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Granted Patent B2
US 12,144,339 · App. 17/888,891 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Water soluble cremation ash product and method

Inventor: Maria Garcia Smith (Signal Mountain, TN)
A01N1/00B09B3/10B09B3/25B09B2101/30
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Patent No.
US 12,144,339
App. No.
17/888,891
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of distributing ashes by forming water soluble solid product(s) with the ashes. Upon wetting the water soluble product(s), the binder releases in a period of about time thereby allowing the ashes to dissipate into nature while minimizing the likelihood of having airborne ash.

Claims (17)

1. A method of disbursing cremation ashes of an animal comprising the steps of:

a. obtaining a supply of cremation ashes from a deceased animal;

b. preparing a mixture of the ashes with a water soluble binder and allowing to at least one of dry and cure to form at least one solid water soluble product;

c. distributing the at least one water soluble product to at least one of family and friends of the deceased animal;

d. the at least one of family and friends at least temporarily retaining the at least one water soluble product; and then

e. placing at least one of the at least one water soluble product into a moist environment to thereby distribute the ashes while minimizing the possibility of airborne ash.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of obtaining a supply of cremation ashes further comprises obtaining ashes of a person or pet.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of forming the at least one solid water soluble product results in a water soluble product having dimensions of at least ¼×¼×¼ inches.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of forming the at least one solid water soluble product results in at least one of a heart and a token shape.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of adding a coloring agent to the mixture during the step of preparing the mixture and in the step of placing the at least one water soluble product into a moist environment, the at least one the water soluble product is placed into water whereby the coloring agent disperses visually into the water as the ashes are released into the water.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein at least two water soluble products are formed in the forming step with different colors.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of providing indicia on the at least one product.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the indicia is at least one of religious symbols, names, dates and sayings.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the indicia is one of embossed on an exterior surface, placed on the exterior surface, and engraved into the exterior surface.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the indicia is one of embossed on an exterior surface, placed on the exterior surface, and engraved into the exterior surface.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one product is distributed to attendees of a funeral for dispersal.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein a water source is provided at the funeral location to disperse the ashes.

Continuity (1)
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