Patents by Inventor Joseph William Gough

Joseph William Gough 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: 8333379
    Abstract: A method and a system for administering a greeting card and lottery game combination are provided. The method includes the step of providing the greeting card with an identifier associated therewith, which greeting card is provided at a location accessible to a consumer. A lottery game is maintained at a secure point of sale separate from the greeting card. A vendor of the lottery game obtains information from the identifier associated with the greeting card, which identifier contains sufficient information for the vendor to select the lottery game absent instruction from the consumer, and the lottery game is selected by the vendor based upon the information obtained from the identifier. The selected lottery game is provided to the consumer to produce the greeting card and lottery game combination. The combined greeting card and lottery game system comprises the greeting card and the lottery game, with the lottery game maintained separate from the greeting card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Inventor: Joseph William Gough
  • Publication number: 20110229867
    Abstract: A system and method of administrating instructions to a recipient of medical treatment are provided herein. For the method, a computer and an interface connected thereto are provided. Instructions are communicated to the recipient after medical treatment. At least one question is communicated to the recipient after communicating the instructions. An answer to the at least one question is inputted into the computer through the interface. The answer is compared to an acceptable answer stored in the computer. Feedback is provided to the recipient from the computer after comparing the answer to acceptable answer. The system includes the computer and interface connected thereto. The computer is programmed to perform the method steps. The system and method provided herein address the shortcomings of current practices regarding administration of instructions to recipients of medical treatment and may assist in minimizing readmittance due to failure of such recipients to follow discharge instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Joseph William Gough, Michael David Roebuck, James Edward Weber