Patents by Inventor William H. Marks

William H. Marks 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: 9648926
    Abstract: Techniques for recommending footwear based on scan data describing feet of a user and a variety of other information are described. In some instances, a footwear service may obtain scan data describing feet of a user. The footwear service may process the scan data to generate a 3D representation of the user's feet, such as a 3D model or other representation. The footwear service may also obtain other information about the user, such as user preferences, orthotics data, information identifying an activity that the user participates in and so on. The footwear service may determine a footwear recommendation for the user based on the 3D representation of the user's feet, footwear data describing a footwear item, the user preferences and/or other information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventor: William H. Marks
  • Publication number: 20160081435
    Abstract: Techniques for recommending footwear based on scan data describing feet of a user and a variety of other information are described. In some instances, a footwear service may obtain scan data describing feet of a user. The footwear service may process the scan data to generate a 3D representation of the user's feet, such as a 3D model or other representation. The footwear service may also obtain other information about the user, such as user preferences, orthotics data, information identifying an activity that the user participates in and so on. The footwear service may determine a footwear recommendation for the user based on the 3D representation of the user's feet, footwear data describing a footwear item, the user preferences and/or other information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: William H. Marks
  • Patent number: 5225329
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the screening of pathological condition in the intestinal tract of an animal or a human being, e.g., intestinal ischemia, necrotizing enterocolitis, inflammatory bowel disease and bowel graft rejection. The method assays elevated levels of lipid binding protein, more particularly intestinal fatty acid binding protein, in a biological sample obtained from the animal or human being. Serum or urine are preferred biological samples. Preferred methods employ an immunological assay such as a radioimmunoassay or an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of intestinal fatty acid binding proteins in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1991
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventor: William H. Marks