Patents Assigned to Thoughtworks, Ltd.
  • Rocking package
    Publication number: 20030159963
    Abstract: A package for the display and housing of a device that changes appearance upon a change in viewing angle includes a shaped bottom. When urged from a static position, the package and the device move on the shaped bottom permitting an observer to view the changing appearance until the movement gradually dampens out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: Thoughtworks, Ltd.
    Inventor: Michael T. Merk
  • Rocking display device
    Publication number: 20030133364
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a changing image and an information display. A shaped base portion, having a length less than a height of the apparatus, supports the image and the information display in a substantially vertical orientation. The shaped base portion permits the image and the information display to oscillate upon external urging. Added weight in the top half of the apparatus assists in providing a desired oscillation rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Thoughtworks Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael T. Merk, John R. Nottingham, John W. Spirk, Dennis M. Futo, Wing Yen, Melvin Lai
  • Combined clock and display device with moving images
    Patent number: D471113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Thoughtworks, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Merk, John Nottingham, John Spirk, Dennis Futo, Wing Yen, Melvin Lai
  • Time piece
    Patent number: D496288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: ThoughtWorks, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael T. Merk, John Nottingham, John Spirk