Patents by Inventor Susan M. Lottridge

Susan M. Lottridge 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).

  • System and method for scoring constructed responses
    Patent number: 10755589
    Abstract: A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ACT, INC.
    Inventors: Susan M. Lottridge, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
  • System, method, and computer-readable medium for plagiarism detection
    Patent number: 9152620
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting plagiarism in a set of constructed responses by accessing and pre-processing the set of constructed responses to facilitate the pairing and comparing of the constructed responses. The similarity value generated from the comparison of a pair of constructed responses serves as an indicator of possible plagiarism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Pacific Metrics Corporation
    Inventors: Susan M. Lottridge, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCORING CONSTRUCTED RESPONSES
    Publication number: 20150050636
    Abstract: A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Pacific Metrics Corporation
    Inventors: Susan M. LOTTRIDGE, Howard C. MITZEL, John A. PENNINGTON
  • System and method for scoring constructed responses
    Patent number: 8882512
    Abstract: A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Pacific Metrics Corporation
    Inventors: Susan M. Lottridge, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PLAGIARISM DETECTION
    Publication number: 20140324413
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting plagiarism in a set of constructed responses by accessing and pre-processing the set of constructed responses to facilitate the pairing and comparing of the constructed responses. The similarity value generated from the comparison of a pair of constructed responses serves as an indicator of possible plagiarism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Pacific Metrics Corporation
    Inventors: Susan M. LOTTRIDGE, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
  • System, method, and computer-readable medium for plagiarism detection
    Patent number: 8595166
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting plagiarism in a set of constructed responses by accessing and pre-processing the set of constructed responses to facilitate the pairing and comparing of the constructed responses. The similarity value generated from the comparison of a pair of constructed responses serves as an indicator of possible plagiarism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Pacific Metrics Corporation
    Inventors: Susan M. Lottridge, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington
  • System, Method, and Computer-Readable Medium for Plagiarism Detection
    Publication number: 20110071978
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting plagiarism in a set of constructed responses by accessing and pre-processing the set of constructed responses to facilitate the pairing and comparing of the constructed responses. The similarity value generated from the comparison of a pair of constructed responses serves as an indicator of possible plagiarism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: PACIFIC METRICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Susan M. LOTTRIDGE, Howard C. MITZEL, John A. PENNINGTON
  • System and Method For Scoring Constructed Responses
    Publication number: 20090311659
    Abstract: A computerized system for scoring constructed responses to one or more prompts. The system receives a plurality of constructed responses in an electronic font-based format and separates the plurality of constructed responses into a first group of constructed responses that are scorable by the system and a second group of constructed responses that are not scorable by the system. The constructed responses in the first group are assigned scores based on predetermined rules, and the scores are sent to a score database. In a preferred embodiment, the first group includes constructed responses that do not answer the prompt and constructed responses that match pre-scored responses. The second group of constructed responses are sent by the system to a hand-scorer for manual scoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Pacific Metrics Corporation
    Inventors: Susan M. Lottridge, Howard C. Mitzel, John A. Pennington