Patents by Inventor Jessica L. Sargent

Jessica L. Sargent 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).

  • Ink and method of conducting an examination
    Patent number: 10513621
    Abstract: An ink and method of conducting an examination suitable for reducing the likelihood that the students' answers on paper-based examinations may be changed at a later time prior to being graded. The ink includes a solution of marking particles, a suspension material, and a preserving material. A mark made with the ink is initially erasable for a predetermined period of time after the mark is formed and after the expiration of the predetermined period of time the mark is not erasable. The method of conducting an examination includes providing an ink to an individual, and then providing questions to an individual wherein the individual indicates answers to the questions by producing marks with the ink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Bryan William Boudouris, Robert Randell Dodd, Jessica L. Sargent, Emily Alcorace
  • INK AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING AN EXAMINATION
    Publication number: 20180030294
    Abstract: An ink and method of conducting an examination suitable for reducing the likelihood that the students' answers on paper-based examinations may be changed at a later time prior to being graded. The ink includes a solution of marking particles, a suspension material, and a preserving material. A mark made with the ink is initially erasable for a predetermined period of time after the mark is formed and after the expiration of the predetermined period of time the mark is not erasable. The method of conducting an examination includes providing an ink to an individual, and then providing questions to an individual wherein the individual indicates answers to the questions by producing marks with the ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Bryan William Boudouris, Robert Randell Dodd, Jessica L. Sargent, Emily Alcorace