Patents Assigned to Franklin Covey Co.
  • Patent number: 6200056
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching an electronic device to one or more of the retaining elements of a loose-leaf support assembly. The attachment apparatus includes a securing element and an attachment element. The securing element mutually engages a corresponding feature of the electronic device, such as a slotted recess proximate, adjacent, or in a peripheral edge of the electronic device. The attachment element includes apertures to facilitate the loose attachment of the attachment apparatus to the retaining elements of a loose-leaf support assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Franklin Covey Co.
    Inventors: Cherell Jordin, Gary E. Hogge, Jeffery O. Brown
  • Patent number: 6183157
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching an electronic device to a loose-leaf support assembly. The attachment apparatus includes a housing, a receptacle defined in the housing, a capture element adjacent the receptacle, and an attachment member. The capture element includes a retaining lip at one edge of the receptacle and a resilient engagement clip adjacent another edge of the receptacle. The capture element retains an electronic device within the receptacle. The attachment apparatus may also include one or more retaining slots along peripheral edges thereof to secure an attachment member to the housing. The attachment apparatus may also include one or more access slots formed therethrough so as to facilitate communication of an electronic device secured to the attachment apparatus with external electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Franklin Covey Co.
    Inventors: Jeffery O. Brown, Gary E. Hogge
  • Patent number: 6086281
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a page finder for a time management notebook such as a datebook, organizer or planner. The page finder comprises a body with a transparent cover partially affixed to it to form a pocket. An insert card having various role, goal and other personal information is inserted into the pocket. The page finder includes notches along the left side for removably attaching to the binder rings of the time management notebook. Accordingly, insert cards may be removably placed in the pocket, and the page finder may be selectively moved within the notebook to provide a user with ready access to the insert information adjacent to a current time page as the user plans records and reviews periodic activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Franklin Covey Co.
    Inventor: Michael Sean M. Covey
  • Patent number: 6000873
    Abstract: The present invention is a modular binder which allows for the quick exchange of binder covers and/or pocket inserts such that the user can customize his or her binder to a particular need or situation. The binder includes a ring assembly with a guide member attached near one end of the ring assembly. A first fastener portion is attached near a second end of the ring assembly. The binder includes a binder cover configured to receive the guide member. A second fastener portion is attached to the cover such that when the guide member is received by the cover, the first and second fastener portions can be releasably secured to each other. The modular binder also includes a pocket insert configured to be captured between the ring assembly and the binder cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Franklin Covey Co.
    Inventor: Joseph David Burton
  • Patent number: 5727894
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a page finder for a time management notebook such as a datebook, organizer or planner. The page finder comprises a body with a transparent cover partially affixed to it to form a pocket. An insert card having various role, goal and other personal information is inserted into the pocket. The page finder includes notches along the left side for removably attaching to the binder rings of the time management notebook. Accordingly, insert cards may be removably placed in the pocket, and the page finder may be selectively moved within the notebook to provide a user with ready access to the insert information adjacent to a current time page as the user plans records and reviews periodic activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Franklin Covey Co.
    Inventor: Michael Sean M. Covey
  • Patent number: D393483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Franklin Covey Co.
    Inventor: Michael Sean M. Covey
  • Patent number: D404424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: Franklin Covey Co.
    Inventor: Michael Sean M. Covey
  • Patent number: D422018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Franklin Covey, Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey O. Brown, Gary E. Hogge
  • Patent number: D423046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2000
    Assignee: Franklin Covey Co.
    Inventors: Cherell Jordin, Gary B. Hogge, Jeffrey O. Brown