| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 359866000 | Wide angle segmented mirrors | 8 |
| 20080304171 | MULTI-FACED CONVERSATION MIRROR - A conversation mirror assembly is provided for use in passenger compartments of motor vehicles. The conversation mirror assembly includes a mirror housing having a mirror support surface. A first conversation mirror face biased toward the driver is fitted to the mirror support surface. A second conversation mirror face biased toward the front seat passenger is fitted to the mirror support surface adjacent the first conversation mirror. The first conversation mirror face and the second conversation mirror face may be either spherical or aspherical. The first conversation mirror face may be separate from the second conversation mirror face. Alternatively, the first conversation mirror face and the second conversation mirror face define two facets of a single mirror. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090201596 | AERODYNAMIC SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY - A side mirror assembly is provided with a plurality of mirror members arranged in a longitudinal array to decrease the lateral profile of the side mirror assembly, and thereby potentially increase fuel economy, without sacrificing field of view for the driver. The mirror members are arranged with reflective surfaces angled with respect to a longitudinal axis running through the array, with the angles generally decreasing in a forward direction. An image of an object outside of the vehicle reflected by the mirror members is not reversed (i.e., the image is not a “mirror image” in which right and left sides are switched or flipped), thus increasing the ability of the driver to mentally process the image and respond in an appropriate manner. A method of manufacturing a side mirror assembly is also provided. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100128374 | Portable Mirror For Displaying An Unreversed Image - A portable mirror apparatus is described. The apparatus comprises a first mirror portion having a first mirrored side and a second side, and a second mirror portion having a third mirrored side and a fourth side, configured to be coupled perpendicularly by an attachment mechanism to the first mirror portion. The first mirror portion and second mirror portion, when attached in the perpendicular arrangement, are configured to provide an unreversed image. A magnetic mirror is described also, and a method for manufacturing it. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100195228 | FUNCTIONAL FIELD OF VIEW FOR BLIND SPOT MIRRORS - An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a mounting bracket securable to a lateral side of a vehicle. A mirror case is secured to the mirror bracket. A primary reflector is fixedly secured to the primary portion of the backing plate. The primary reflector defines a primary field of view extending laterally away from the lateral side of the motor vehicle. A secondary reflector defines a secondary field of view extending laterally in space disposed adjacent the lateral side of the motor vehicle, wherein the secondary field of view overlaps the primary field of view in a range of 20% to 80%. The field of view of the secondary reflector is also directed downwardly with respect to the field of view of the primary reflector. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20120200948 | DUAL SIDED MIRROR BOOK IMAGING DEVICES AND METHODS - Devices, systems, and methods for facilitating the imaging of books are presented. A first transparent plate and a second transparent plate may be positioned at approximately a 45 degree angle to the first transparent plate. A dual-sided mirror may be configured to be positioned substantially parallel with the first transparent plate and to be positioned substantially parallel with the second transparent plate. The first side of the dual-sided mirror may be configured to reflect a first image of a first page of a book, the first image being received by the dual-sided mirror through the first transparent plate. The second side of the dual-sided mirror may be configured to reflect a second image of a second page of the book, the second image being received by the dual-sided mirror through the second transparent plate. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20140334024 | OPTICAL REFLECTOR WITH INCREASED FIELD-OF-VIEW - An optical element such as a reflector defining a differentiable fiducial surface having a first portion, with a flat region, that seamlessly adjoins, along a curved line, a second portion having a two-dimensionally curved region. The quality of optical imaging in the reflector is drastically improved by reducing the ratio of optical powers measured in two perpendicular directions along the two-dimensionally curved portion of the surface. The vehicular rearview assembly including such a reflector possesses a field-of-view (FOV) that is significantly higher than the FOV of a conventional flat mirror and facilitates visual access to a “blind spot” behind the vehicle. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150036233 | Lifeguard Assistant - My invention and device (non-electronic “at this time”) and all plastic with mirrors), the “Lifeguard Assist.,” short for Lifeguard Assistant, assists the lifeguard from all of these factors listed above. From the screen on top of the pool (the device can float in the water or attach to pool side), the Lifeguard Assist. is pointed to the bottom of the swimming pool of your zone you are covering, allows you to see the bottom of the pool despite all of the factors listed above. Mirror are used to reflect the area of the pool that you want to see the bottom of or clear of. The invention floats. It can be then be made with mirrors going all around it so no matter where it floats you can see the pool area from where the lifeguard is sitting or standing. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20160250971 | EXTERIOR MIRROR WITH SPOTTER MIRROR | 09-01-2016 |
