Patents by Inventor Steven A. Shaya
Steven A. Shaya 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).
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Publication number: 20140136362Abstract: Systems and methods of utilizing communications networks and multivariate analysis to predict or recommend optimal products from a predefined population of commercially available products are disclosed. The recommendations are based on intelligence contained in processing elements and subjective and/or objective product information received from consumers or input to the systems as part of their initial setup. The output of the systems comprise sets of products that they predict the consumer will prefer and/or perform well for the problem or concern identified by the consumer. The performance and preference predictions are a function of consumer problems and product responsiveness patterns. Objective product information is generally obtained with diagnostic instruments. Data measured with the diagnostic instruments may be communicated to the data processing portions of the invention via the Internet.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.Inventors: Steven A. Shaya, Neal Matheson, John Anthony Singarayar, Nikiforos Kollias, Jeffrey Adam Bloom
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Patent number: 8666844Abstract: Systems and methods of utilizing communications networks and multivariate analysis to predict or recommend optimal products from a predefined population of commercially available products are disclosed. The recommendations are based on intelligence contained in processing elements and subjective and/or objective product information received from consumers or input to the systems as part of their initial setup. The output of the systems comprise sets of products that they predict the consumer will prefer and/or perform well for the problem or concern identified by the consumer. The performance and preference predictions are a function of consumer problems and product responsiveness patterns. Objective product information is generally obtained with diagnostic instruments. Data measured with the diagnostic instruments may be communicated to the data processing portions of the invention via the Internet.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer CompaniesInventors: Steven A. Shaya, Neal Matheson, John Anthony Singarayar, Nikiforos Kollias, Jeffrey Adam Bloom
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Publication number: 20100262556Abstract: Systems and methods of utilizing communications networks and multivariate analysis to predict or recommend optimal products from a predefined population of commercially available products are disclosed. The recommendations are based on intelligence contained in processing elements and subjective and/or objective product information received from consumers or input to the systems as part of their initial setup. The output of the systems comprise sets of products that they predict the consumer will prefer and/or perform well for the problem or concern identified by the consumer. The performance and preference predictions are a function of consumer problems and product responsiveness patterns. Objective product information is generally obtained with diagnostic instruments. Data measured with the diagnostic instruments may be communicated to the data processing portions of the invention via the Internet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2010Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.Inventors: Steven A. Shaya, Neal Matheson, John Anthony Singarayar, Nikiforos Kollias, Jeffrey Adam Bloom
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Publication number: 20100262434Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a diabetic patient's carbohydrate to insulin ratio (CIR), carbohydrate to blood glucose ratio (CGR), and insulin sensitivity factor (ISF) using the patient's record of blood glucose readings, carbohydrate consumption and insulin doses. The method provides the sensitivity factors that best account for the patient's observed blood glucose changes by linear regression of appropriately transformed variables. An apparatus that can collect and store the blood glucose readings, insulin dosages, and carbohydrate intake data and process these data according to this invention can generate statistically characterized sensitivity factors to advise the diabetic patient on optimal bolus insulin dosages.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2008Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventor: Steven A. Shaya
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Patent number: 7809601Abstract: Systems and methods of utilizing communications networks and multivariate analysis to predict or recommend optimal products from a predefined population of commercially available products are disclosed. The recommendations are based on intelligence contained in processing elements and subjective and/or objective product information received from consumers or input to the systems as part of their initial setup. The output of the systems comprise sets of products that they predict the consumer will prefer and/or perform well for the problem or concern identified by the consumer. The performance and preference predictions are a function of consumer problems and product responsiveness patterns. Objective product information is generally obtained with diagnostic instruments. Data measured with the diagnostic instruments may be communicated to the data processing portions of the invention via the Internet.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2001Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer CompaniesInventors: Steven A. Shaya, Neal Matheson, John Anthony Singarayar, Nikiforos Kollias, Jeffrey Adam Bloom
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Publication number: 20080269636Abstract: System and method for conducting a hearing test that is accessible to a mass market of individuals with potential hearing loss. The hearing test is stored on a centrally located computer (140) that is accessible via communications device (121). The system provides step-by-step guidance on the next steps to be taken if hearing loss is found, and provides a means to store and organize the user test data to create a means for reuse of the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2005Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.Inventors: Mark Burrows, John Cronin, Nancy Edwards, Tushar Narsana, Steven A. Shaya, John Anthony Singarayar
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Publication number: 20080212789Abstract: The present invention is a system for and method of training an individual on the use of a hearing aid. The training is conducted based on the individuals hearing profile such that specific words that are troublesome to the user are played to the user after changing the frequency and amplitude of the words, i.e. the user is trained on how the words will sound after wearing a hearing aid. The user can further fine-tune the frequency and amplitude of the words, and the modifications can be saved and used while ordering and fitting a hearing aid.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2005Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.Inventors: John Cronin, Tushar Narsana, Steven A. Shaya
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Publication number: 20080187145Abstract: Method and system (400) for becoming aware of some hearing loss and the need for a professional hearing test. Simple and professional hearing testing provide an understanding of the improvement in the quality of life that can be achieved through use of a hearing aid. Ordering and fitting of the hearing aid, and training on use of a hearing aid, are performed to further demonstrate and provide for improved quality of life. The system (400) includes a user (410), a hearing test unit (415), a test administrator computer (420), a pair of headphones (422), a keyboard (423), a monitor (426), a series of hearing test programs (446), a central hearing health system (440), a database, a device (433), and a set of individual results.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2005Publication date: August 7, 2008Inventors: Mark Burrows, John Cronin, Nancy Edwards, Steven D. Gabel, Tushar Narsana, Steven A. Shaya, John Anthony Singarayar
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Publication number: 20080125672Abstract: System and method for diagnosing hearing loss in an individual using a self-executable, interactive electronic hearing loss diagnosis apparatus including a data storage media and a media player for accessing data on the media. The diagnostic apparatus provides hearing loss diagnostic data to the individual in the form of coded data. A hearing loss professional can use the coded data to further diagnose the hearing loss of the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2005Publication date: May 29, 2008Inventors: Mark Burrows, John Cronin, Nancy Edwards, Steven D. Gabel, Tushar Narsana, Steven A. Shaya, John Anthony Singarayar
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Publication number: 20040236592Abstract: This invention relates to a method of providing an individualized hair care program to a customer in a retail shopping environment. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a method of providing an individualized hair care program to a customer in a retail shopping environment, which entails obtaining personal information from the customer in the retail shopping environment, using the information to create an individualized hair care program for the customer, and providing the individualized hair care program to the customer in the retail shopping environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2003Publication date: November 25, 2004Inventors: Margaret Aleles, Steven A. Shaya, Anna Marie Newton, Katie Cheng
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Publication number: 20040143513Abstract: This invention relates to a method of providing an individualized personal care program to a customer in a retail shopping environment. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a method of providing an individualized personal care program to a customer in a retail shopping environment, which entails obtaining personal information from the customer in the retail shopping environment, using the information to create an individualized personal care program for the customer, and providing the individualized personal care program to the customer in the retail shopping environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Margaret Aleles, Steven A. Shaya, Kathryn Dean Luedtke, Mario A. Orlandi, Jurgen Fey
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Patent number: 6649176Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition containing mineral water and one or more compounds selected from the group of creatine, pyruvic acid, and carnitine, and cosmetically acceptable salt or ester thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.Inventors: Stanley S. Shapiro, Steven A. Shaya, Claudia K. Kaminski
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Publication number: 20020161664Abstract: Systems and methods of utilizing communications networks and multivariate analysis to predict or recommend optimal products from a predefined population of commercially available products are disclosed. The recommendations are based on intelligence contained in processing elements and subjective and/or objective product information received from consumers or input to the systems as part of their initial setup. The output of the systems comprise sets of products that they predict the consumer will prefer and/or perform well for the problem or concern identified by the consumer. The performance and preference predictions are a function of consumer problems and product responsiveness patterns. Objective product information is generally obtained with diagnostic instruments. Data measured with the diagnostic instruments may be communicated to the data processing portions of the invention via the Internet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2001Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: Steven A. Shaya, Neal Matheson, John Anthony Singarayar, Nikiforos Kollias, Jeffrey Adam Bloom
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Patent number: 6432424Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising (i) a compound selected from the group consisting of creatine, carnitine, and pyruvic acid, and a cosmetically acceptable salt or ester thereof, (ii) a nutrient, and (iii) a skin-conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of an emollient and a humectant.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2000Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.Inventors: Stanley S. Shapiro, Katharine M. Martin, Steven A. Shaya, Claudia K. Kaminski
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Patent number: 4323683Abstract: A process for producing heavy metal, magnesium or aluminum pyridinethione salt crystals involving reacting a water soluble salt of the desired metal with a water soluble pyridinethione salt or pyridinethione itself in an aqueous surfactant medium.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1980Date of Patent: April 6, 1982Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Raymond E. Bolich, Jr., Steven A. Shaya, Christian Steuri