September 2021

Page B4 SEPTEMBER 2021 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on B LoadAlone™ System Awarded United States Patent David Murphy David loading with the LoadAlone ™ Inside View of the Patented LoadAlone ™ NEWARK,NY— David Murphy, a New York State Funeral Directors Association and National Funeral Directors Associa- tion member and a funeral director for over 25 years, has been awarded a United States pat- ent for his Load- Alone™ invention. Murphy is a lifelong resident of Newark, NY and has worked in the funeral business since 1994. He is licensed in New York State and a partner in the Paul L. Mur- phy & Sons Funeral Home . In 2013, David was in a motor vehicle ac- cident with critical injuries including two complete spinal cord injuries. With less than 1 percent chance of walking again David taught himself to walk again. Walking with two canes, fighting to regain his position at his family-owned funeral business, David needed to perform all the duties he did be- fore the injury. He was hiring friends to help him load at hospitals and unload at the fu- neral home and for transports to the airport and crematory. He invented a remote control multi position winch system to pull the body boxes or cots with straps on the frame into and out of his vehicle. While selling to a local association director who expressed his diffi- culty pulling a 500-pound body out of his ve- hicle, David invented the unloading feature. LoadAlone™ has been revolutionizing the way funeral directors are doing removals. Funeral directors have been singing the praises of LoadAlone™ since it was intro- duced at the NYSFDA convention in Au- gust 2019. They are proud of the way they have helped funeral homes increase profits and, at the same time, reduce injuries. Most funeral homes can claimLoadAlone™ as an equipment expense and some funeral homes may qualify for a tax credit. Funeral homes are advised to consult their tax accountant. A demo of the Load- Alone™ solution can be seen at https://youtu.be/ NAebhtjB-6E or online at www.loadalone.com. The loading system fits most standard SUVs, vans, and hearses. It is easily installed and removed whenever necessary. COLD SPRING,MN— Coldspring® has introduced an online design and or- dering tool for granite memorials as an updated functionality to its Personal Re- flections® platform. “The Personal Reflections granite memo- rial design tool is a tremendous develop- ment, based on feedback from our valued customers,” says Mary Crosby, technical product marketing manager at Coldspring. “With a granite memorial design tool, our funeral home, cemetery, and memorial re- tailer customers will be able to show fami- lies more options, while increasing the val- ue of their orders and closing sales faster.” Now better supporting both granite and bronze memorial design and ordering, Per- sonal Reflections offers a more streamlined design process for granite memorials in- cluding easier navigation, larger renderings and the ability to see an entire monument design – including bases, vases and back inscriptions. Users can select their favorite emblems and design components from a vast array of options and create a full-color image based on each selection. The design tool and Personal Reflections platform is supported by several options Coldspring ® Introduces Online Design Tool for Granite Memorials Personal Reflections Granite Memorial Design Tool Families are able to select and view options such as Contours and Vases for training including free, live web-based demos, on-site training with a local Cold- spring representative, in-tool user videos, and a detailed set of user guides. Coldspring’s Personal Reflections has been the industry’s choice for online memorial design and ordering since 2011. The user-friendly platform helps families create customized memorials that tell the unique story of their loved one’s life. For more information, visit https://www.coldspringusa.com/memorial/ personal-reflections/. Since 1898, Coldspring has served the architectural, memorial, residential and industrial markets with all types of natu- ral stone, bronze, and industrial and dia- mond-tooling products. With headquar- ters, a primary manufacturing facility and bronze foundry in Cold Spring, MN, the company has over 700 employees at op- erations across the country, including 30 quarries and multiple fabrication facilities. In 2016, the company’s headquarters, pri- mary manufacturing operations and three Minnesota-based quarries received ANSI/ NSC 373 Sustainable Production of Natu- ral Dimension Stone certification. In 2018 their South Dakota based quarry achieved certifica- tion as well. Coldspring’s in- house services and support such as drafting, design, BIM, and project and con- struction management con- tribute to creating unique customer solutions. 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