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'''Vont''' (also known as '''Vont Innovations''') is an American company that produces smart electronics for consumers, ranging from headlamps to digital kitchen scales to plugs and security cameras.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont Innovations - Sheridan, Wyoming 82801, US Ⅰ about.me |url=https://about.me/vont |website=about.me |date= |access-date=4 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251105013626/https://about.me/vont |archive-date=5 Nov 2025}}</ref> | '''Vont''' (also known as '''Vont Innovations''') is an American company that produces smart electronics for consumers, ranging from headlamps to digital kitchen scales to plugs and security cameras.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont Innovations - Sheridan, Wyoming 82801, US Ⅰ about.me |url=https://about.me/vont |website=about.me |date= |access-date=4 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251105013626/https://about.me/vont |archive-date=5 Nov 2025}}</ref> | ||
As of 5 November 2025, there has been no activity since late-2022 to early-2023 on the company's social media accounts for [https://www.facebook.com/vontinnovations Facebook],<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont Innovations |url=https://www.facebook.com/vontinnovations |website=[[Facebook]] |date=14 Feb 2023 |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230306182605/https://www.facebook.com/vontinnovations |archive-date=6 Mar 2023}}</ref> [https://www.instagram.com/vontproducts/ Instagram],<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont (@vontproducts) |url=https://www.instagram.com/vontproducts/ |website=[[Instagram]] |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221007022439/https://www.instagram.com/vontproducts/ |archive-date=7 Oct 2022}}</ref> and [https://x.com/vontfans X] (formerly Twitter).<ref>{{Cite web |author=Vont |title=Vont (Vontfans) / X |url=https:// | As of 5 November 2025, there has been no activity since late-2022 to early-2023 on the company's social media accounts for [https://www.facebook.com/vontinnovations Facebook],<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont Innovations |url=https://www.facebook.com/vontinnovations |website=[[Facebook]] |date=14 Feb 2023 |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230306182605/https://www.facebook.com/vontinnovations |archive-date=6 Mar 2023}}</ref> [https://www.instagram.com/vontproducts/ Instagram],<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont (@vontproducts) |url=https://www.instagram.com/vontproducts/ |website=[[Instagram]] |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221007022439/https://www.instagram.com/vontproducts/ |archive-date=7 Oct 2022}}</ref> and [https://x.com/vontfans X] (formerly Twitter).<ref>{{Cite web |author=Vont |date=23 Nov 2022 |title=Vont (Vontfans) / X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/vontfans |url-access= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324175812/https://nitter.catsarch.com/vontfans |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |website=[[X]]}}</ref> The official website returns a 522 error code via [[Cloudflare]]. | ||
Vont still has an [[Amazon]] storefront,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont on Amazon.com |url=https://www.amazon.com/s?srs=19824332011&rh=p_89%3AVont | Vont still has an [[Amazon]] storefront,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |date= |title=Vont on Amazon.com |url=https://www.amazon.com/s?srs=19824332011&rh=p_89%3AVont |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/screenshot-20260324-180924985-1 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |website=[[Amazon]]}}</ref> though it lists only one product on the page (Vont Smart Security Camera).<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont Smart Security Camera [...] |url=https://www.amazon.com/Vont-Security-Compact-Outdoor-Surveillance/dp/B09Y13BWBD |website=[[Amazon]] |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251106005244/https://www.amazon.com/Vont-Security-Compact-Outdoor-Surveillance/dp/B09Y13BWBD |archive-date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref> On 7 Nov 2025, two more product listings (Vont LED camping lantern 2-pack and a separate 4-pack version) were added to that storefront, indicating that there is still activity.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |date=7 Nov 2025 |title=Vont on Amazon.com |url=https://www.amazon.com/s?srs=19824332011&rh=p_89%3AVont |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.org/details/screenshot-20260324-181406274-1 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=7 Nov 2025 |website=[[Amazon]]}}</ref><!-- All dates are correct. 7 Nov was given for both the latter products since I am in the Pacific and was drafting this article. -Sojourna --> | ||
Curiously, there is another website using the both the company name and logo under the domain name "[https://www.thevont.com thevont]" — which also has external links to the same social accounts and Amazon storefront ID.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont Innovations premium website Ⅰ Vont lighting |url=https://thevont.com/ |website=Vont |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106010950/https://thevont.com/ |archive-date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref> This second website URL was registered 22 January 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Whois thevont.com |url=https://www.whois.com/whois/thevont.com |website=Whois |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106015333/https://www.whois.com/whois/thevont.com |archive-date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref> with Spaceship, Inc. — a {{Wplink|Domain name registrar|domain registrar}} located in Phoenix, Arizona — acting as the agent.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Spaceship, Inc. - IANA Registrar 3862 |url=https://who.is/registrars/3862 |website=who.is |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250806110430/https://who.is/registrars/3862 |archive-date=6 Aug 2025}}</ref> | Curiously, there is another website using the both the company name and logo under the domain name "[https://www.thevont.com thevont]" — which also has external links to the same social accounts and Amazon storefront ID.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont Innovations premium website Ⅰ Vont lighting |url=https://thevont.com/ |website=Vont |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106010950/https://thevont.com/ |archive-date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref> This second website URL was registered 22 January 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Whois thevont.com |url=https://www.whois.com/whois/thevont.com |website=Whois |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251106015333/https://www.whois.com/whois/thevont.com |archive-date=6 Nov 2025}}</ref> with Spaceship, Inc. — a {{Wplink|Domain name registrar|domain registrar}} located in Phoenix, Arizona — acting as the agent.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Spaceship, Inc. - IANA Registrar 3862 |url=https://who.is/registrars/3862 |website=who.is |date= |access-date=5 Nov 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250806110430/https://who.is/registrars/3862 |archive-date=6 Aug 2025}}</ref> | ||
Additionally the {{Wplink|wordmark}}, according to the {{Wplink|United States Patent and Trademarks Office}}, has been registered to a Hong Kong company since 12 July 2022. In the documents, the earliest first use of the wordmark is 1 June 2014 and the mentioned uses at that time appear to align with the goods Vont offers or offered.<ref>[[:File:USPTO SN 90802832 status.pdf]] - See page 2. Retrieved 6 Nov 2025.</ref> | Additionally the {{Wplink|wordmark}}, according to the {{Wplink|United States Patent and Trademarks Office}}, has been registered to a Hong Kong company since 12 July 2022. In the documents, the earliest first use of the wordmark is 1 June 2014 and the mentioned uses at that time appear to align with the goods Vont offers or offered.<ref>[[:File:USPTO SN 90802832 status.pdf]] - See page 2. Retrieved 6 Nov 2025. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260113063651if_/https://consumerrights.wiki/images/3/3f/USPTO_SN_90802832_status.pdf Archived]).</ref> | ||
In early 2026, PitchBook changed its status entry for the business attached to the defunct website to "Out of Business".<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors |url=https://pitchbook.com:443/profiles/company/466184-44 |website=PitchBook |date=2026 |access-date=18 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0319-1112-08/https://pitchbook.com:443/profiles/company/466184-44 |archive-date=19 Mar 2026}}</ref> | In early 2026, PitchBook changed its status entry for the business attached to the defunct website to "Out of Business".<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Vont 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors |url=https://pitchbook.com:443/profiles/company/466184-44 |website=PitchBook |date=2026 |access-date=18 Mar 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0319-1112-08/https://pitchbook.com:443/profiles/company/466184-44 |archive-date=19 Mar 2026}}</ref> | ||