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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374303 | Outer rearview mirror and tilting assembly The present abstract refers to a patent for utility model covering an actuating mechanism belonging to the field of the components of outer rear-view mirrors, which received the arrangement to provide a better usage and manufacturing conditions, an arrangement being... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7354170 | Vehicular mirror having tilt angle detection rod with swing axis In a vehicular mirror device, one end part of an operating shaft disposed on a side opposite to a drive shaft relative to a fulcrum of a mirror holder is swivelably coupled to the mirror holder, and a detection rod of a sensor is coupled to the operating shaft, whic... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355317 | Rocker-arm actuator for a segmented mirror A MEMS device having a movable plate supported on a substrate by a support structure that is hidden under the plate and yet which can be implemented to enable rotation of the plate with respect to the substrate about a rotation axis lying at the plate surface. As a ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311408 | Adjustable rear view mirror structure An adjustable rear view mirror structure is provided. The rear view mirror structure comprises a flexible body and an adjusting apparatus wherein the body has a reflective surface and an inner surface. The adjusting apparatus is disposed at a rear portion of the bod... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303295 | Rear view mirror assembly and system A rear view mirror assembly including a housing and a mirror frame mounted in the housing. A pivot base sub-assembly is rotatably mounted in the housing and in mechanical communication with the mirror frame. A stored energy device is fixed to the housing and coupled... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290891 | Dual mirror mounting assembly A mirror mounting assembly for mounting a mirror on a vehicle bulkhead. The assembly includes a generally Z-shaped mirror mounting bracket configured for attachment to a structural portion of the vehicle inside an engine bay of the vehicle, and a support member conn... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7273289 | Vacuum compatible, high-speed, 2-D mirror tilt stage A compact and vacuum compatible magnetic-coil driven tiltable stage that is equipped with a high efficiency reflective coating can be employed as a scanner in EUV applications. The drive electronics for the scanner is fully in situ programmable and rapidly switchabl... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261427 | Twin-arm vehicle mirror system with support bracket bearings A vehicular external rearview mirror system comprises a twin-arm assembly comprising a pair of parallel support arms connected at one end to a base attached to the vehicle and movably connected at another end to a reflective element assembly through a movable suppor... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7246537 | Wire-wound leadscrew assembly with a preloaded leadscrew wire nut, and its fabrication A leadscrew assembly includes a leadscrew having a leadscrew thread wire helically wound about a leadscrew axis in a plurality of cylindrical leadscrew-thread turns and having a leadscrew-thread pitch. A leadscrew wire nut assembly includes a nut-assembly wire helic... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7177065 | Optical element, thin film structure, optical switch, and method of manufacturing optical element An optical element which includes a reflection portion capable of reflecting a light beam in a desired direction is provided. The optical element comprises a substrate 21, a light reflection portion 101, and a support portion 102 which supports ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175292 | Hand adjustable vehicle mirror mechanism An external mirror assembly for a motor vehicle with a base (16) and an adjustable mirror head (12) and a pivot and vibration absorption mechanism (14) on the base (16) allowing manual adjustment of the mirror head (12) with respec... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7148603 | Mechanically latchable tiltable platform for forming micromirrors and micromirror arrays A microelectromechanical (MEM) apparatus is disclosed which includes a platform that can be electrostatically tilted from being parallel to a substrate on which the platform to being tilted at an angle of 1–20 degrees with respect to the substrate. Once the platfo... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137716 | Vehicle auxiliary rear view mirror assembly and method An auxiliary rear view mirror assembly for increasing a driver's lateral and rearward field of vision without adversely affecting the driver's forward field of vision. The auxiliary rear view mirror assembly is mounted at the rear of a vehicle in a location which is... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136214 | Active faceted mirror system for lithography An active faceted mirror system is disclosed. The active faceted mirror system includes a set of active facet mirror devices, a base plate and a set of pins for mounting the active facet mirror devices to the base plate. Each of the active facet mirror devices inclu... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117565 | Support for fixing an accessory to a flexible arm Support for fixing an accessory (3) to a flexible arm (1), characterized in that this support (2) comprises at least one leg (11) fixed with one far end (13) to one of the far ends (6–7) of adjoining hinge-mounted parts ( | 10/10/2006 |
| 7098571 | Electrostatic actuator for microelectromechanical systems and methods of fabrication A method and apparatus are described that may be used to provide decoupled rotation of structures about different pivot points. The apparatus may include one or more fixed blades mounted to a frame or substrate, one or more movable blades mounted to each structure t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081872 | Micromirror device using interdigitated cantilevers and applications thereof Disclosed are a micromirror device made in a simple structure using interdigitated cantilevers and having two stable rotational states, and applications thereof. The micromirror device comprises: (a) a substrate; (b) at least two protruded support posts arranged pro... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7055975 | Microelectromechanical system with non-collinear force compensation A microelectromechanical system is disclosed that constrains the direction of a force acting on a first load, where the force originates from the interaction of the first load and a second load. In particular, the direction of a force acting on the first load is cau... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017880 | Dual function mirror mount A rear view mirror assembly includes a mirror head tightly but turnably clamped to the distal end of a pole or staff mounted onto the fender of a large truck or bus. The mirror head has disposed within an interior chamber thereof socket means that form either a long... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6960849 | Three-dimensional microelectromechanical tilting platform operated by gear-driven racks A microelectromechanical (MEM) tiltable-platform apparatus is disclosed which utilizes a light-reflective platform (i.e. a micromirror) which is supported above a substrate by flexures which can be bent upwards to tilt the platform in any direction over an angle of ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6950223 | Multiple hinge MEMS device A MEMS device is disclosed comprising: a substrate; a movable micromechanical element movable relative to the substrate; a connector and a hinge for allowing movement of the micromechanical element, wherein the connector is made of a material different than the hing... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6940630 | Vertical displacement device A MEMS vertical displacement device capable of moving one or more vertically displaceable platforms relative to a base. In particular, the vertical displacement device may be capable of moving a vertically displaceable platform so that the vertically displaceable pl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6910781 | Quick release vehicle mirror A mirror assembly for a vehicle is securable to a tubular member that defines a central axis and is secured to the vehicle. The mirror assembly comprises a clamping assembly including a concave surface that is engagable with the tubular member. A housing is coupled ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906848 | Micromirror systems with concealed multi-piece hinge structures Micromirror systems with concealed multi-piece hinge structures are provided for reflective applications. Generally, light is reflected by these structures adapted for three-dimensional tilt as well as up-and-down or out-of-plane actuation. Devices can be produced u... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6764189 | Automobile mirror swiveling device The invention relates to a swiveling device (11) of the support panel (12) of an exterior automobile mirror that can be adjusted by means of a motor. Said device functions in a stable manner. The panel (12) is fixed on a housing (13) in s... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6750965 | Mirror supporting structure for monochromator There is provided a mirror supporting structure for a monochromator capable of turning the mirrors about axis lines which cross each other, thereby adjusting the attachment angles of the mirrors in two directions. The mirror supporting structure for a monochromator ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6614581 | Methods and apparatus for providing a multi-stop micromirror A microstructure is provided which facilitates alignment by allowing movement of the microstructure between one of a plurality of positions. The microstructure is included in an electromechanical machine which comprises a base layer, an actuator and two o... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6536724 | Gimbal mechanism A gimbal is rotatably supported about a Z axis by one pair of support columns fixed to a mounting surface. A motor and angle detector are provided on the gimbal to control a rotation of an image pickup section about a Y axis. By a coil unit formed on the ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6220561 | Compound floating pivot micromechanisms A new class of tilting micromechanical mechanisms have been developed. These new mechanisms use compound floating pivot structures to attain far greater tilt angles than are practical using other micromechanical techniques. The new mechanisms are also cap... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6213537 | Mirror trim panel A mirror trim panel including a cover portion, a primary attachment portion, and a hinge between the cover portion and the primary attachment portion. The hinge allows the mirror trim panel to be secured to the door trim panel and to be lowered into a tra... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6059417 | TV viewing system An apparatus is provided that enables a person reclined on a bed to comfortably view a television screen (36) that is set up for ordinary viewing, which is small and lightweight, of low cost, and easily used. The apparatus includes a frame (64) that can b... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6039455 | Infant observation mirror attachable to an infant car seat An infant observation mirror 10 is attachable to a rear-facing infant car seat 200. A fastening assembly 20 includes a C-clamp which attaches to the upper edge of the back of the car seat. Alternative versions of the fastening assembly include a modified ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5959792 | Powered mirror apparatus An ergonomic vehicle inspection mirror apparatus has a handle, a pole or casing, and a foot. Mounted on the foot is a rotatable mirror. The mirror is attached to the foot by means of a pivot shaft, about which the mirror is capable of two degrees of rotat... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5952802 | Method of controlling an automotive mirror A mirror motor is coupled to the mirror by a ratchet coupling. A feedback signal representing the drive current of the mirror motor is digitally sampled and analyzed by a type of Fourier transform, preferably a discrete cosine transform, to determine the ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5926331 | Power pack for controlling the angular position of a vehicle rearview mirror A power pack for controlling the position of a rearview mirror of an automotive vehicle which is to be mounted within a mirror housing. The mirror housing is shaped to define a cavity. The power pack is connected to a base plate which holds the mirror wit... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5886838 | Door mirror with a small dead angle A door mirror with a small dead angle which enables the driver to easily see the areas where the right and left front and rear wheels are touching the ground that could not been seen with conventional door mirrors due to dead angles, and to easily see the... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5703683 | Extruded wobble plate optical alignment device An optical alignment device comprised of two "H" shaped structures may be used to precisely position an optical element in two orthogonal directions. Each "H" shaped web structure includes two flanges extending from opposite ends of a center web having a ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5692721 | Tamper-proof bracket and housing assembly An adjustable bracket and housing assembly mountable to any horizontal or verticle surface designed primarily for passive infrared detective for security systems. The bracket has a mounting member (30), a cylindrical member (20) allowing horizontal adjust... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5539584 | Power pack for an automotive exterior mirror assembly The present invention relates to a power pack for an exterior automotive mirror assembly having a central depression in its upper housing whereby a large diameter pivot cup can be used. The pivot cup, of this power pack, is separate from the mirror casing... | 07/23/1996 |
