Patents by Inventor Lee Scott Spradling

Lee Scott Spradling 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: 10762578
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for planning and performing an audit. The systems and techniques determine whether a Single Audit or a program-specific audit is to be performed for an entity, and automatically select one or more compliance procedures that are to be used during the auditing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: THOMSON REUTERS ENTERPRISE CENTRE GMBH
    Inventors: Stephen Edward Holland, Lee Scott Spradling, Stephen W. Lindsey
  • Patent number: 10423928
    Abstract: A professional services audit tool is disclosed that includes an application that performs a variety of functions such as completing certain audit planning processes/forms, offering a tailored set audit programs based on the assessed risks, allowing users to further tailor the suggested audit programs, and rendering these audit programs in a helpful format. The application also provides functionality to perform and document audit work, guide the auditor though the engagement process, isolate audit program steps by related assertions and identified risks to ensure that audit plans are tailored to specific risks, provide an engagement dashboard to view at a glance both the overall audit and for each audit area, the steps which are not yet started, in progress, or completed, and allow for the integration of generated documents to be automatically stored to, accessed from, and synchronized with various external engagement management systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES UNLIMITED COMPANY
    Inventors: Lee Scott Spradling, Stephen Wilson Lindsey, Marriette Louise Kershner, Jason Robert Penneman, Shane Eugene Jimmerson
  • Publication number: 20150310563
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for planning and performing an audit. The systems and techniques determine whether a Single Audit or a program-specific audit is to be performed for an entity, and automatically select one or more compliance procedures that are to be used during the auditing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Thomson Reuters Global Resources
    Inventors: Stephen Edward Holland, Lee Scott Spradling, Stephen W. Lindsey
  • Publication number: 20120078801
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for planning and performing a Single Audit. The systems and techniques determine whether a Single Audit is to be performed for an entity, and automatically select or enable selection of compliance procedures that are to be used during the auditing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen Edward Holland, Lee Scott Spradling, Stephen W. Lindsey
  • Publication number: 20120078761
    Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for planning and performing an audit. The systems and techniques determine whether a Single Audit or a program-specific audit is to be performed for an entity, and automatically select one or more compliance procedures that are to be used during the auditing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen Edward Holland, Lee Scott Spradling, Stephen W. Lindsey
  • Publication number: 20110184776
    Abstract: A professional services audit tool is disclosed that includes an application that performs a variety of functions such as completing certain audit planning processes/forms, offering a tailored set audit programs based on the assessed risks, allowing users to further tailor the suggested audit programs, and rendering these audit programs in a helpful format. The application also provides functionality to perform and document audit work, guide the auditor though the engagement process, isolate audit program steps by related assertions and identified risks to ensure that audit plans are tailored to specific risks, provide an engagement dashboard to view at a glance both the overall audit and for each audit area, the steps which are not yet started, in progress, or completed, and allow for the integration of generated documents to be automatically stored to, accessed from, and synchronized with various external engagement management systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventors: Lee Scott Spradling, Stephen Wilson Lindsey, Marriette Louise Kershner, Jason Robert Penneman, Shane Eugene Jimmerson