Patents by Inventor Travis A. Blackman

Travis A. Blackman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9197793
    Abstract: Here is disclosed a video camera for capturing a video image from a participant's point of view. The video camera is mountable in the participant's mouth by the participant gripping the video camera between his or her upper and lower teeth. The device includes a compact video camera having a lens for gathering a video image and a mouth guard dimensioned to fit comfortably between the participant's upper and lower teeth. The mouth guard has first and second arcuate indentations dimensioned and configured to snuggly receive the participant's upper and lower teeth, respectively. The video camera is housed in a camera housing formed on the mouth guard such that the lens is positioned between the participant's upper and lower teeth and is oriented to gather the video image from outside the participant's mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Inventor: Travis A. Blackman
  • Publication number: 20150312446
    Abstract: Here is disclosed a video camera for capturing a video image from a participant's point of view. The video camera is mountable in the participant's mouth by the participant gripping the video camera between his or her upper and lower teeth. The device includes a compact video camera having a lens for gathering a video image and a mouth guard dimensioned to fit comfortably between the participant's upper and lower teeth. The mouth guard has first and second arcuate indentations dimensioned and configured to snuggly receive the participant's upper and lower teeth, respectively. The video camera is housed in a camera housing formed on the mouth guard such that the lens is positioned between the participant's upper and lower teeth and is oriented to gather the video image from outside the participant's mouth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventor: Travis A. Blackman