US Patent Issued to Vandor Group on Sept. 29 for "Backer board for casket interior arrangement" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,168, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Vandor Group Inc. (Richmond, Ind.).

"Backer board for casket interior arrangement" was invented by Brent Wilber (Richmond, Ind.) and Justin Davis (Richmond, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A casket includes a casket body, at least a first lid, and a backer board. The casket body is configured to receive an adult human body in the supine position. The lid has a first bottom interior ledge defining a first nook in an underside of the lid, and a second bottom interior ledge defining a second nook in the underside of the lid. The backer board is formed of a pliable material, and includes a ce...