# US 2023/0056026 A1 · Biodegradeable burial container

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- Number: US 2023/0056026 A1
- Document ID: US20230056026A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/408,438
- Filed: 2021-08-22
- Published: 2023-02-23
- Earliest claimed: 2021-08-22
- Inventors: Karen Laranjeira
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230056026A1

## CPC

- A61G 17/007: characterised by the construction material used, e.g. biodegradable material; Use of several materials
- A61G 2203/90: biodegradable
- A61G: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)

## Abstract

A biodegradable burial container to be disposed under a ground surface at roots of a plant, the biodegradable burial container including a main body to receive a corpse therein and decompose the corpse in response to contact with the corpse, such that the decomposition of the corpse nourishes the plant, and a vegetation layer disposed within at least a portion of the main body to retain moisture within the main body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A biodegradable burial container to be disposed under a ground surface at roots of a plant, the biodegradable burial container comprising:
a main body to receive a corpse therein for decomposition of the corpse response to contact with the corpse, such that the decomposition of the corpse nourishes the plant;
a vegetation layer disposed within at least a portion of the main body to retain moisture within the main body; and
a decomposition unit disposed within at least a portion of the main body to increase a speed of decomposition of the corpse in response to dispensing a plurality of compost microbes and a plurality of wood chips into the main body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The biodegradable burial container of claim 1, wherein the main body is constructed of mycelium to decompose the corpse.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The biodegradable burial container of claim 1, wherein the vegetation layer uses Spanish moss to absorb moisture from air.

### Claim 4

(canceled)