Patent ID: 9364876
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B09B,C12M,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method for chemical digestion of remains of a deceased person, and comprising: (a) placing the remains into a first container, the remains including a head portion comprising a skull and including other skeletal components; (b) restraining the head portion of the remains and applying a force to the outside of the head portion and directing the force toward the inside of the head portion to fracture the skull; (c) applying to the remains an effective amount of a highly-alkaline solution; (d) heating to an effective temperature and agitating the highly-alkaline solution; (e) continuing to maintain the effective temperature and agitation for an effective amount of time to liquefy but incompletely digest the organic material of the remains; (f) draining from the first container the liquefied product of step (e) resulting from the interaction of the highly-alkaline solution with the remains to leave skeletal remains of the body in the first container; (g) rinsing the skeletal remains of the body with a liquid; (h) drying the skeletal remains of the body; and (i) removing the skeletal remains of the body for preservation.