Product software
Guided iPhone scanning, quality checks, and sizing based on a brand's own rules.
About
Hand measurement built for glove companies.
HandMeasured, formerly GloveIQ, is a product of Black Hills, Inc. Our iPhone prototype turns a guided scan into hand measurements that can be checked against a glove company's own sizing rules. We're starting with sizing, then building toward product-specific fit and bespoke gloves.
Patent pending · Working iPhone prototype · Validation in progress
The opportunity
Start with sizing. Build toward individualized fit.
Glove companies use different measuring methods, size cutoffs, and fit standards. HandMeasured is built to calculate the dimensions a selected chart needs, then apply each partner's own rules. That gives us a clear first use while we continue the measurement and pattern work required for better fit and, ultimately, bespoke gloves.
How it's built
The camera is only the starting point.
A trustworthy size result also depends on a repeatable scan, proven measurements, the right brand rules, and clear handling when a hand falls between sizes.
Computer vision
Anatomical landmarks, depth samples, and camera geometry used to derive metric hand measurements.
Anthropometric research
Validating dimensional outputs against careful physical measurements across different hands.
Glove product systems
Translating brand measurement methods, size boundaries, and product requirements into usable rules.
Founder
Founder-led, on purpose.
Pat McMahon
Founder · Black Hills, Inc.
Pat founded Black Hills, Inc. to build and test HandMeasured. The current work is centered on sizing tests with glove companies while the measurement and pattern work needed for bespoke gloves continues.
pat@patmcmahon.comBeverly Hills, CA
At a glance
The company, in brief.
- Company
- Black Hills, Inc.
- Founder
- Pat McMahon
- Location
- Beverly Hills, CA
- Focus
- iPhone hand measurement for sizing, product-specific fit, and bespoke development
- Status
- Patent pending · Working iPhone prototype · Validation in progress
How we work
Founder-led, measurement-first.
Want to see the prototype?
See the sizing prototype and discuss a practical test using your own chart and rules.