Patents by Inventor Sheila Kelly

Sheila Kelly 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: 8595023
    Abstract: A weight control software system and method may provide an interactive software environment to a user via a network to enhance the ability of users to follow a weight control program. The weight control software system may generate meal plans that are automatically updated based on an updated weight of the user following the weight control program. A variety of tools may be integrated into the weight control software system and be interoperable to utilize information entered by the user or generated by the system in controlling body weight of the user. Such tools may include journal and meal planning functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignees: Weight Watchers International, Inc., WeightWatchers.com, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kirchhoff, Lisa Connelly, Anna Crook, Sheila Kelly, Karen Miller-Kovach, Amie Perl, Palma Posillico, Thilo Semmelbauer, Amy Sheppard
  • Patent number: 7523040
    Abstract: A system for tracking and facilitating control of body weight of a person including a computing device to execute software elements including a weight tracker to receive undated body weights from the user and to display a graphical representation of the body weight of the person over time, a journal to display food items consumed by the person, and a display to present the graphical representation of the body weight of the person over time to the person, the graphical representation including at least one user selectable indicia consisting of at least one point on the graphical representation of the body weight of the person over time indicative of a past time period, which, when selected displays the food items consumed during the past time period, the graphical representation including a plurality of milestones plotted on the graphical representation indicative of weight targets reached by the individual over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignees: Weight Watchers International, Inc., WEIGHTWATCHERS.COM, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kirchhoff, Lisa Connelly, Anna Crook, Sheila Kelly, Karen Miller-Kovach, Amie Perl, Palma Posillico, Thilo Semmelbauer, Amy Sheppard
  • Patent number: 7361143
    Abstract: A weight control software system and method may provide an interactive software environment to a user via a network to enhance the ability of users to follow a weight control program. The weight control software system may generate meal plans that are automatically updated based on an updated weight of the user following the weight control program. A variety of tools may be integrated into the weight control software system and be interoperable to utilize information entered by the user or generated by the system in controlling body weight of the user. Such tools may include varying meal plan types and varying schemes for generating meal plans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignees: WEIGHTWATCHERS.COM, Inc., Weight Watchers International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kirchhoff, Lisa Connelly, Anna Crook, Sheila Kelly, Karen Miller-Kovach, Amie Perl, Palma Posillico, Thilo Semmelbauer, Amy Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20050021361
    Abstract: A system for facilitating the control of body weight of a user includes a hand-held computing device having weight control software executing thereon for maintaining a meal plan for the user. The hand-held computing device includes a comprehensive information database having comprehensive information relating to a plurality of at least one of foods, exercises and meals stored thereon, a favorites information database having favorites information relating to at least one of favorite foods, favorite exercises and favorite meals of the user stored thereon, the favorites information being a subset of the comprehensive information, a display operable to present to the user the meal plan and the favorites information, and an input/output device operable to provide an interface for the user to operate the weight control software in order to select at least one favorite food, favorite exercise or favorite meal from the favorites information so as to manipulate the meal plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Sharon Huang, Sheila Kelly, Scott Parlee, Donna Filkin, Jeffrey Fiarman, Karen Miller-Kovach
  • Publication number: 20050021371
    Abstract: A system and method for facilitating weight control provides dieters with the ability to maintain food consumption within the general rules of a weight control program and to maintain motivation in following these rules, incorporates a hand-held computing device to facilitate use of the system, provides the ability to update at least some information on either a server portion of the system or the hand-held computing device and then to synchronize the pertinent information therebetween at a later time, does not rely solely upon costly and often unreliable wireless communications, is not cumbersome to use, and is conducive to keeping information up-to-date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Basone, Michael Laginestra, Joseph McKee, Sharon Huang, Sheila Kelly, Scott Parlee, Donna Filkin, Jeffrey Fiarman
  • Publication number: 20040210459
    Abstract: A weight control software system and method may provide an interactive software environment to a user via a network to enhance the ability of users to follow a weight control program. The weight control software system may generate meal plans that are automatically updated based on an updated weight of the user following the weight control program. A variety of tools may be integrated into the weight control software system and be interoperable to utilize information entered by the user or generated by the system in controlling body weight of the user. Such tools may include a recipe builder which may allow users to exchange recipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: David Kirchhoff, Lisa Connelly, Anna Crook, Sheila Kelly, Karen Miller-Kovach, Amie Perl, Palma Posillico, Thilo Semmelbauer, Amy Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20040210456
    Abstract: A weight control software system and method may provide an interactive software environment to a user via a network to enhance the ability of users to follow a weight control program. The weight control software system may generate meal plans that are automatically updated based on an updated weight of the user following the weight control program. A variety of tools may be integrated into the weight control software system and be interoperable to utilize information entered by the user or generated by the system in controlling body weight of the user. Such tools may include varying meal plan types and varying schemes for generating meal plans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: David Kirchhoff, Lisa Connelly, Anna Crook, Sheila Kelly, Karen Miller-Kovach, Amie Perl, Palma Posillico, Thilo Semmelbauer, Amy Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20040204955
    Abstract: A weight control software system and method may provide an interactive software environment to a user via a network to enhance the ability of users to follow a weight control program. The weight control software system may generate meal plans that are automatically updated based on an updated weight of the user following the weight control program. A variety of tools may be integrated into the weight control software system and be interoperable to utilize information entered by the user or generated by the system in controlling body weight of the user. The system includes a foods and activities database which may allow the user to create a favorites list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: David Kirchhoff, Lisa Connelly, Anna Crook, Sheila Kelly, Karen Miller-Kovach, Amie Perl, Palma Posillico, Thilo Semmelbauer, Amy Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20040171925
    Abstract: A weight control software system and method may provide an interactive software environment to a user via a network to enhance the ability of users to follow a weight control program. The weight control software system may generate meal plans that are automatically updated based on an updated weight of the user following the weight control program. A variety of tools may be integrated into the weight control software system and be interoperable to utilize information entered by the user or generated by the system in controlling body weight of the user. Such tools may include journal and meal planning functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: David Kirchhoff, Lisa Connelly, Anna Crook, Sheila Kelly, Karen Miller-Kovach, Amie Perl, Palma Posillico, Thilo Semmelbauer, Amy Sheppard
  • Publication number: 20030187683
    Abstract: A weight control software system and method may provide an interactive software environment to a user via a network to enhance the ability of users to follow a weight control program. The weight control software system may generate meal plans that are automatically updated based on an updated weight of the user following the weight control program. A variety of tools may be integrated into the weight control software system and be interoperable to utilize information entered by the user or generated by the system in controlling body weight of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicants: Weight Watchers. Com, Inc., Weight Watchers International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Kirchhoff, Lisa Connelly, Anna Crook, Sheila Kelly, Karen Miller-Kovach, Amie Perl, Palma Posillico, Thilo Semmelbauer, Amy Sheppard
  • Patent number: D705075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheila Kelly Zwettler, Jamie Erin Waldrup
  • Patent number: D722887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheila Kelly Zwettler, Jamie Erin Waldrup
  • Patent number: D728035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashley L. Kneller, Sheila Kelly Zwettler, Siu Ling Martinez
  • Patent number: D730192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Target Brands, Inc
    Inventors: Sheila Kelly Zwettler, Jamie Erin Waldrup
  • Patent number: D796376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Sheila Kelly Zwettler, Anna Maria Bofinger