Patents by Inventor LINDA VITO

LINDA VITO 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: 10972640
    Abstract: The invention provides an adaptor for mechanically coupling a prompt box and a video camera to a tripod. In the preferred embodiment, the adaptor is a single piece bracket having a first horizontal portion with a first fastening round hole located at the first horizontal portion's center, a vertical portion with its lower end merged to the first horizontal portion, and a second horizontal portion merged to the vertical portion's upper end. The second horizontal portion has one or more second fastening round roles evenly spaced along the second horizontal portion's longitude. In operation, the prompt box is fastened to the tripod through the first fastening round hole, and the video camera is fastened through one of the second fastening round holes with a screw matching the video camera's tripod mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventor: Linda Vito
  • Publication number: 20200314296
    Abstract: The invention provides an adaptor for mechanically coupling a prompt box and a video camera to a tripod. In the preferred embodiment, the adaptor is a single piece bracket having a first horizontal portion with a first fastening round hole located at the first horizontal portion's center, a vertical portion with its lower end merged to the first horizontal portion, and a second horizontal portion merged to the vertical portion's upper end. The second horizontal portion has one or more second fastening round roles evenly spaced along the second horizontal portion's longitude. In operation, the prompt box is fastened to the tripod through the first fastening round hole, and the video camera is fastened through one of the second fastening round holes with a screw matching the video camera's tripod mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: LINDA VITO
  • Patent number: 9118824
    Abstract: The invention provides a prompting apparatus comprising a prompting box and a mounting and adjusting assembly. The prompting box houses a two-way mirror and the lens of the camera. The prompting box includes a shell frame and a coupling means which enables a user to slide in a tablet device. The tablet device runs a prompting software application and the pre-designed text is displayed on the screen at a speed that the speaker feels comfortable to read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Inventors: Linda Vito, Edmond Louis Dudkowski
  • Patent number: 9030603
    Abstract: The invention provides a prompting apparatus comprising a foldable prompting box which includes two symmetrical opposite walls which can be open and closed, a bottom board which can be folded up and released, and a rear wall, which jointly define a space for housing a two-way see-through mirror and the lens of the camera. The cover defines a space for a user to slide in a tablet device which runs a prompting software application. The pre-designed text is displayed on the tablet device's screen at a speed that the speaker feels comfortable to read. When the apparatus is not in use, the prompting box can be easily folded into a flat compact for the user's convenience to carry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Linda Vito
  • Patent number: 9013629
    Abstract: The invention provides a prompting apparatus comprising a collapsible prompting box and a mounting and adjusting assembly. The prompting box includes two symmetrical opposite walls, a bottom frame, a bottom, a top frame and a cover, which jointly define a space for housing a two-way see-though mirror and the lens of the camera. The two symmetrical opposite walls can be folded inwardly when the mirror can be folded up to the top frame. The cover defines a space for a user to slide in a tablet device which runs a prompting software application. The pre-designed text is displayed on the tablet device's screen at a speed that the speaker feels comfortable to read. The mounting and adjusting assembly couples the prompting box with the camera. When the apparatus is not in use, the prompting box can be easily folded for carrying convenience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventor: Linda Vito
  • Publication number: 20150009402
    Abstract: The invention provides a prompting apparatus comprising a collapsible prompting box and a mounting and adjusting assembly. The prompting box includes two symmetrical opposite walls, a bottom frame, a bottom, a top frame and a cover, which jointly define a space for housing a two-way see-though mirror and the lens of the camera. The two symmetrical opposite walls can be folded inwardly when the mirror can be folded up to the top frame. The cover defines a space for a user to slide in a tablet device which runs a prompting software application. The pre-designed text is displayed on the tablet device's screen at a speed that the speaker feels comfortable to read. The mounting and adjusting assembly couples the prompting box with the camera. When the apparatus is not in use, the prompting box can be easily folded for carrying convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: PROMPTBOX INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventor: LINDA VITO
  • Publication number: 20140016030
    Abstract: The invention provides a prompting apparatus comprising a prompting box and a mounting and adjusting assembly. The prompting box houses a two-way mirror and the lens of the camera. The prompting box includes a shell frame and a coupling means which enables a user to slide in a tablet device. The tablet device runs a prompting software application and the pre-designed text is displayed on the screen at a speed that the speaker feels comfortable to read.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: LINDA VITO, Edmond Louis Dudkowski