A61G 17/02
Coffin closures
Official title: Coffin closures; Packings therefor
A61G17/02 (Coffin closures) appears on 192 US grants and 141 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 192
- Published applications
- 141
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 216
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2021 | 8 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Backer board for casket interior arrangement29 Sep 2026US 12,746,168 B2Vandor Group, Inc.
- Rental casket insert22 Sep 2026US 12,740,907 B2Batesville Services, Inc.
- Method of assembling a casket from a foldable blank8 Sep 2026US 12,728,059 B2Vandor Group, Inc.
- Robust funeral container lid16 Jun 2026US 12,653,746 B2Vandor Group, Inc.
- Burial vault assembly13 Jan 2026US 12,523,055 B2
- Casket including expanded interior width1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294724 A1Batesville Services, Inc.
- Locking mechanism for a casket lid1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297997 A1Batesville Services, Inc.
- Lightweight Casket Lid Having Enhanced Biodegradability11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375337 A1Vandor Group, Inc.
- Funeral Service Container27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360041 A1Heaven's Gain Ministries
- Rental casket insert10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221873 A1Batesville Services, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Corrugated fiberboard casket lid50US 4,773,134 AAmedco Funeral Supply, Inc. · 1988
- Snap-in recessed insert for dish of burial casket42US 5,495,648 ABatesville Casket Company, Inc. · 1996
- Wedge bar locking mechanism for burial casket41US 5,503,439 ABatesville Casket Company, Inc. · 1996
- Corrugated fiberboard casket lids39US 4,944,076 ABoyertown Casket Company · 1990
- Burial container33US 5,321,873 A1994