Patents by Inventor Colton CRANDELL

Colton CRANDELL 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).

  • Systems and method for capturing filter data on a matte box
    Patent number: 11921402
    Abstract: A matte box for a camera includes a frame, a filter tray holder having at least one stage configured to receive a filter, and at least one filter tray configured to support the filter. The at least one filter tray is removably coupled to the filter tray holder at the at least one stage so that the filter is positioned in front of a lens of the camera. The matte box also includes a filter information system that has an identification tag coupled to the at least one filter tray and/or the filter. The identification tag includes informational data regarding the filter. A reader device supported on the frame and configured to receive the informational data from the identification tag. The filter information system records the informational data of the filter received in the filter tray holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Light Widow, LLC
    Inventors: Van Wampler, Colton Crandell
  • SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING FILTER DATA ON A MATTE BOX
    Publication number: 20220299842
    Abstract: A matte box for a camera includes a frame, a filter tray holder having at least one stage configured to receive a filter, and at least one filter tray configured to support the filter. The at least one filter tray is removably coupled to the filter tray holder at the at least one stage so that the filter is positioned in front of a lens of the camera. The matte box also includes a filter information system that has an identification tag coupled to the at least one filter tray and/or the filter. The identification tag includes informational data regarding the filter. A reader device supported on the frame and configured to receive the informational data from the identification tag. The filter information system records the informational data of the filter received in the filter tray holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Light Widow, LLC
    Inventors: Van WAMPLER, Colton CRANDELL