Patents by Inventor Michael Prutz

Michael Prutz 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).

  • Scannable form and system
    Patent number: 5085587
    Abstract: A scannable form and system, the form containing a plurality of response control marks including response control marks for controlling the input of numeric values, and other mode selection indicia. A specific teaching of the invention is the use of numeric value blocks to input a numeric value, such as the result of a related test, which is then mathematically combined with the tallied result of a set of multiple response inputs, such as a multiple choice test, to obtain a total. The numeric value can also be used to weight different responses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Scantron Corporation
    Inventors: Paul DesForges, Michael Prutz