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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4538851 | Aerodynamic rear view mirror An aerodynamic rear view mirror includes a mirror glass mounted within a streamlined mirror housing having inboard and outboard side walls and top and bottom walls. The inboard side wall is concavely curved to define a rear portion nearly parallel with th... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4500169 | Cosmetic and observer line of sight mirror A cosmetic and observer line of sight mirror which includes a mirror having two sets of orthogonal lines with one set substantially horizontal and disposed over the face of the mirror or about the edge thereof to facilitate application of cosmetics to pro... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4493313 | Parabolic trough solar collector A parabolic trough solar collector using reflective flexible materials is disclosed. A parabolic cylinder mirror is formed by stretching a flexible reflecting material between two parabolic end formers. The formers are held in place by a spreader bar. The... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4488778 | Exterior rear-view automobile mirror The fastening plate (5) of the glass support plate (9) attached to the mirror glass (9.9) is inside the exterior rear-view automobile mirror housing (3), which is shell-shaped and open on one side. This fastening plate is adjustable by means of a Cardan j... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4487196 | Focusing solar collector and method for manufacturing same Disclosed is a solar collector comprising an annular-shaped frame and a composite membrane member for concentrating and focusing sun radiation. The composite membrane member is supported and tensioned by the frame and consists of first and second differen... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4475100 | Side mirror with indicator light A side rearview mirror of a vehicle is provided with an indicator light. A margin is provided with an indicator light to aid in driving safely.... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4459043 | Reflective elements and sensors including reflective elements A radiation pyrometer, or other optical sensor, has a mirror assembly capable of withstanding high temperatures. The mirror assembly is a block of a steel containing between 15 and 20% chromium, 4.0 and 5.2% aluminium, 0.05 and 0.4% yttrium, 0.2 and 0.4% ... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4457597 | Self cleaning side view mirror A side view mirror which includes a frame and reflective center portion has a top and bottom end cap incorporated as an integral part of the structure and a pair of guide rods extending between the top and bottom end caps, on either side of the mirrored c... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4447130 | Light-weight mirror blank for astronomical purposes and method of making a supporting framework for such blanks A light-weight mirror for astronomical purposes is disclosed. The mirror consists of a mirror plate, a back plate and a supporting framework disposed between them and consisting of a plurality of rows of tubes. The rows of tubes are staggered one from the... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4420223 | Optical apparatus having a mirror An optical apparatus wherein a mirror is mounted on a stage. On such stage a supporting portion is provided and the mirror is fixed such to supporting portion at a single portion of the mirror. At the free end portions of the mirror, which are not fixed t... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4344672 | Truck mirror with overlying bottom end cover A truck mirror comprising a unitary housing having a back wall, side walls and top and bottom walls defining a generally rectangular opening. The side walls have inwardly extending spaced flanges. The bottom wall terminates short of the side walls so that... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4326692 | Mirror bracket A system for determining the position of vehicles in an automated warehouse of the type utilizing transfer vehicles and robot vehicles is disclosed. The position determining system includes a photo-electric sensor flexibly coupled to a robot vehicle, whic... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4325360 | Solar heat collector A solar collector formed of lightweight concrete wherein zones of higher and lower density concrete are used to form the integral unitary structure. The collector is suspended from an absorber pipe by support means included in the high density zones of co... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4322132 | Composite vent window and rear-view mirror Vent window and rear-view mirror are integrated to provide a composite, unitary structure which achieves important advantages not available with conventional separate windows and mirrors.... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4313422 | Collapsible structural assembly especially suitable as a solar concentrator A collapsible structural assembly including first and second flexible sheets disposed in confronting relationship to one another is disclosed herein. The assembly also includes an arrangement of ribs located between and connected with the sheets so as to ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4311363 | Auxiliary mirror attachment unit for rear view mirror An auxiliary mirror attachment unit for mounting on a primary mirror is provided having a support housing and an optical reflecting element assembled with the housing. The support housing includes an integrally formed base plate and a peripheral wall proj... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4295709 | Parabolic reflector comprising a plurality of triangular reflecting members forming a reflecting surface supported by a framework having a particular geometric pattern The geometric pattern for the support framework is obtained by projecting a subdivided icosahedron onto a parabolic surface. The resulting framework has forty primary planar triangular faces or sections, each of which are, in the embodiment shown, subdivi... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4281900 | Frontal reflector bracing This specification discloses a frontal reflector bracing wherein at least a portion of the support for a reflecting surface is positioned on the front side of the surface and the rearward most support is adjacent the reflecting surface. A natural structur... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4274714 | Rear viewer for automobile A rear viewer for automobile is disclosed having means for mounting an optical system on an automobile rear window glass, which means consists of a box member made of synthetic resin or light metal and holds the optical system made of synthetic resin and ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4223983 | Wide angle mirror attachment for vehicle side view mirrors A small, wide angle mirror, for application upon a conventional vehicle side view mirror surface, formed of a molded plastic, generally wedge-shaped, box having integral walls and a curved base which is mirrored. The box is closed with a separate, flat pl... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4214406 | Dimensionally stable support structure There is herein described a support structure for antennas, optical systems and the like which are generally subject to non uniform dimensional changes due to temperature variations and gradients in the support structure material, the invention overcoming... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4157802 | Rigid thermally stable structure for supporting precision devices A rigid thermally stable structure provides a platform on which devices may be supported in precise positional relationships. The platform is provided by a thin plate of material having a coefficient of thermal expansion which is relatively low, such as m... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4142006 | Method of making a high power laser mirror Method of making a high power laser mirror. Essentially the mirror consists of a refractory composition substrate which is polished to an optical finish and overcoated with a high reflectivity metal and a dielectric film disposed to cover the high reflect... | 02/27/1979 |
| 3970369 | Corrective makeup and employing prescription lenses There is disclosed a combination mirror having affixed thereto in an adjustable relationship, one or more prescription lenses. The lenses as mounted on the mirror structure, enable a user with a visual handicap to apply cosmetics and perform other tasks a... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3950701 | Rear view mirror for a two-wheeled vehicle A rear view mirror for a two-wheeled vehicle with a radio receiver set contained in the mirror case housing.... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3932028 | Mirror and guide device for a tractor A mirror and guide attachment device for a tractor having a trailing cultivator implement towed thereby, includes a mirror assembly mounted on the tractor adjacent and rearwardly of one of the front wheels of the tractor. The mirror assembly is positioned... | 01/13/1976 |
| 3930722 | Sanitary wig viewing device There is provided a novel device whereby a prospective purchaser of wigs is enabled to determine the appearance of the wig on said purchaser's head without actually placing it thereon. The novel device comprises a concave mirror of predetermined focal len... | 01/06/1976 |
