Patents Assigned to By Design Corp.
  • Patent number: 4742501
    Abstract: A time display apparatus including a display having a digital display portion and a peripheral analog display portion comprised of a plurality of display segments. Display control means is provided for controlling the digits of the digital display and the segments of the analog display. A manual selection mode switch is used to provide at least two separate modes of control including a normal time mode in which the digital display registers hours and the analog display registers minutes, and a count mode in which the digital display registers minutes and the analog display registers seconds. The count mode can be separated into two separate modes, one for counting up and one for counting down. Furthermore, there is provided an alarm mode associated with the normal time mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: By Design Corp.
    Inventor: Charles S. Coster
  • Patent number: 4693613
    Abstract: A clock having an hour housing supporting an integral hour hand and a minute housing supporting an integral minute hand along with a timing mechanism supported within the hour housing and having hour and minute driven shafts coupling to the respective hour and minute housings. There is provided a logo disk at the front of the clock which is maintained in a stationery position relative to the adjacent rotating minute housing. A support bracket is used for supporting the timing mechanism from a wall or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1987
    Assignee: By Design Corp.
    Inventor: Douglas Ritchie
  • Patent number: 4674891
    Abstract: A clock having an hour housing supporting an hour hand integral therewith in a minute housing supporting a minute hand integral therewith. A battery operated timing mechanism in the hour housing has an hour shaft for driving the hour housing in hand and a minute shaft for driving the minute housing in hand. The coupling of the minute shaft includes a threaded shaft end having opposed flats adapted to force-fit in a centrally disposed hole on the inside of the minute housing. A bracket is provided for supporting the timing mechanism in a fixed position such as from a wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: By Design Corp.
    Inventor: Douglas Ritchie
  • Patent number: D322415
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: By Design Corp.
    Inventor: Douglas E. Ritchie
  • Patent number: D348020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: By Design Corp.
    Inventor: Charles S. Coster
  • Patent number: D348021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: By Design Corp.
    Inventor: Charles S. Coster
  • Patent number: D348403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: By Design Corp.
    Inventor: James Sener