ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,898, issued on May 27, was assigned to Vandor Group Inc. (Richmond, Ind.).
"Lightweight casket lid and casket lid assembly" was invented by Justin F. Davis (Richmond, Ind.) and Gerald H. Davis (Fountain City, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A casket lid includes a lid body that extends partially over a casket body configured to receive a human body in supine position, the lid body having a first side configured to extend along a portion of a first casket body side, a second side configured to extend along a portion of a second casket body side, a first end configured to extend along a first casket body end, and an open end. A ski...