ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,278, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Vandor Group Inc. (Richmond, Ind.).
"Robust funerary tray" was invented by Justin F. Davis (Richmond, Ind.) and Trevor E. Mace (Terre Haute, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A second embodiment is a funerary tray that includes a bottom wall, side walls, and end walls. The bottom wall is formed at least in part from a rigid first material and defines a length and a width. Each of the side walls extends substantially vertically upward from long edges of the bottom wall. Each of the end walls extends substantially vertically upward from short edges of the bottom wall, such that the bottom wall,...