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US 12,740,908 · App. 19/015,161 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Randomized message urn

Inventor: Elizabeth Risner (Brentwood, TN)
A61G17/08A61G17/007
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Patent No.
US 12,740,908
App. No.
19/015,161
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A randomized message urn includes a first compartment, a second compartment, a die, and a view window. The first compartment is designed to contain ashes of a cremated being. The second compartment contains a liquid and includes an orifice. The die is freely floating in the liquid and includes a plurality of faces, each having text, an image, or a combination of text and an image thereon. The view window is positioned at the orifice of the second compartment to close the second compartment and permit viewing of one of the faces of the die randomly abutting against the view window.

Claims (24)

1 . A randomized message urn comprising:

a first compartment being configured to contain ashes of a cremated being;

a second compartment containing a liquid and comprising an orifice at a bottom section thereof;

a die freely floating in said liquid and comprising a plurality of faces, each having text, an image, or a combination of text and an image thereon; and

a view window being disposed at said orifice of said second compartment to close said second compartment and permit viewing of one of said faces of said die randomly abutting against said view window.

2 . The randomized message urn of claim 1 , wherein said second compartment is disposed below said first compartment when the urn is in an upright position.

3 . The randomized message urn of claim 1 , wherein said text comprises personalized messages relating to the cremated being.

4 . The randomized message urn of claim 1 , wherein said text comprises general messages designed to elicit an emotional response or recollection of a memory by a user.

5 . The randomized message urn of claim 1 , wherein said image comprises personalized images of or relating to the cremated being.

6 . The randomized message urn of claim 1 , wherein said image comprises general images designed to elicit an emotional response or recollection of a memory by a user.

7 . The randomized message urn of claim 1 , wherein said view window disposed at said bottom section of the second compartment is not visible when the urn is disposed on a surface in an upright position.

8 . The randomized message urn of claim 1 , wherein the urn further comprises a lid, said first compartment comprises a mouth portion, and said lid is disposed at said mouth portion to removably close said first compartment.

9 . The randomized message urn of claim 8 , wherein the urn further comprises a sealing structure disposed between said lid and said mouth portion to seal said first compartment.

10 . A randomized message urn comprising:

a first compartment being configured to contain ashes of a cremated being;

a second compartment containing a liquid and comprising an orifice at a bottom section thereof, wherein said second compartment is disposed below said first compartment when the urn is in an upright position;

a die freely floating in said liquid and comprising a plurality of faces, each having text, an image, or a combination of text and an image thereon;

a view window being disposed at said orifice of said second compartment to close said second compartment and permit viewing of one of said faces of said die randomly abutting against said view window, wherein said view window disposed at said bottom section of the second compartment is not visible when the urn is disposed on a surface in said upright position.

11 . The randomized message urn of claim 10 , wherein the urn further comprises a lid, said first compartment comprises a mouth portion, and said lid is disposed at said mouth portion to removably close said first compartment.

12 . The randomized message urn of claim 11 , wherein the urn further comprises a sealing structure disposed between said lid and said mouth portion to seal said first compartment.

13 . The randomized message urn of claim 12 , wherein said text comprises personalized messages relating to the cremated being.

14 . The randomized message urn of claim 12 , wherein said text comprises general messages designed to elicit an emotional response or recollection of a memory by a user.

15 . The randomized message urn of claim 12 , wherein said image comprises personalized images of or relating to the cremated being.

16 . The randomized message urn of claim 12 , wherein said image comprises general images designed to elicit an emotional response or recollection of a memory by a user.

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