Patents by Inventor Steven Carl Heard

Steven Carl Heard 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).

  • Method for custom fitting of apparel
    Publication number: 20040093105
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for custom fitting an article to a human being having the steps of defining a first set of human body dimensions to be reported by the human being, defining a second set of human body dimensions to be inferred from said first set of human body dimensions, providing a first mathematical model relating said second set of human body dimensions to said first set of human body dimensions, wherein said mathematical model has been generated by statistical analysis of a human anthropometric database, obtaining a first set of values of said first set of body dimensions by report of the human being, computing a second set of values of said second set of human body dimensions from said first set of values of said first set of human body dimensions by using said first mathematical model, defining a set of article dimensions, providing a second mathematical model relating said article dimensions to said first set of human body dimensions and said second set of human body dimen
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Gordon Ernest Holloway, Jeffrey Aldredge Luhnow, Steven Carl Heard, Philip J. Ramsey
  • Method for custom fitting of apparel
    Patent number: 6711455
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for custom fitting an article to a human being having the steps of defining a first set of human body dimensions to be reported by the human being, defining a second set of human body dimensions to be inferred from said first set of human body dimensions, providing a first mathematical model relating said second set of human body dimensions to said first set of human body dimensions, wherein said mathematical model has been generated by statistical analysis of a human anthropometric database, obtaining a first set of values of said first set of body dimensions by report of the human being, computing a second set of values of said second set of human body dimensions from said first set of values of said first set of human body dimensions by using said first mathematical model, defining a set of article dimensions, providing a second mathematical model relating said article dimensions to said first set of human body dimensions and said second set of human body dimen
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Archetype Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gordon Ernest Holloway, Jeffrey Aldredge Luhnow, Steven Carl Heard, Philip J. Ramsey
  • Method for reordering custom-fitted apparel
    Publication number: 20030093330
    Abstract: It is consistent with the present invention to provide a method for allowing a user to reorder an article custom fitted to a human being comprising: providing the user access to a reordering interface through a user interface; allowing the user to customize the article, via said user interface, during a session with a customizing interface through the use of a visual aid; allowing the user to reorder the article, via said user interface. It is also consistent with the present invention to provide a system allowing a user to reorder an article custom fitted to a human being comprising: a reordering interface allowing the user to customize the article during a session with a customizing interface through the use of a visual aid and allowing the user to reorder the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Edward Pabst, Steven Carl Heard, Robert Gordon Ernest Holloway, Jeffrey Aldredge Luhnow