Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
359868000 | With mirror surface of varied radius | 32 |
20080231981 | Partial Curved On-Vehicle Rear View Mirror - A partial curved on-vehicle rear view mirror, wherein a center main portion ( | 09-25-2008 |
20090015953 | OPTICAL SURFACE FOR WIDE-ANGLE IMAGING - A method of designing an optical surface ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090015954 | ASYMMETRIC MULTIPLE CONSTANT RADII OF CURVATURE CONVEX MIRRORS - An asymmetrical mirror lens, usable on front fenders of school buses and similar vehicles, which has a plurality of mirror sections, each having a distinct constant radius of curvature to reduce image distortion. Optional sections located between sections of the constant radius of curvature have a step-wise changing radii of curvature to smooth the image sizes as an object moves across the mirror lens. | 01-15-2009 |
20090073588 | SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED SPOTTING MIRROR - A mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a base that is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A housing is fixedly secured to the base. The housing defines an opening. A mirror is operatively secured to the housing at the opening. The mirror defines a rear view mirror portion and a spotting mirror portion wherein the rear view mirror portion and the spotting mirror portion are fabricated from a unitary structure. | 03-19-2009 |
20090086349 | TEARDROP SHAPED VEHICULAR MIRROR - A vehicle mirror assembly having a housing and dome-type mirror lens. The lens has a first base footprint portion with a constant radius of curvature and a diameter, and a second base footprint portion comprised of an elliptical portion with a base major axis and a base minor axis. The mirror lens includes a first surface portion having a first surface radius and conforming to the first base footprint portion. The lens additionally includes a second surface portion conforming to the second base footprint portion. The second surface portion is comprised of a second surface major radius of curvature corresponding to a major surface axis and a second surface minor radius of curvature corresponding to a minor surface axis. | 04-02-2009 |
20090147387 | ASYMMETRIC SECTIONED CONVEX MIRRORS - Asymmetric sectioned mirrors are presented. The mirrors include, for example, constant radius of curvature sections that are selected to increase the sizes and improve the definitions of images, for example images of children milling, walking and/or standing about either the front or alongside regions of a school bus. The mirrors may be asymmetric in either or both the horizontal and vertical directions. The mirrors may include a mounting system capable of using both ball mounts and tunnel mounts. | 06-11-2009 |
20090213481 | SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED SPOTTING MIRROR - A mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a base that is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A housing is fixedly secured to the base. The housing defines an opening. A mirror is operatively secured to the housing at the opening. The mirror defines a main viewing portion and a spotting mirror portion wherein the main viewing portion and the spotting mirror portion are fabricated from a unitary structure. The mirror is a reflective element and defines a main viewing portion of one curvature and a spotting mirror portion for viewing the blind spot which is defined by having a radius of curvature less than the main viewing portion. Both viewing portions of the mirror are integral to one unitary structure that is fabricated from sheet metal such as steel, stainless steel, or aluminum that may optionally be chrome plated, polished, or anodized. | 08-27-2009 |
20090231740 | Multi-curvature convex mirror having an enhanced field of vision - A multi-curvature convex mirror is comprised of a first reflective surface having a first curvature and defined by a portion of the surface area of a greater sphere and a second reflective surface having a second curvature greater than the first curvature and defined by a portion of the surface area of a lesser sphere that intersections the surface area of the greater sphere. The primary and secondary reflective surfaces are comprised of a series of locations, each defined by an x, y and z coordinate, determined in accordance with the relationship | 09-17-2009 |
20090251812 | HIGH DEFINITION VEHICULAR MIRROR - A vehicle mirror assembly having a housing or base member, a mirror lens and a connecting gasket member. The mirror lens is provided in the shape of a portion of an end of an ellipsoid. The lens has a varying radius of curvature. The center portion of the lens has a smaller radius of curvature than the outer portions along the major axis of the lens creating an improved field of view of the reflected image. | 10-08-2009 |
20090268321 | SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A mirror includes a substrate of transparent material defining a first side and a second side. The second side includes a primary mirror surface defining a first focal axis and a secondary mirror surface defining a second focal axis. The second focal axis is directed in a direction different than the first focal axis. | 10-29-2009 |
20100079882 | TEARDROP SHAPED VEHICULAR MIRROR - A vehicle mirror assembly having a housing and dome-type mirror lens. The lens has a first base footprint portion with a constant radius of curvature and a diameter, and a second base footprint portion comprised of an elliptical portion with a base major axis and a base minor axis. The mirror lens includes a first surface portion having a first surface radius and conforming to the first base footprint portion. The lens additionally includes a second surface portion conforming to the second base footprint portion. The second surface portion is comprised of a second surface major radius of curvature corresponding to a major surface axis and a second surface minor radius of curvature corresponding to a minor surface axis. | 04-01-2010 |
20100238573 | Light-collection apparatus - A light-collection apparatus includes a core, a first layer and a second layer. The core is made in the form of a frustum and used as a solid light-passing zone. The first layer is provided on the core. The second layer is provided on the first layer. Therefore, the light-collection apparatus is excellent in collecting light, easily mass-produced at a low cost, durable and environmentally friendly. | 09-23-2010 |
20110007412 | Asymmetric Multiple Constant Radii of Curvature Convex Mirrors - An asymmetrical mirror lens, usable on front fenders of school buses and similar vehicles, which has a plurality of mirror sections, each having a distinct constant radius of curvature to reduce image distortion. Optional sections located between sections of the constant radius of curvature have a step-wise changing radii of curvature to smooth the image sizes as an object moves across the mirror lens. | 01-13-2011 |
20110085257 | Parabolic trough or dish reflector for use in concentrating solar power apparatus and method of making same - A reflector (e.g., mirror) for use in a solar collector or the like is provided. In certain example embodiments of this invention, a reflector is made by (a) forming a reflective coating on a thin substantially flat glass substrate (the thin glass substrate may or may not be pre-bent prior to the coating being applied thereto), (b) optionally, if the glass substrate in (a) was not prebent, then cold-bending the glass substrate with the reflective coating thereon; and (c) applying a plate or frame member to the thin bent glass substrate with the coating thereon from (a) and/or (b), the plate or frame member (which may be another thicker pre-bent glass sheet, for example) for maintaining the thin glass substrate and coating thereon in a desired bent orientation in a final product which may be used as parabolic trough or dish type reflector in a concentrating solar power apparatus or the like. | 04-14-2011 |
20110228414 | REFLECTING DEVICE WITH WIDE VISION ANGLE, REDUCED DISTORTION AND ANAMORPHOSIS AND REDUCED DOUBLING OF REFLECTED IMAGES, PARTICULARLY FOR VEHICLES - A reflecting device with wide viewing angle, reduced distortion and anamorphosis and reduced doubling of reflected images, particularly for vehicles. The reflecting device has a monolithic body made of transparent plastic material and comprising an internal surface and an external surface, the latter facing the objects to be detected and being arranged opposite the internal surface. At least the external surface is constituted by an anamorphic surface which is non-revolution surface. | 09-22-2011 |
20120081807 | TEARDROP SHAPED VEHICULAR MIRROR - A vehicle mirror assembly having a housing and dome-type mirror lens. The lens has a first base footprint portion with a constant radius of curvature and a diameter, and a second base footprint portion comprised of an elliptical portion with a base major axis and a base minor axis. The mirror lens includes a first surface portion having a first surface radius and conforming to the first base footprint portion. The lens additionally includes a second surface portion conforming to the second base footprint portion. The second surface portion is comprised of a second surface major radius of curvature corresponding to a major surface axis and a second surface minor radius of curvature corresponding to a minor surface axis. | 04-05-2012 |
20120092784 | REFLECTIVE SURFACE - The invention relates to a reflective surface substantially perpendicular to a vector field described by the equation: W(x,y,z)=T (proj(x,v,z))−(x,v,z)+proj(x,v,z)−(x,v,z)∥T(proj(x,y,z))−(x,y,z)∥ ∥proj(x,y,z)−(x,y,z)∥ and a method for forming the reflective surface. The reflective surface is capable of providing a non-reversed, substantially undistorted direct reflection. | 04-19-2012 |
20120134036 | ASYMMETRIC MULTIPLE CONSTANT RADII OF CURVATURE CONVEX MIRRORS - An asymmetrical mirror lens, usable on front fenders of school buses and similar vehicles, which has a plurality of mirror sections, each having a distinct constant radius of curvature to reduce image distortion. Optional sections located between sections of the constant radius of curvature have a step-wise changing radii of curvature to smooth the image sizes as an object moves across the mirror lens. | 05-31-2012 |
20120140353 | Compound Parabolic Collectors for Projection Lens Metrology - A new and useful optical element for an optical imaging system is provided, characterized in that the optical element comprises a reflecting surface that is rotationally symmetric and oriented at a grazing angle to a relatively small slit that is illuminated over a relatively large range of angles, such that the optical element collects radiation from the relatively small slit that is illuminated over a large range of angles, and the reflecting surface reflects the collected radiation. The optical element is configured to convert a large range of angles leaving a very small slit, to a much smaller range of angles over a larger area. | 06-07-2012 |
20120218653 | LIGHT-REFLECTIVE STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE AND USE - Light-reflective materials and methods for their preparation and use are described. The materials can have multiple particles or voids arranged in a crystal structure. The materials can reflect various types of light such as visible light, ultraviolet light, or infrared light. | 08-30-2012 |
20120275043 | LASER PROJECTION MODULE WITH CONICAL REFLECTOR SUPPORTED BY THIN WALLS - A laser projection module with a conical reflector supported by thin walls comprises: an upper mounting plate, a lower mounting plate with an aperture set in the center and a conical reflector which is provided on the upper mounting plate corresponding to the aperture, wherein at least three thin-walled supporting slices surrounding the conical mirror, are provided between the upper mounting plate and the lower mounting plate there are provided. The disclosure has a compact structure. With the support of the thin walls, the laser divided is self-assembled and the mechanical principle that side faces of the thin-walled slices have high resistance is satisfied, so that reliability and precision of the use of the conical mirror in a laser projection apparatus with the conical mirror are guaranteed. The support pattern of the conical mirror by thin walls is also applicable to various conical mirrors in other application occasions. | 11-01-2012 |
20130027794 | PARABOLIC TROUGH OR DISH REFLECTOR FOR USE IN CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A reflector (e.g., mirror) for use in a solar collector or the like is provided. In certain example embodiments of this invention, a reflector is made by (a) forming reflective coating on a thin substantially flat glass substrate (the thin glass substrate may or may not be pre-bent prior to the coating being applied thereto), (b) optionally, if the glass substrate in (a) was not prebent, then cold-bending the glass substrate with the reflective coating thereon; and (c) applying a plate or frame member to the thin bent glass substrate with the coating thereon from (a) and/or (b), the plate or frame member (which may be another thicker pre-bent glass sheet, for example) for maintaining the thin glass substrate and coating thereon in a desired bent orientation in a final product which may be used as parabolic trough or dish type reflector in a concentrating solar power apparatus or the like. | 01-31-2013 |
20130182343 | OPTICAL FIELD ENHANCEMENT DEVICE - An optical field enhancement device which includes a transparent substrate having a transparent fine uneven structure on a surface and a metal film formed on a surface of the fine uneven structure on the surface of the substrate and allows projection of excitation light and detection of detection light either from a front surface side of the metal film or from a back surface side of the transparent substrate. | 07-18-2013 |
20130222935 | BLIND-SPOT ELIMINATOR SIDE-VIEW MIRROR - The subject invention provides vehicle mirrors that increase the field of view on one or both sides of a vehicle to bring into view the area behind and lateral to the standard mirror's field of view (the “blind spot”). One embodiment utilizes a flat-plane mirror in conjunction with a horizontally-convex portion at one side. The purpose of the horizontally-convex vertically-straight design is to maintain the vertical dimension of the image to retain proper perception of distance. Utilizing the mirrors of the subject invention, a vehicle driver is able to see directly behind and to the side of the vehicle with maintenance of distance perception. The horizontally-convex portion increases the driver's field of view along the rear and side of a vehicle eliminating or reducing blind spots. | 08-29-2013 |
20140055877 | HIGH DEFINITION VEHICULAR MIRROR - A vehicle mirror assembly having a housing or base member, a mirror lens and a connecting gasket member. The mirror lens is provided in the shape of a portion of an end of an ellipsoid. The lens has a varying radius of curvature. The center portion of the tens has a smaller radius of curvature than the outer portions along the major axis of the lens creating an improved field of view of the reflected image. | 02-27-2014 |
20140320991 | TEARDROP SHAPED VEHICULAR MIRROR - A vehicle mirror assembly having a housing and dome-type mirror lens. The lens has a first base footprint portion with a constant radius of curvature and a diameter, and a second base footprint portion comprised of an elliptical portion with a base major axis and a base minor axis. The mirror lens includes a first surface portion having a first surface radius and conforming to the first base footprint portion. The lens additionally includes a second surface portion conforming to the second base footprint portion. The second surface portion is comprised of a second surface major radius of curvature corresponding to a major surface axis and a second surface minor radius of curvature corresponding to a minor surface axis. | 10-30-2014 |
20140334025 | ASYMMETRIC SECTIONED CONVEX MIRRORS - Asymmetric sectioned mirrors are presented. The mirrors include, for example, constant radius of curvature sections that are selected to increase the sizes and improve the definitions of images, for example images of children milling, walking and/or standing about either the front or alongside regions of a school bus. The mirrors may be asymmetric in either or both the horizontal and vertical directions. The mirrors may include a mounting system capable of using both ball mounts and tunnel mounts. | 11-13-2014 |
20160031375 | Low Distortion Convex Mirror for a Vehicle Rearview Mirror Assembly - A substrate having a light reflective coating defining a mirror surface. A first curvature included on the substrate extending across the mirror surface oriented along a first axis of curvature extending heightwise. A second curvature included on the substrate extending across the mirror surface oriented along a second axis of curvature extending widthwise. The second axis of curvature is angled relative to the first axis of curvature so that the second curvature extends across the mirror surface in a helical arrangement relative to the first axis of curvature. Accordingly, angling the second axis of curvature relative to the first axis of curvature causes the first and second curvatures to cooperate in reducing distortion across the mirror surface. | 02-04-2016 |
359869000 | Concave | 4 |
20110002058 | SPREAD REFLECTOR FOR A LAMP STRUCTURE - A spread primary reflector for a UV curing lamp is disclosed. The spread reflector employs a substrate that has been faceted. The facets may be produced by means of stamping, etching, or a combination of chemical-mechanical processes. The faceting randomizes the focusing effects of the primary reflector's elliptical curvature while maintaining a total directed energy output and hence a uniform irradiance of a work product. The reflector may be made of a stand-alone reflective material with a preformed faceting pattern, such as from a metal substrate and coated with an optical coating to tailor the reflective properties of the surface of the substrate. | 01-06-2011 |
20110176233 | MIRROR DEVICE - A mirror device includes a reflecting surface. The reflecting surface is arranged in a vicinity of a rear window of a vehicle. The reflecting surface includes a concave part in a longitudinal direction of the reflecting surface and a convex part in a lateral direction of the reflecting surface. A line passing through a center of a virtual circle defining the concave part is inclined relative to a virtual horizontal line extending in a vehicle width direction toward a side opposite to a driver seat on either right or left of the vehicle in the vehicle width direction. | 07-21-2011 |
20110279917 | EXTERIOR MIRROR ELEMENT WITH WIDE ANGLE PORTION - A mirror reflective element suitable for use in an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a glass substrate and a principal reflector portion and an auxiliary wide angle curved portion. The auxiliary wide angle curved portion has a curved recess established at a region of the rear surface of the glass substrate by at least one of grinding and ablating. The curved recess may have a cross-dimension size that is in the range from about 30 millimeters to about 80 millimeters, and may have a radius of curvature that is in the range from about 200 millimeters to about 1,000 millimeters, and may have a maximum recess depth that is in the range from about 0.11 millimeters to about 4.04 millimeters. | 11-17-2011 |
20120182636 | SUBSTRATE WITH LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURE - A monolithic substrate of glass or glass ceramics and methods for manufacturing are provided, where the substrate has a lightweight structure. The lightweight structure includes recesses that are delimited by webs, such webs forming tetragonal or four-corner-shaped pockets. Due to the lightweight structure, the weight of the substrate can be significantly reduced, and at the same time a high rigidity can be ensured. The substrate can be used as a mirror support or a mirror and can be employed terrestrially and/or extra-terrestrially. | 07-19-2012 |