructed to receive the first rail and a second channel constructed to receive the second rail. The face plate hanger may also include a cover panel that is configured to cover the niche opening. A columbarium is also disclosed in which a cabinet structure is provided that defines a plurality of niche compartments wherein each of the compartments has an opening that is covered by the above described closure system. | 04-24-2014 |
| 052139000 | With separately placeable closure in abutting relation to wall edges | 1 |
| 20120167488 | COLUMBARIUM CONSTRUCTION AND SHUTTER MOUNTING SYSTEM - A columbarium having a framework of a plurality of horizontally spaced vertical risers and a plurality of vertically spaced horizontal members defining a plurality of niches arranged in substantially horizontal rows and substantially vertical columns. Each of the horizontal members has a substantially planar web extending between a front rail and a back flange. A plurality of shutters is removably mounted over the plurality of niches by a concealed mounting system. The concealed mounting system permits the shutters to be movable about three axes of rotation as well as vertically and horizontally with respect to the horizontal members. | 07-05-2012 |
