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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5522112 | Wiping mirror for motor vehicle A wiping mirror assembly for trucks and other motor vehicles employs a wiper carrier coupled to an off-the-shelf multiple start, high lead screw that is driven by a reversing motor via a belt. A magnetic switch positioned adjacent each end of the screw se... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5446586 | Self-cleaning mirror system for a motor vehicle The outside mirror of a motor vehicle is provided with a wiper blade reciprocating on the mirror surface, as well as a liquid spraying means. An LED/photocell unit automatically senses the degree of soiling of the mirror and initiates a wiping cycle when ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5323508 | Cleaning apparatus for roof glazing Cleaning apparatus for the glazing in an atrium-type roof structure (10) comprises an elongate brush (14) rotating about its axis and mounted at opposite ends in carriages (18, 20) running on guide rails (16, 16A) which can move non-synchronously so as to... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5157551 | Mirror wiper apparatus The invention comprises a rear view mirror having a surrounding frame with a sleeve mounted vertically along one vertical edge of the frame. The sleeve has a slot and a screw is mounted within the sleeve with a pair of spiral grooves of opposite pitch con... | 10/20/1992 |
| 4873740 | Wiping mirror assembly An improved rear-view wiping mirror assembly is described in which a rear-view mirror has placed against it a horizontal wiper connected at both ends to a bracket. The wiper is driven in oscillation by a vertically-positioned improved helical screw having... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4870713 | Self cleaning truck mirror A self cleaning truck mirror has a housing which contains a tank for storing washer fluid. A wiper is mounted for reciprocation across the face of the mirror by a mechanism within the housing. The reciprocating mechansim includes a carriage screw provided... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4815159 | Windshield wiper system for motor vehicles A windshield wiper system for motor vehicles comprises an oscillating wiper arm and a radially displaceable wiper element lying on the windshield and supported on the wiper arm. In order to control forces caused by masses of the structural components move... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4768257 | Vehicle windshield wiper A vehicle windshield wiper, whereby a blade is supported on a lever member hinged to a fixed support and designed to swing about a pin by virtue of a linear actuator, an output member of which consists at least partially of a screw connected to an electri... | 09/06/1988 |
