Patents by Inventor James Egitto

James Egitto 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).

  • Publication number: 20230072938
    Abstract: An illuminated display device for a jack-o-lantern container having face holes, the device having a light bearing substrate with a front portion, a rear portion, and a slot proximate the rear portion, a light source arranged on the light bearing substrate. The spikes protrude from the front portion of the light bearing substrate and engage an inner surface of the front of the container to secure the device within the container proximate one of the face holes. A reflector plate is positioned in the slot. The slot is oriented with respect to the light bearing substrate to position the plate at an operational angle with respect to the light bearing substrate, with a portion of the light bearing substrate oriented toward the spike and located above the light source, to direct light from the light source through at least one of the face holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: James EGITTO
  • Patent number: 11585525
    Abstract: An illuminated display device for a hollowed-out pumpkin having face holes, the illuminated display device being installable in an inner volume of the pumpkin that is carved as a jack-o-lantern having the face holes and positioned at a front outer surface of the pumpkin, includes: a light bearing substrate; a light source emitting light substantially omnidirectionally, the light source being arranged on the light-bearing substrate; a spike configured to be releasably engageable with an inner surface of the jack-o-lantern to secure the positioning of the lighting device within the jack-o-lantern proximate one of the face holes; and a reflector to direct light from the light source through at least one face hole to provide the impression to a viewer, if the face hole is an eye cutout, that the eye of the jack-o-lantern is following a passerby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SIGNATURE BRANDS, LLC
    Inventor: James Egitto
  • Publication number: 20220065437
    Abstract: An illuminated display device for a hollowed-out pumpkin having face holes, the illuminated display device being installable in an inner volume of the pumpkin that is carved as a jack-o-lantern having the face holes and positioned at a front outer surface of the pumpkin, includes: a light bearing substrate; a light source emitting light substantially omnidirectionally, the light source being arranged on the light-bearing substrate; a spike configured to be releasably engageable with an inner surface of the jack-o-lantern to secure the positioning of the lighting device within the jack-o-lantern proximate one of the face holes; and a reflector to direct light from the light source through at least one face hole to provide the impression to a viewer, if the face hole is an eye cutout, that the eye of the jack-o-lantern is following a passerby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: James EGITTO
  • Patent number: 6055738
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a stencil adapted for use in transferring an image to a substrate where the image is formed by an ensemble of individual features for a predetermined image. The stencil comprises a sheet of flexible material and a plurality of holes formed through the sheet. The holes are organized in hole sets such that the holes in each such hole set outline a respective individual feature. The hole sets together define the pre-determined image to be transferred. The present invention also includes a kit for use in transferring an image to an outer surface area of a vegetable. The kit comprises a stencil adapted for use in transferring an image to the surface area of the vegetable, a tool adapted to cut first portions of the vegetable, a marker including a marking medium, a set of instructions, and a package that receives the stencil, tool, marker and set of instructions. Additionally, the present invention is directed to a method of forming an image in a fleshy shell of a vegetable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Pumpkin Ltd.
    Inventors: Kea L. Bardeen, James Egitto