Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Michael Witt

Jeffrey Michael Witt 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).

  • Digital audio book cartridge and player with manipulation-facilitating features
    Patent number: 8049991
    Abstract: A cartridge for use by print-disabled users to play digital audio content and a player having a receptacle for receiving the cartridge are provided. The cartridge includes a random-access digital storage device storing the digital audio content and having a connector providing access to the digital audio content; and a casing permanently housing the digital storage device and allowing access to the connector of the digital storage device. The casing has a form facilitating handling of the cartridge by the print-disabled users which includes bevelled edges, and has dimensions comparable to dimensions of a standard compact audio cassette. Preferably, the cartridge has a hole extending through the casing at its back end and a sloped surface on the bottom side of the casing at the back end. The receptacle has a form and shape facilitating insertion of the cartridge therein. It has a lower surface defining an elevated ramp along which the cartridge slides as it is inserted into the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventors: Gilles Pépin, Alain Pare, Dominic R. Labbé, Gerard M. Chevalier, Thomas D. Haubert, Joseph A. Juratovac, Jeffrey R. Held, Jeffrey Michael Witt, Gregg Charles Vanderheiden, David Paul Kelso, Frank Kurt Cylke, Jean Marie Moss, Michael Gilbert Katzmann, Robert Edward Fistick, Michael Montfort Moodie, Alice Kathryn Baker
  • DIGITAL AUDIO BOOK CARTRIDGE AND PLAYER WITH MANIPULATION-FACILITATING FEATURES
    Publication number: 20080175122
    Abstract: A cartridge for use by print-disabled users to play digital audio content and a player having a receptacle for receiving the cartridge are provided. The cartridge includes a random-access digital storage device storing the digital audio content and having a connector providing access to the digital audio content; and a casing permanently housing the digital storage device and allowing access to the connector of the digital storage device. The casing has a form facilitating handling of the cartridge by the print-disabled users which includes bevelled edges, and has dimensions comparable to dimensions of a standard compact audio cassette. Preferably, the cartridge has a hole extending through the casing at its back end and a sloped surface on the bottom side of the casing at the back end. The receptacle has a form and shape facilitating insertion of the cartridge therein. It has a lower surface defining an elevated ramp along which the cartridge slides as it is inserted into the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Gilles Pepin, Alain Pare, Dominic R. Labbe, Gerard M. Chevalier, Thomas D. Haubert, Joseph A. Juratovac, Jeffrey R. Held, Jeffrey Michael Witt, Gregg Charles Vanderheiden, David Paul Kelso, Frank Kurt Cylke, Jean Marie Moss, Michael Gilbert Katzmann, Robert Edward Fistick, Michael Montfort Moodie, Alice Kathryn Baker
  • Commercial identification system
    Publication number: 20040045020
    Abstract: A system for the identification of commercials within a video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Witt, Steve Ferber
  • Cartridge
    Patent number: D579940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignees: Technologies Humanware Canada, Inc., Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, United States Library of Congress
    Inventors: Gilles Pepin, Alain Paré, Dominic R. Labbé, Gerard M. Chevalier, Joseph A. Juratovac, Jeffrey R. Held, Jeffrey Michael Witt, Gregg Charles Vanderheiden, David Paul Kelso, Frank Kurt Cylke, Jean Marie Moss, Michael Gilbert Katzmann, Robert Edward Fistick, Michael Montfort Moodie, Alice Kathryn Baker, Donald Lee Pieper