ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,295, issued on June 23.
"Interment cylinder" was invented by Robert Cecil McElroy Jr. (Lady Lake, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interment cylinder includes a tube for cremation urns and a lid with attachment hardware. The tube has a weighted structure or base and a flanged collar. The collar mouth accesses an interior of the tube. The lid conforms to the mouth and aligns with the flange. The attachment hardware is threaded through the flange and the lid to re-openably seal the tube. An interment apparatus includes an encasement body with a first face and one or more interment cylinders. The first face has lifting grips and t...