Patents by Inventor Hwa K. Song

Hwa K. Song 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).

  • Body shape analysis method and system
    Patent number: 9251591
    Abstract: A method for categorizing body shape is provided comprising the steps of providing a data set of body shape-defining measurements of a portion of the body of interest from a plurality of subjects' bodies, wherein the measurements define a silhouette and profile (front and side) perspectives of the portion of the body of interest; conducting a principal component (PC) analysis of the data set of measurements to calculate and generate PC scores; conducting cluster analysis using the PC scores as independent variables to produce cluster analysis results; and establishing one or more body shape categories from the cluster analysis results, thereby categorizing body shapes of the plurality of subjects. A shape prototyping system is also provided for designing a custom fit garment for an individual subject, the system being based on the method for categorizing body shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Hwa K. Song, Susan P. Ashdown, Anthony P. Reeves
  • BODY SHAPE ANALYSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130315475
    Abstract: A method for categorizing body shape is provided comprising the steps of providing a data set of body shape-defining measurements of a portion of the body of interest from a plurality of subjects' bodies, wherein the measurements define a silhouette and profile (front and side) perspectives of the portion of the body of interest; conducting a principal component (PC) analysis of the data set of measurements to calculate and generate PC scores; conducting cluster analysis using the PC scores as independent variables to produce cluster analysis results; and establishing one or more body shape categories from the cluster analysis results, thereby categorizing body shapes of the plurality of subjects. A shape prototyping system is also provided for designing a custom fit garment for an individual subject, the system being based on the method for categorizing body shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Cornell University
    Inventors: Hwa K. Song, Susan P. Ashdown, Anthony P. Reeves