ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,057, issued on July 8.
"Covert video camera housing" was invented by John Rizzo (Parkland, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A covert video camera housing preferably for outdoor use where the video camera is not easily seen and does not distract or negatively affect the aesthetics of the area where the video camera is located. In one embodiment, an ordinary pole is provided, and the video camera is located within the pole and able to record events happening in the area through an opening in the pole. In a second embodiment, a pole adaptor is secured to a top end of an existing pole and camera is located within the pole adaptor and r...