ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,056, issued on Jan. 13.
"Stackable burial tower" was invented by Pamela D. Bautz (Mansfield, Ohio) and Adam J. Longstreth (Mansfield, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stackable burial tower configured to store cremated remains is provided. The stackable burial tower includes a base member and a plurality of intermediate blocks. Each of the plurality of intermediate blocks is configured to stack on the base member or on each other thereby, in combination with the base member, forming a tower. A spinal structure extends from the base member through the plurality of intermediate blocks and a plurality of chamber vessels are configu...