Patents by Inventor Mark D. Linneman

Mark D. Linneman 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).

  • Shoe size selection system and apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 5164793
    Abstract: A shoe size selection system using a foot image to obtain measurement information in three dimensions leading to a proper shoe size recommendation. The system provides a computer program that interprets three-dimensional information about a foot and calculates the key features that relate foot length and girth data that affect the comfort and fit of a shoe. Apparatus is used to allow the computer to reproduce on a viewing screen the results of a scan of a foot and to indicate on a chart a preferred shoe size for a foot that may be normal as to physical form or abnormal as to physical form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: Brown Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Wolfersberger, Mark D. Linneman