Rubber coating

United States Patent 10,357,417

Medical — Surgery, Diagnostics & DentalGranted 20197 claims3 figuresCPC A61G17/00
Drawing figure from US Patent 10,357,417, Rubber coating
Drawing figure from US 10,357,417
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What this patent covers

A rubber coating used as a casket liner and tray. The liner fits inside the perimeter of the casket, while the tray is placed on a mausoleum slab so the casket rests within the tray's perimeter.

US 10,357,417 is a utility patent titled “Rubber coating”, invented by Raymond William Accolla.

The application was filed on March 8, 2018 and granted on July 23, 2019, 1 year, 4 months later. The patent issued with 7 claims, 2 of them independent. The specification refers to 3 drawing figures. The U.S. Patent Office classifies it under CPC A61G17/00 — coffins; funeral wrappings; funeral urns.

It is one of the patents our firm has obtained in the Medical — Surgery, Diagnostics & Dental area.

Key dates and patent term

Application filedMarch 8, 2018
Patent grantedJuly 23, 20191 year, 4 months in prosecution at the U.S. Patent Office
Utility term expires (nominal)March 8, 203820 years from the earliest U.S. non-provisional filing date.

The expiration date is calculated from the grant and filing dates on the face of the patent. The actual date may vary based on patent-term adjustment (patent office delay), terminal disclaimer (agreeing to a shorter term), or failing to pay a maintenance fee (due before years 4, 8, and 12). This website is for information purposes only and is not legal advice.

What the classification means

Patent offices file every granted patent under the Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) scheme. These are the technology areas US 10,357,417 was placed in — a good shortcut to what the invention is considered to be, and to the prior art an examiner would have searched.

  • A61G17/00 Primary classification
    Coffins; Funeral wrappings; Funeral urns
  • A61G
    Transport, personal conveyances, or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00)…
  • C08L
    Compositions of macromolecular compounds (compositions based on polymerisable monomers C08F, C08G; artificial filaments or fibres D01F; textile treating compositions d06)
  • C09D
    Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers; filling pastes; chemical paint or ink removers; inks; correcting fluids; woodstains; pastes or solids for colouring or printing…
  • C08C
    Treatment or chemical modification of rubbers

Bibliographic details

Patent numberUS 10,357,417
TitleRubber coating
InventorsRaymond William Accolla
AssigneeIndividual
Filing dateMarch 8, 2018
Grant dateJuly 23, 2019
CategoryMedical — Surgery, Diagnostics & Dental

Full text as published by the U.S. Patent Office

The sections below reproduce the official text of US 10,357,417 for reference. Open a section to read it.

Abstract

Rubber Coating casket liner will be fitted within the perimeter of the inside of the casket (10). The Rubber Coating casket tray will be placed on the slab of a mausoleum and the casket will rest inside the perimeter of the tray (18). The Rubber Coating liquid will be used as a filler and a sealant. The spray will be used to seal the outside of the concrete burial vault (20), from water entering inside. The coating spray used in the inside will prevent decomposed human body fluids from escaping out of the vault into the ground.

Claims (7)
  1. 1. A method of protecting a body in a mausoleum, comprising:producing a casket liner from chemical devulcanization of rubber, said rubber sourced from tires and said casket liner fitted within a perimeter of an inside of a casket;producing a casket tray from said rubber sourced from tires and placing said casket tray on a slab of said mausoleum;placing said casket within a perimeter of said casket tray;creating a sealant on an outside of a concrete burial vault with said rubber sourced from said tires.
  2. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said sealant is formed by spraying said rubber sourced from tires after said chemical devulcanization thereof.
  3. 3. A combination of devices including:a casket;a liner fitted within a perimeter of an inside of said casket such that at least an interior side of said casket is fitted with said liner;wherein said liner is liquid rubber which is formed from chemical devulcanization of rubber sourced from vehicle tires;a casket tray supporting said casket, said casket tray produced from said chemical devulcanization of rubber sourced from vehicle tires, said casket tray placed on a slab of a mausoleum; anda sealant on an outside of a concrete burial vault, said sealant produced from said chemical devulcanization of rubber sourced from vehicle tires.
  4. 4. The casket of claim 3 , wherein said liquid rubber is placed in a spray can.
  5. 5. The casket of claim 4 , wherein an entirety of said interior side of said casket is covered with said liner.
  6. 6. The casket of claim 3 , wherein fluids from a body within said casket are held within said casket by said liner.
  7. 7. The combination of devices of claim 3 wherein said sealant is formed by spraying said rubber sourced from tires after said chemical devulcanization thereof.
Background

In the funeral industry the methods for preventing fluids from leaving a casket leave room for improvement as these fluids are still finding their way into the environment causing contamination. The purpose of Rubber Coating is to prevent the leaking of human decomposed body fluids. The Rubber Coating casket liners, trays, filler and sealant improves and preserves the quality of the product that is the casket, the mausoleum, and the burial vault.

Summary

Rubber Coating is a liquid rubber manufactured from old worn out vehicle tires. This “green” invention takes advantage of used tires to create a very useful and versatile rubber liquid used in making Funeral Casket liners, Casket trays, and a Rubber Coating spray for concrete burial vaults.

ADVANTAGES

Rubber Coating is waterproof and UV-Resistant when applied to any surface. Rubber Coating will be made according to its use. It can be made into a thick sticky liquid rubber when squeezed through a specially shaped mold and cooled then it quickly hardens in the mold to take its shape. The product prevents separation and cracking. It will also be a filler and a sealant. Rubber Coating will also be made into five different textures: Smooth, Medium, Coarse, Rough, Grainy. The product is environmentally safe. Rubber Coating has been formulated to provide long lasting protection because of its excellent flexibility in all temperatures. Rubber casket liners and casket rubber trays will prevent human decomposed body fluids from leaking into our environment thus preventing further contamination of our grounds and our water. The sealant may be used in a number of different applications while also helping to keep used rubber tires out of landfills, lakes, and rivers.

DRAWINGS—FIGURES

In the drawings, closely related figures have the same number but different alphabetical suffixes.

FIGS. 1A to 1D show the Rubber Coating casket liner. How it fits inside a casket, and how it looks on its own before being inserted into a casket.

FIGS. 2A to 2D show the Rubber Coating casket tray from different angles.

FIG. 3A shows how the sealant and liner can be applied to a concrete burial vault, either by spray or painting with a brush

Drawings—reference Numerals

10 —Rubber liner

20 —Sealant/Filler Spray

24 —Sealant/Filler Paint

Detailed Description

Used tire rubber is put through a special process to create the liquid rubber. (See attached form from The Tata Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Chemical devulcanization is used in the process to revert the tire rubber structure and its characteristics back to those of a liquid rubber thus allowing it to be reformulated into a new product. The liquid rubber is poured into a mold and allowed to dry, and take its form to produce a liner ( FIG. 1B ) and a casket tray ( FIG. 2A ). Rubber Coating will be formulated and made into five different textures. The product will be used to manufacture casket liners, casket trays, and a liquid spray for burial concrete vaults ( FIG. 3A ). Rubber Coating Casket Liner 10 ( FIG. 1A ) will stop the breakdown of human decomposed fluids from leaking out of the casket. The Rubber Coating casket tray will be used in mausoleums and placed on a slab 30 thereof. The spray for concrete burial vaults 20 ( FIG. 3A ), or used as a paint 24 ( FIG. 3A ), will prevent water from entering and mixing with human decomposed body fluids. It will prevent these fluids from leaking out of the concrete vault into the earth. It will also prevent any further contamination of the grounds and water. A mausoleum slab 30 is shown in FIG. 3A .

US 10,357,417: questions and answers

What is US Patent 10,357,417 about?

US 10,357,417, “Rubber coating”, is a utility patent granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office on July 23, 2019. In brief: Rubber Coating casket liner will be fitted within the perimeter of the inside of the casket (10).

Who invented US Patent 10,357,417?

The named inventor is Raymond William Accolla.

When was US Patent 10,357,417 filed?

The application was filed on March 8, 2018 and the patent granted on July 23, 2019.

When does US Patent 10,357,417 expire?

The nominal expiration date is March 8, 2038. 20 years from the earliest U.S. non-provisional filing date.

How many claims does US Patent 10,357,417 have?

It has 7 claims, of which 2 are independent.

How is US Patent 10,357,417 classified?

Its primary Cooperative Patent Classification symbol is A61G17/00 — coffins; funeral wrappings; funeral urns.

Who was the patent attorney for US Patent 10,357,417?

This patent was prosecuted by Feigin & Fridman, LLC, patent attorneys in New York and New Jersey. Contact us to discuss protecting your own invention.

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