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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7856693 | Self-cleaning exterior mirror for trucks and like vehicles and associated method A self-cleaning exterior mirror for trucks and like vehicles includes a rigid mounting bracket provided with axially opposed first and second ends respectively, and monolithically formed first, second, and third sections respectively. A plurality of coupling plates ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7793380 | Exterior rearview mirror for a motor vehicle An exterior rearview mirror for a motor vehicle has a mirror housing, a wiper motor, and a wiper arm which is driven by the wiper motor via a wiper mechanism and bears a wiper blade for cleaning a mirror surface. The wiper mechanism generates an essentially parallel... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7574769 | Rearview mirror wiper system In one aspect, the invention relates a rearview mirror wiper system suitable for use on, for example, large tractor-trailer trucks, delivery trucks, vans, motor homes, cars and other motor vehicles. The rearview wiper system of the present invention has many advanta... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7540060 | Mirror with wiper for truck A side mirror assembly for a truck has a housing retaining an upper mirror, a central mirror, and a lower mirror, each of which is motorized and independently adjustable. The assembly also includes a chain driven wiper blade that will wipe across all three mirrors, ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7412743 | Wiper for an automobile rear-view mirror A wiper for an automobile rear-view mirror includes a wiper transmission device installed at the rear side of a rear-view mirror. The wiper transmission device is provided with a transmission motor having a driving gear extending outward to be engaged with a speed-c... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412744 | Wiper for an automobile rear-view mirror A wiper for an automobile rear-view mirror includes a wiper transmission device disposed at the rear side of a mirror base, a connecting rod and a wiper. The wiper transmission device has a transmission motor provided with a drive gear engaged with a driven gear cou... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7370985 | Vehicular mirror with slip clutch for jack screw actuator A motorized tilt actuator assembly comprises one or more threaded jack screws attached to a mirror glass case and traveling along one or more threaded actuator shafts with rotation of the motor. When a jack screw reaches its limit of travel, relative movement betwee... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7334906 | Outer mirror tilting apparatus An outer-mirror tilting apparatus includes a holder base that fixes a main body of an outer mirror, a housing that is fitted to a bearing unit of the holder base, the housing having a pivot shaft supporting the holder base in a tiltable manner, a rod driving mechani... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322069 | Automobile side window wiper An automobile side window wiper includes a fix base fixed on a side window, a transmission device installed on the fix base, a connect rod, and a wiper. The fix base has a shaft hole, and the transmission device has a motor, a rotary shaft extending from one side an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7261012 | Gear drive unit with speed measurement Gearset-drive unit (10), in particular for use in motor vehicles, comprising a drive wheel (16) that meshes with a driven wheel (22), wherein a sensor wheel (26) with a position sensor (36) that interacts with a sensor (4... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7228585 | Rail scraper A rail scraper is provided and includes a mounting plate attachable to the front of a dump truck transfer dump body, an extender attached to said plate, and a scraper attached to said extender that can be raised and lowered by said extender. A rail scraper can furth... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222384 | Automobile side window wiper An automobile side window wiper includes a connect base, a motor, a worm, a worm gear, a connect rod, a driving arm, a plate stop, a side cover and a wiper. The motor is positioned in the connected base, having its spindle fixed with the worm, which engages with the... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216994 | Vehicle exterior rearview mirror assembly A mirror system for a vehicle comprising an exterior rearview mirror assembly, which includes a fixed portion which is configured to mount to a side of the vehicle. The movable portion includes a reflective element and a reflective element actuator. The reflective e... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7140740 | Vehicle side-view mirror water removal arrangement A vehicle side-view mirror water removal arrangement is easily retrofitted to vehicles having an existing source of compressed air and a side-view mirror with a reflective surface. The arrangement includes a valve having an input port connected to the existing sourc... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7073914 | Vehicle exterior rearview mirror assembly A mirror system for a vehicle comprising an exterior rearview mirror assembly, which includes a fixed portion which is configured to mount to a side of the vehicle. The movable portion includes a reflective element and a reflective element actuator. The reflective e... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069617 | Pneumatic low-profile wiper system for truck mirrors A wiper system for a truck mirror includes a pneumatic cylinder configured for attachment to a compressed air source. The pneumatic cylinder has an operating rod that is extendable and retractable. It also has a stroke of approximately the width of the mirror. The p... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7036232 | Apparatus for monitoring the rails of a railway or tramway line A laser apparatus for monitoring the rails of a railway or tramway line, characterized by comprising at least two measurement units mounted on a railway or tramway carriage and operating at last on the inner part of the two rails, along with said carriage is made to... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007334 | Cleaning device for the surface of a facade A cleaning device (9) for a facade surface (3) of a building (1), comprising at least one elongate wiper strip unit (10) movable back and forth along at least one guide rail unit (6) by means of a stationarily arranged drive motor ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000283 | Wiper drive The invention is based on a wiper drive having a reversible geared motor, which is secured to a wiper mounting and on whose power takeoff shaft (12) a motor crank (14) is seated that is connected via at least one joint (16) to a lever gear which... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6916100 | Vehicle exterior rearview mirror assembly A mirror system for a vehicle comprising an exterior rearview mirror assembly, which includes a fixed portion which is configured to mount to a side of the vehicle. The movable portion includes a reflective element and a reflective element actuator. The reflective e... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6772469 | Mirror cleaning device Mirror cleaning devices clean the external mirrors of large vehicles while they are being driven. During adverse weather conditions, the external mirrors of large vehicles can become occluded by rain, snow, or dirt. By keeping the mirror glass clean and moisture fre... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6760950 | Outer rear mirror for trucks and motor vehicles in general including an automatic cleaning device An outer rear mirror for trucks and motor vehicles in general, provided with an automatic cleaning device, comprises an electric motor rotatively driving an endless worm, meshing with a gear wheel rigid with an elliptical cross-section element turning about a rotary... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6691365 | Side mirror wiper A mirror housing contains an electrical motor. A drive arm is mounted to the output shaft of a speed reducer mounted on the motor. A linkage arm rotatably couples the drive arm to a rocker disk which is rotatably mounted within the housing. Three hundred ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6654982 | Rearview truck mirror and wiper assembly A rearview truck mirror and wiper assembly for improving the rear view for truckers by keeping the mirror clean and lighted. The rearview truck mirror and wiper assembly includes a first housing assembly including a first housing member having side, top, ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6568414 | Arrangement for cleaning the mirror element of an outside rear view mirror An arrangement for cleaning the mirror element of an outside rear view mirror is disclosed. The arrangement includes a washing nozzle, which is disposed in the region of the outside rear view mirror on a motor vehicle and from which a jet of a cleaning li... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6546590 | Automatic attachable side-view mirror cleaning device An automatic attachable side-view mirror cleaning device is provided for cleaning the side-view mirrors on tractor-trailer rigs. Utilizing a rubber squeegee blade, similar to that used on windshield wipers, the blade travels up and down the long, thin mir... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6530110 | Mirror cleaning system A mirror cleaning system has a mirror with a mirror support assembly, a drive assembly including a drive shaft to effect rotation, a motor, a hollow cross piece including a supported wiper arm and at least one aperture spaced along the length thereof, and... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6453504 | Power driven wiper system for outside vehicle mirrors An exterior rear view mirror is wiped by a flexible blade supported by a pivotal arm mounted on a carriage supported for linear movement on a track mounted on a housing attached to the mirror. A shuttle is supported within the housing for reciprocating ve... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6413324 | Wet weather vision improvement system and method for open cockpit racing and for other application A moisture and build up removal system and method which deliver air at high velocity to the surface to be cleaned and/or maintained free of moisture and build up. The system and method having a particular implementation with surfaces of helmet visors and ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6324718 | Side mounted retrofit wiper assembly A side rear-view mirror retrofit wiper assembly including a housing member that is sized to be positioning about the one side rear-view mirror assembly to allow the one side rear-view mirror to be seated within. A wiper shield projecting outwardly from a ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6290361 | Universal clearing air system for windows and external mirrors of a vehicle A clearing system for external mirrors and side windows of a vehicle provides a flow of compressed warm air to an air distribution unit equipped with a number of openings to direct the flow of air towards the surface of the mirror or a side window. In one... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289549 | Mirror wiper with washer A mirror wiper with washer for cleaning debris from a vehicle's side mirrors thereby maintaining an unobstructed view for the driver. The inventive device includes a motor attached to the rear of a mirror frame with the drive shaft extending through an ap... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6161247 | Mirror cleaning system A mirror cleaning system includes a mirror with an exposed front surface and a mirror support assembly. A pair of vertically extending hollow, fiberglass pipes include an interior actuator and an exterior guide secured with respect to the support assembly... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6115875 | Rear view mirror wiper A rear view mirror wiper assembly is provided including a frame with a mirror mounted thereon. Also included is a wiper assembly having at least one slider arm slidably situated along at least one edge of the frame. A wiper blade is mounted to the arm in ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6058553 | Wiper for a vehicular mirror To house drive components in a single drive section casing and shorten a link member, a mirror (57a) is held by a mirror casing (56). A right-and-left motor (61) and an up-and-down motor (62) are housed within a drive section casing (55). If the motors (6... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6032323 | Combined convex/flat mirror and wiper assembly with adjusters An exterior rearview mirror assembly is provided for use on a vehicle which includes a rearview mirror, a wiper assembly and adjusters for the mirror. The wiper assembly includes a wiper arm base located behind the mirror assembly extending over the top o... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5953158 | Water droplet removing system for vehicle A water droplet removing system for a vehicle provided with door mirror assemblies each having a door mirror base attached to a door body, and a mirror unit guides air discharged by a blower installed in a door body of the automobile to at least either th... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5924161 | Automatic rear view mirror wiper A wiper assembly 30 for a rear view mirror 14 of a vehicle 22 that is automatically activated by a moisture sensor 60 attached to the exterior surface of a housing 12. The housing 12 is attached to the vehicle 22 by a mounting bracket 18 that includes an ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5802660 | Wind-activated side view mirror cleaner A new WIND-ACTIVATED SIDE VIEW MIRROR CLEANER for CLEARING MOISTURE, DUST, ROAD SALT AND DIRT FROM THE MIRROR WHILE TRAVELING. The inventive device includes a length of cord coupled with a side view mirror of a vehicle. A plurality of tassels are coupled ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5716536 | Planar heating device for use with mirrors Main electrodes 3, 4 are formed on the inner surface of a flexible insulating sheet 2 along opposed edges thereof, and junction electrode sections 3a, 4a are formed on the main electrodes at their central portions. Comb-toothed sub-electrodes 7, 8 extend ... | 02/10/1998 |
