Guided mobile capture
A consistent on-device flow replaces rulers, cards, kiosks, and store fixtures.
Technology
From a guided smartphone scan to the measurements your sizing system needs.
HandMeasured combines guided scanning, depth data from compatible sensors, anatomical landmarks, measurement, scan-quality checks, and your own sizing rules. Sizing comes first; product-specific fit and bespoke glove development require more testing.
Patent pending · Working smartphone prototype · Validation in progress
The core concept
One scan. The measurements your sizing method needs.
HandMeasured calculates the supported dimensions first, then applies the sizing rules you select. That lets us test one clear use now without limiting the longer-term path toward product-specific fit and, after more proof, manufacturing inputs.
Input
Guided smartphone capture
Measurement
Measured hand data
- Brand sizing · current
- Boundary handling · current
- Fit intelligence · next
- Pattern inputs · long-term
Current scope
Sizing is where we're starting.
The current pilot is limited to selected charts that rely mainly on hand length. Other measurements and brand methods are still being tested before they are used in customer-facing sizing.
- Guided captureDepth-aware front-camera input.
- Anatomical landmarksSupported hand points identified on-device.
- Metric measurementsBrand-relevant dimensions derived in millimeters.
- Quality controlsCapture conditions checked before a result.
- Brand fit logicPartner protocol, chart, and boundary rules.
How it is built
One measurement system, built in stages.
Brand sizing comes first because it can be tested against existing charts. Next, additional measurements and product rules can support more detailed fit decisions. The long-term goal is to use validated hand geometry for individualized patterns and factory production.
Depth-aware geometry
The prototype combines hand landmarks with depth data from compatible smartphone sensors.
Brand-specific logic
Supported measurements are paired with your measuring method, size chart, and boundary rules.
Built in stages
Sizing comes first. Product-specific fit and pattern inputs follow only as the required measurements prove out.
Where we are
Working now. Still being tested.
The current smartphone prototype demonstrates the capture and measurement flow, and the technology is patent pending. Compatibility across device types and broader measurement and sizing claims are still being tested.
What we're testing
- Calculated dimensions against physical measurementsTesting
- Repeatability and scan quality across peopleTesting
- Close calls, out-of-range hands, and retakesTesting
Working smartphone prototype
Patent pending
What we don't claim yet
We are still doing the work. Until the evidence supports it, we don't publish:
- Exact accuracy numbers or percentages
- A guaranteed correct size or fit
- Reduced returns or higher conversion
- Production-ready bespoke patterns or factory integration
Founder-led build. HandMeasured is developed by Pat McMahon at Black Hills, Inc., with work spanning smartphone software, hand measurement, glove sizing, and physical testing.
Measurement research
Some of the ideas we are exploring.
Explore a brand evaluation.
We're speaking with glove brands, product teams, pattern experts, and manufacturers about a practical sizing test and what product-specific fit or bespoke work would require next.