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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942536 | Panoramic cosmetic mirror providing multiple perspectives A panoramic cosmetic mirror assembly providing multiple images of an individual's face from a variety of angles. This mirror assembly is an assembly of at least five flat mirrors including a central quadrangular flat plane mirror and four additional flat plane side ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7347573 | Portable, foldable mirror The Present invention relates to a portable folding mirror. The mirror has a rear mirror panel, a plurality of mirror panels secured to the rear mirror panel. The plurality of mirror panels includes a base mirror panel, and two front mirror panels, wherein each pane... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329016 | Foot inspection mirror The present invention relates generally to a foot inspection mirror and, more particularly, to a foot inspection device comprised of an assembly of mirrors positioned in such an array so as to assist diabetics and other users in visually self-inspecting all sides of... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7316460 | Makeup mirror unit A makeup mirror unit includes a pair of sub mirrors and a pair of rack portions. In order to take goods from the rack portions, the sub mirrors are rotated inwardly around shafts of first hinges. In order to match the sub mirrors together, the sub mirrors are rotate... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300169 | Viewing station with retractable mirror The embodiments of the invention provide a viewing system having an upright member, a first mirror coupled to the upright member, a light source coupled to the upright member, and a retractable mirror assembly coupled to the upright member. The retractable mirror as... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293888 | Rearview mirror assembly with utility functions An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing having a mirror casing and a support for mounting said mirror casing to a vehicle. The rearview mirror assembly further includes a retractable cord for use by an occupant of the vehicle for coupli... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290892 | Angle adjustable mirror support An angle adjustable mirror support for a bathroom includes a mirror, a shaft mounted on the frame of the mirror, two connecting members each mounted on the frame of the mirror and each secured to the respective end of the shaft, two fixing seats each mounted on the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7229179 | Prism for viewing the backside of one′s own human body, hair or clothing A four sided prism which provides the full scale front view and the full scale backside of one's own self. In addition, oblique front and rear views of one's own body, clothing or hair are available. Rigid frames allow for fast assembly without hand tools. The prism... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207683 | Extendable rearview mirror An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an extendable mirror for improved rearward viewing. The mirror assembly includes a mirror housing, a mirror disposed in the mirror housing, and a structure to allow extension of the mirror between an inboar... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7137950 | System and apparatus for inspection of feet An apparatus for inspecting feet comprising a left vertical wall, a right vertical wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, a left side mirror, a right side mirror, a center mirror, and a top mirror; said left vertical wall is attached to a first end of said bottom wall, sa... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7080914 | Vehicular mirror with adjustable pivot connection A rearview mirror for a motor vehicle comprises an internal frame supporting a reflective element and a motorized tilt actuator assembly for adjusting the reflective element about perpendicular axes. The reflective element is attached to the internal frame through a... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059734 | Auxiliary rearview mirror mounting structure An auxiliary rearview mirror mounting structure for fastening an auxiliary rearview mirror to a main rearview mirror is disclosed to include two support arms, which are pivotally connected to the auxiliary rearview mirror and each have a two hooks for hooking on the... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021779 | Rearview mirror having both a stationary mirror and a pivoting mirror A rearview mirror having both a stationary mirror and a pivoting mirror assembly having a pivoting mirror. The stationary mirror and the pivoting mirror are mounted in proximity to one another within a mirror housing. The stationary mirror is fixed in its position w... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012727 | Rearview mirror assembly with utility functions An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a reflective element, a housing or casing supporting the reflective element, and the casing including a storage space. The storage space provides storage for at least one accessory and for storing the acces... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6962421 | Full-size folding mirror and carry case apparatus A folding full length mirror and carry apparatus includes a foldable reflective surface support assembly which includes support panels connected together with panel-interconnection hinges. A non-folded reflective surface assembly is supported by the foldable reflect... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6939017 | Extendable rearview mirror An exterior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle including an extendable mirror for improved rearward viewing is disclosed. Several embodiments of the rearview mirror assembly each comprise a mirror housing, a mirror disposed in the mirror housing, and some struct... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926416 | Multi-view visor mirror The present invention provides a multi-view mirror having a mirror frame including an inwardly disposed center and two outwardly disposed mirror mounting elements attached to the frame on opposite sides of the center. The multi-view mirror includes a first mirror ha... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902284 | Interior rearview mirror system including a pendent accessory An interior rearview mirror system suitable for use in the interior cabin of a vehicle is provided that includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having an interior rearview mirror support adapted for attaching to a windshield or header portion of the vehicle. T... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6793356 | Omnidirectional vision sensor An omnidirectional vision sensor includes: an optical system including a body-of-revolution mirror having a convex portion and having a symmetrical structure with respect to a revolution axis, wherein the body-of-revolution mirror includes a cutaway section in the c... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6715894 | Forward-viewing mirror A mirror unit having two mirrors, so the area in front of the mirror can be viewed, is adjustable in a plurality of planes to facilitate use by a wide range of users. The mirror unit can be used on a motor vehicle. ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6672729 | High efficiency and projection reflectors for light and sound A reflector employs shapes that transfer light and sound emission from sources to planes or volumes in an efficient and controlled manner. Reflector troughs employ shaped ends that increase the efficiency of utilizing output from sources, improve uniformi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6588911 | Three-piece interior rear view mirror assembly A three piece interior rear view mirror assembly for a vehicle having an upper mirror and a lower mirror, and a lower left and a lower right mirror independently mounted beneath the upper mirror. The left and right mirrors are disposed at a position betwe... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6481859 | Radiant energy concentrator A receiving layer of a radiant energy concentrator has a set of collecting members arranged on a same level. In one embodiment upper edges of the members form a hexagonal honeycomb structure in a plane, and in another embodiment the members form an orthog... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6439729 | Wide angle mirror attachable to an existing rear view mirror A wide room mirror in the present invention has a main mirror formed in the shape of a plate body and detachably attached to the surface side of an existing room mirror such that the surface of the existing room mirror is covered with the main mirror. The... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6431713 | Mirror assembly for trucks An improved mirror assembly comprises a combination of mirrors at the front corners of the vehicle along with a pair of side mirrors and a mirror at the back of the vehicle. The mirrors are so positioned to eliminate any blind spots along the boundaries o... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6315419 | Automotive rearview mirror having a main viewing section and an auxiliary blindzone-viewing section A composite mirror adapted for use as an outside rearview mirror of a motor vehicle includes a main or primary viewing mirror and an auxiliary blindzone viewing mirror juxtaposed to expose the vehicle blindzone to the vehicle operator. The main viewing mi... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312133 | Wide angle mirror attachable to an existing rear view mirror A wide room mirror in the present invention has a main mirror formed in the shape of a plate body and detachably attached to the surface side of an existing room mirror such that the surface of the existing room mirror is covered with the main mirror. The... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6270226 | Multi-view imaging device A multi-image viewing device having two reflective sections adjacent to one another, a single flexible backing attached to the backs the two reflective sections such that a side edge of each of the reflective sections is adjacent to one another to thereby... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6199990 | Rotatable mirror assembly for optical path reversal in a laser scanning machine A method of reversing a laser beam in a machine includes orienting a pair of reflective surfaces at an angle of approximately 90° relative to each other. The laser beam is directed in a first direction such that the laser beam sequentially impinges upon ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6126289 | Wide angle mirror attachable to an existing rear view mirror A wide room mirror in the present invention has a main mirror formed in the shape of a plate body and detachably attached to the surface side of an existing room mirror such that the surface of the existing room mirror is covered with the main mirror. The... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6062699 | Two-plane rear view safety mirror A rear view safety mirror includes two single-planed mirrors mounted at an angle to one another. In the preferred embodiment, the inside mirror is mounted at a steeper pitch than the outside mirror. Preferably, the mirrors are mounted in pockets or slots ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6007207 | Rear view mirror accessory A rear view mirror combination is particularly suitable for monitoring obstructions in typical blind spot locations as well as directly to the rear. An accessory for a rear view mirror includes a base for mounting to a structure that supports a main mirro... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5949594 | Process for the generation of information in space A device (28) is transported into space for transmitting information from space to earth. On the device (28) there is disposed a plurality of reflectors (10) to be distributed in a raster or grid configuration on a framework (11). Of these reflectors (10)... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5949595 | Child view safety mirror A child view safety mirror comprising a main mirror. A structure is provided for mounting the main mirror to a rear surface of a front windshield of a motor vehicle, so that the driver can use the main mirror as a rear view mirror, to look out of the rear... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5946149 | Quick-release non-distorting rear view mirror enhancer A non-distorting auxiliary rear view vision enhancing assembly which attaches onto an existing automotive interior main rear view mirror. The assembly comprises an auxiliary mirror shell having a front and back side with a non-distorting mirror placed on ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5808818 | Vehicle internal rear-view mirror A vehicle internal rear-view mirror assembly includes a base frame mounted inside a motor vehicle between the driver's seat and the windshield glass, two retractable coupling tubes coupled to the base frame at two opposite sides, and two rear-view mirrors... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5526195 | Rear-view system for vehicles A rear view system for a vehicle (10) includes in combination a light transmitting member (2) and a light reflective medium (16) spatially displaced from the member. The member has a first face (4) for light emergence from which in use light rays are dire... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5453882 | Viewing device A viewing device is adapted to enable an observer in a vehicle to view an object located to the rear of the observer. The vehicle has a rear vision mirror. The device comprises a support adapted to be rigidly affixed to the vehicle and a reflecting means ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5321556 | Vehicle safety convex rearview mirror with distortion offset means and method of using the same The present invention is a vehicle safety rearview mirror assembly with distortion offset element and method of using the same. The rearview mirror assembly comprises an elongated convex mirror. The convex mirror is independently supported by a double-bal... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5165081 | Auxiliary clamp-on mirror An auxiliary mirror that can be easily attached to a vehicle's existing rear-view mirror to improve visibility of the back seat or blind spots. The auxiliary mirror is mounted on a pair of telescoping brackets for attachment on either side and above or be... | 11/17/1992 |
