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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182125 | External safety illumination for a bus with light mounted to mirror arm A light source along the mirror mounting arm of a school bus or other passenger vehicle to reduce the risk of people or other objects being injured by the school bus. The light source may be mounted directly on the mirror mounting arm or embedded within a mirror mou... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182124 | Door mirror incorporating a lamp Light of an incorporated lamp illuminates the lower side of a side surface of a door of a vehicle. A rear end part of a lamp socket mounted with the lamp is exposed from a cylinder part of a lamp housing and projected from the lamp housing toward a holder/mirror ass... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177401 | Light guide turn signal indicator rear view mirror The invention is related to an exterior rear view mirror assembly with a mirror base and a mirror head comprising at least one of the following features as mirror glass, mirror glass actuator, power fold actuator, lighting elements, indicators and at least one openi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177400 | Outer mirror with turn lamp There is provided an outer mirror with turn lamp that facilitates assembling of a housing cover to a mirror housing and increases strength of the housing cover. A turn lamp assembly is mounted to a mirror housing. A housing cover is placed over and mounted to a part... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8100568 | Interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle A vehicular interior rearview mirror system includes an attachment element adhesively attached at an interior surface of a windshield of a vehicle and an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head including a reflective mirror element. The interior rearv... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8083386 | Interior rearview mirror assembly with display device An interior rearview mirror assembly includes a display device that includes a display screen and a plurality of illumination sources for backlighting the display screen. The display device is at least operable in (a) a first mode wherein the illumination sources ar... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8066415 | Exterior mirror vision system for a vehicle An exterior mirror vision system includes a driver-side exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at a driver side of an equipped vehicle and a passenger-side exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at a passenger side of the equipped vehicle. The driver-side exte... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8038332 | Viewing and lighting device A viewing and lighting device includes a side-view mirror formed with a ball, a lamp provided on the side-view mirror, a flexible tube, a first clip attached to an end of the flexible tube and used to clip a portion of the side-view mirror, a second clip attached to... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033699 | Vehicle exterior mirror system A lighted exterior mirror system includes an exterior mirror assembly having a folding portion and a non-folding portion. The non-folding portion is configured to mount to a side of a vehicle and the folding portion includes a reflective element. The folding portion... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033698 | Indicator display assembly for a vehicle rearview mirror An integrated light-emitting diode (LED) indicator display assembly having a carrier plate including a plurality of LED mounting steps. Electrical contact leads for LEDs carried on the mounting steps extend through openings in the mounting steps and out the bottom s... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8021030 | Lighted exterior mirror assembly for vehicle A lighted exterior mirror assembly configured for attachment to a side of a vehicle includes a reflectance element that is movably positionable by the driver of the vehicle to adjust its rearward field of view when the lighted exterior rearview mirror assembly is at... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016466 | Door mirror A reflector 30 is constituted as an aspherical mirror that forms a light distribution S1 in which spread of reflected light in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle is larger than spread of reflected light in a lateral direction of the vehicle. The l... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7997777 | Lighted exterior rearview mirror system A lighted exterior rearview mirror system includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly including a reflective element and an electrically-operable actuator. The exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a breakaway joint assembly. The reflective element has an ele... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7954985 | Rearview mirror assembly including optical fiber signaling A rearview mirror assembly for use on a vehicle, comprises a housing configured to be coupled to the vehicle, a mirror coupled within the housing, and a first optical fiber coupled to the housing and visible from the exterior thereof for providing a warning that ind... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7914188 | Interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle A rearview minor system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror mount for attaching the mirror assembly to an attachment element at an interior of a vehicle. The mirror assembly includes a base portion disposed generally at a wind... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901119 | Vehicle A vehicle has a lamp arranged outside a passenger compartment having a vehicle window through which light of the lamp penetrates into the vehicle. The lamp is arranged and constructed such that the light of the lamp is or will be polarized parallel to a plane of inc... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7878693 | Approach light with light pattern The invention is related to a rear view mirror assembly with a mirror base attached to a vehicle and a mirror head. The mirror head is formed to host a reflective element and an approach light, the approach light is positioned in the lower side of the mirror assembl... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7850351 | Lighted exterior mirror system for a vehicle A lighted exterior mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly having a mountain portion, an exterior mirror housing and a reflective element. A signal light assembly is disposed at the exterior mirror housing and includes at least one light emi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850350 | Rear view mirror with coloured appearance The invention is related to an exterior rear-view mirror for vehicles, having a mirror head with a housing in which an adjustable mirror pane is positioned and in which at least one light source is arranged which is located in an area behind a light window of the ho... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7815348 | Light module for a vehicular exterior mirror assembly A light module for an exterior rearview mirror assembly adapted for attachment to the side of a vehicle comprises an enclosure and a light-transmitting cover. At least one light-emitting diode is disposed within the enclosure cavity. When the exterior rearview mirro... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7784983 | Vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly has a reflectance element that is positionable by operation of electrically-operable actuator, and a turn signal light that is separate from the reflectance element and configured to project a beam of light that is direc... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7753571 | Rearview mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle with a flashing device The invention relates to a rearview mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle with a flashing device comprising a first opening for the rearview mirror and a second opening in which an outer module is coupled inwardly defining an elongated passage delimited between t... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7717596 | Rearview mirror assembly with running lights A family of rearview mirror assemblies for motorized vehicles. Each assembly includes a housing, a mirror with at least one multidimensional graphical image etched through the reflective layer and illuminated by light sources such as LEDs located within the housing ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7708438 | Lighting fixture for vehicle A lighting fixture for a vehicle includes: at least one light source; and a housing including a housing main body and an outer lens. The housing includes a partition wall which partitions a housing space, formed by the outer lens and the housing main body into a hou... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7699511 | Door mirror with turn lamp A turn lamp includes a base housing; a light source unit incorporated with a light source and housed in the base housing; an inner housing provided with a long and solid light guide; a lens cover that covers the base housing; and a diffused reflection generator that... | 04/20/2010 |
| RE41243 | Multi-functional side rear view mirror for a vehicle A multi-functional side rear view mirror for a vehicle for preventing blind spots for viewers. The multi-functional side rear view mirror includes a housing for mounting to the vehicle, a pair of mirrors disposed in the housing for viewing behind the vehicle, a pair... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695174 | Light-emitting display device-equipped rear-view mirror Visibility of indications in a rear-view mirror incorporating a light-emitting display device is improved. A mirror element is formed by forming a semi-transmissive reflective film on one surface of a transparent substrate. On a back surface of the mirror element, a... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690824 | Mirror assembly for vehicle An interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror reflective element having a front surface, a rear surface and a reflector. A display element is disposed to the rear of the rear surface and is operable to emit light when actuated, the emitted light passing thr... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690823 | Lighting assembly with safety and signalling functions for motor vehicles Comprises in combination: at least one light source; a support plate for the light source, which is at least one; a protective cover that permits the light emitted by the light source to reach the outside; at least one wall which, in combination with the cover, form... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686487 | Door mirror equipped with lamp body A door mirror comprising a mirror portion and a side blinker which is one example of lamp bodies allows easily performed maintenance for the side blinker. It is also structured so as to make a lamp body elongated in lateral dimension. A second opening is formed on t... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682056 | Mirror mounting bracket with illumination means An exterior rearview mirror including a mirror mounting bracket for attachment to a vehicle, and at least one perimeter light with a light source arranged on a thermally conductive carrier (e.g. a printed circuit board) in thermally conductive connection with the mi... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677776 | Lighting device for vehicle and door mirror device A lighting device for vehicle include a housing body, an outer lens provided on the housing body, a decorating wall provided between the housing body and the outer lens and a plurality of light emitting devices which are provided between the housing body and the dec... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677775 | Exterior rear-view mirror for vehicles, especially for motor vehicles An external rearview mirror assembly is designed for a motor vehicle. The external rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror housing. A mirror glass carrier is operatively connected to the mirror housing. A piece of mirror glass is fixedly secured to the mirror gla... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674025 | Exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, preferably for motor vehicles The exterior rearview mirror has a mirror head, which is provided with a mirror glass and with at least one illuminant, which radiates light through at least one light permeable section to the exterior. Furthermore, the exterior rearview mirror has a mirror base. In... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7658521 | Interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle A vehicular interior rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having one of (a) a variable reflectance reflective element and (b) a prismatic reflective element. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes an information display dispos... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7651251 | Combined viewing mirror and turn signal lamp for automotive vehicles A combined viewing mirror and turn signal lamp assembly (2) for this purpose includes a generally elongated stay (8) connected at one end (8a) thereof with a body of an automotive vehicle, and a rear viewing mirror (10) connected w... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7618169 | Light projecting rear view mirror apparatus A light projecting rearview mirror apparatus comprises a telescopic mirror housing with fully pivoting light case on a bottom of the housing. Further, the housing rotates for added lighting directional control. The apparatus is fitted as replacement or original equi... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7594742 | Exterior mirror for a vehicle The invention relates to an exterior mirror of a vehicle with an opening facing rearward in assembled state, in a housing, with a cavity, into which a mirror can be received, and a forward facing rear wall, confining the cavity, with an exterior surface. At least tw... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7581859 | Display device for exterior rearview mirror An exterior mirror sub-assembly includes a reflective element, a back plate, and a display element having a light source that is activatable to emit light. The display element attaches to a display receiving portion of the back plate and the light source is activata... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7547127 | Light module for a vehicular exterior mirror assembly A light module for an exterior rearview mirror assembly adapted for attachment to the side of a vehicle comprises an enclosure and a light-transmitting cover. A first light source in the enclosure radiates light through the light-transmitting cover when the light so... | 06/16/2009 |
