Patent · US Expired

Optically scannable answer sheet booklet with sequence bars printed thereon and method of producing same

US4300791A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 27, 1980
Grant dateNov 17, 1981
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09B3/085
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An optically scannable answer sheet booklet is comprised of a plurality of signatures which are folded to provide the various sheets or leaves of the booklet. The opposite sides of each sheet or leaf constitutes a page of the booklet and has printed thereon certain instructions or questions as well as so-called response areas or bubbles which are to be marked by the examinee. The various signatures are each printed with a sequence bar which collectively, if the correct number of signatures are properly inserted, form a recognizable pattern. If a signature is incorrectly inserted, duplicated or omitted, the pattern will be broken or will contain an extra sequence bar which apprises the inspector of faulty booklets.

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