# US 8,739,374 B2 · Aerial disposal and dispersal of cremated remains going out with a bang

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- Number: US 8,739,374 B2
- Document ID: US8739374B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/752,244
- Filed: 2013-01-28
- Published: 2014-02-13
- Granted: 2014-06-03
- Earliest claimed: 2012-08-07
- Applicants: Wallace N. Brown
- Inventors: Wallace N. Brown
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8739374B2

## CPC

- F03D 3/005: {the axis being vertical}
- A61G 17/08: Urns (columbaria E04H13/00)
- F41F 1/06: Mortars (base plates therefor F41A23/54)
- F42B 12/36: for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling {; for transmitting information}
- A61G 19/00: Hoisting or lowering devices for coffins
- A61G 21/00: Funeral aspects of hearses or like vehicles
- Y02E 10/74: Wind turbines with rotation axis perpendicular to the wind direction
- F03D: WIND MOTORS
- 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)
- F41F: APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS (smallarms F41C); LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS (functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, mountings therefor F41A; projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge F41B)
- F42B: EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION (explosive compositions C06B; fuzes F42C; blasting F42D)
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

An aerial disposal and dispersal of cremated remains device is presented. It is used to spread the remains of loved ones over a desired area. The device comprises a canister and a mortar, the canister being cylindrical in shape having cardboard walls, the canister further containing an igniter and burster charge in an inner cardboard tube, such inner tube being fitted with an upper cap, the mortar being cylindrical in shape with steel walls, the mortar further comprising a lifting charge which sits below an obturator disc, the obturator disc having a hole in the center, the canister fitting inside the mortar such that the canister's igniter sits atop the hole in the obturator disc. At least one device is fitted to a horizontal member to launch remains from any location.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cremated remains device for aerial disposal and dispersal of created remains comprising a canister and a mortar, the canister being cylindrical in shape having cardboard walls for housing the cremated remains, the canister further containing an igniter and burster charge in an inner cardboard tube, the inner tube being fitted with an upper cap, the mortar being cylindrical in shape with steel walls, the mortar further comprising a lifting charge which sits below an obturator disc, the obturator disc having a hole in the center of the disc, the canister fitting inside the mortar such that the igniter sits atop the hole in the obturator disc of the mortar.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The cremated remains device of claim 1, further comprising the device mounted to a horizontal member.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The cremated remains device of claim 2 wherein the horizontal member is metal with a rubber bottom layer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The cremated remains device of claim 2 wherein the horizontal member is mounted onto a bed of a truck.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cremated remains device of claim 1 wherein the igniter, is a pyrotechnic composition made of a fuel and oxidizer, wherein the fuel produces a significant amount of hot particles that cause or promote the ignition of the cremated remains.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The created remains device of claim 5 wherein the oxidizer is potassium perchlorate or potassium nitrate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The created remains device of claim 5 wherein the fuel is selected from the group consisting of titanium, titanium(II) hydride, zirconium, zirconium hydride and boron.

### Claim 8

A cremated remains device for aerial disposal and dispersal of cremated remains comprising a plurality of canisters and mortars, the canisters being cylindrical in shape having cardboard walls for housing the cremated remains, the canisters further containing an igniter and burster charge in an inner cardboard tube, the inner tube being fitted with an upper cap, the mortars being cylindrical in shape with steel walls, the mortars further comprising a lifting charge which sits below an obturator disc, the obturator disc having a hole in the center, the canisters fitting inside the mortars such that the igniters sit atop the hole in the obturator disc of the mortars.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The cremated remains device of claim 8, wherein the plurality of canisters and mortars is four or more canisters and four or more mortars.