Patents by Inventor Herb Deutsch

Herb Deutsch 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 of analyzing marks made on a response sheet
    Patent number: 6854644
    Abstract: Described is a method of determining a choice made by a user by analyzing marks made on a response sheet by the user. The method employs a response sheet having response areas in which a user is directed to make marks indicating choices. The marked response sheet is then scanned to produce a digital image and associated data of each response area. That data is analyzed for characteristics according to a set of predetermined principles. These principles are based on the form of the response areas on the response sheet. The presence of certain characteristics in the data determines whether a mark was made in the response area and whether the mark constitutes a choice by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Election Systems & Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Bolton, Tim Cordes, Herb Deutsch