Patents by Inventor Joseph M. Segel

Joseph M. Segel 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: 20080104055
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically providing a user with links to relevant reviews of restaurants in a given location by use of the Internet. The system generates a webpage arranged to receive inquiries from a user and utilizes an algorithm to automatically generate a search string of specialized criteria upon receipt of minimal input information from the user in the form of only the name and approximate location of the particular restaurant for which reviews are desired. The search string is automatically provided to a comprehensive search engine on the Internet, which conducts the search and returns the results for automatic display on the webpage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: DININGINFO LLC
    Inventor: Joseph M. Segel
  • Publication number: 20080104059
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a user with an automatic and highly efficient method to find links to relevant reviews of restaurants in a given location by use of an automatically configured, sophisticated search algorithm, The system generates a webpage arranged to receive inquiries from a user and utilizes an algorithm to automatically generate a sophisticated search string of specialized criteria upon receipt of minimal input information from the user in the form of only the name and approximate location of the particular restaurant for which reviews are desired. The search string is automatically provided to a customized Internet search engine, which conducts the search and returns the results for automatic display on the webpage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: DININGINFO LLC
    Inventor: Joseph M. Segel
  • Patent number: 5967789
    Abstract: A system and method of use to help a person to stop or modify an adverse habitual health-related behavior, e.g., smoking, weight control, stress management, etc., by following a calculated regimen to commence on a day to be selected by the person. The system comprises a computer and a series of customized visually perceptible messages establishing a customized regimen to aid the person to stop or modify the adverse habitual health-related behavior. The computer is arranged to receive personal information about the person and which is relevant to the behavior and makes use of expert system software to provide the customized messages in response thereto. The customized messages are in the form of a daily sequence measured relative to day selected by the person for the regimen to begin. Each of the messages is arranged to be read by the person in sequence on a daily basis and includes respective numerical indicia representing the number of days from the selected day to the day of said message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Smoke Stoppers International, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Segel, Michael H. Samuelson
  • Patent number: 4378392
    Abstract: A laminate to extend the life of photographs and prevent them from gradual deterioration due to environmental conditions comprises a laminate made of a transparent film of ultraviolet-stabilized polyethylene terephthalate or ultraviolet-stabilized acrylonitrile and a transparent silicone or acrylic adhesive bonded to the film, the laminate being adapted to be bonded to the image surface of a photograph by the adhesive. Alternatively, to provide even greater protection against moisture vapor and oxidation, an additional layer of a transparent fluorocarbon polymer may be bonded to the ultraviolet-stabilized polyethylene terephthalate or ultraviolet-stabilized acrylonitrile with a silicone or acrylic adhesive. Alternately, to provide a better aesthetic appearance by means of thermal texturization, an ultraviolet-absorbing polymethylmethacrylate film may be bonded to the ultraviolet-stabilized polyethylene terephthalate or ultraviolet-stabilized acrylonitrile with a silicone or acrylic adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1983
    Inventor: Joseph M. Segel
  • Patent number: D274682
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Inventor: Joseph M. Segel