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Batesville Casket Inventors Honored at Patent Awards Ceremony
Batesville, IN, October 3, 2007 - Batesville Casket Company announced that it recognized 10 associates who were named inventors on 15 U.S. patents issued to the company over the past two years.
The inventors were recognized during the company's patent awards ceremony last month. Honored at the ceremony were Kevin Buchler, Todd Dennis, Bryan Hankel, John Linville, Don Maier, Don Maple, Vince Moster, Dan Parker, Chris Wessel and Greg Wray.
The patented inventions are embodied in a range of funeral products including caskets and urns. Additionally, the inventions included a number of product improvements as well as innovative new products and features. Combined with the 15 new patents, Batesville Casket now holds 248 active patents.
"The hallmark of Batesville Casket has always been our innovation and ingenuity which springs from the tremendous talents of our designers and engineers," said Kenneth Camp, president and CEO of Batesville Casket Company. "Funeral directors and their client families have long appreciated Batesville's history of innovation and we will continue to place great importance on developing new ideas which help families honor the lives of those they love."
"Our patent awards ceremony is a great way to express our sincere thanks to our top inventors," said John Zerkle, vice president and general counsel at Batesville Casket Company. "The success of any innovative company depends upon the strength of its intellectual property. For that reason, we will continue to aggressively defend our patents and trademarks in the marketplace."
The inventors were recognized during the company's patent awards ceremony last month. Honored at the ceremony were Kevin Buchler, Todd Dennis, Bryan Hankel, John Linville, Don Maier, Don Maple, Vince Moster, Dan Parker, Chris Wessel and Greg Wray.
The patented inventions are embodied in a range of funeral products including caskets and urns. Additionally, the inventions included a number of product improvements as well as innovative new products and features. Combined with the 15 new patents, Batesville Casket now holds 248 active patents.
"The hallmark of Batesville Casket has always been our innovation and ingenuity which springs from the tremendous talents of our designers and engineers," said Kenneth Camp, president and CEO of Batesville Casket Company. "Funeral directors and their client families have long appreciated Batesville's history of innovation and we will continue to place great importance on developing new ideas which help families honor the lives of those they love."
"Our patent awards ceremony is a great way to express our sincere thanks to our top inventors," said John Zerkle, vice president and general counsel at Batesville Casket Company. "The success of any innovative company depends upon the strength of its intellectual property. For that reason, we will continue to aggressively defend our patents and trademarks in the marketplace."