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7619614 Three-dimensional optical mouse system  
A three-dimensional optical mouse device with a Micromirror Array Lens (MMAL) is provided. To have the three-dimensional optical mouse system, a three-dimensional imaging device is used for...
7614756 Adjustable slot mirror  
A mirror device includes a base portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first end, and a second end, the first end having a raised edge perpendicular to the top surface, the second end...
7607786 Light deflector, light deflection array, optical system, image forming device, and projection type image display apparatus  
A light deflector includes a substrate; a plurality of control members provided at edge parts of the substrate, the control members having upper parts where stoppers are situated; a fulcrum member...
7604359 High positioning reproducible low torque mirror-actuator interface  
The present high positioning reproducible mirror-actuator interface disclosed herein overcomes the deficiencies associated with conventional interface systems and offer a number of advantages that...
7600886 Backlit mirror assembly and method for use  
A backlit mirror assembly comprises a mirror, a lamp chamber, and a prop. The mirror is pivotally coupled to the lamp chamber so that it may be tilted outwardly, thereby allowing access to...
7600879 Motor vehicle with a rear seat viewing system  
A rear seat viewing system for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The rear seat viewing system includes a mirror attached to a mirror mounting device. The mirror mounting device may retract the mirror...
7600878 Interior rearview mirror system with compass  
An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly, a mirror casing, a reflective element, an information display, a compass sensor and control...
7599108 Interior rearview mirror assembly  
An interior rearview mirror assembly suitable for use in a vehicle includes a bezel and a mirror element located behind the bezel and viewable through an opening formed by the bezel. A backplate,...
7594731 Side mirror assembly for a motor vehicle  
A side mirror assembly for a motor vehicle includes a base which is fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. A tube is pivotably secured to the base. The tube extends between a pivot end and a distal...
7589883 Vehicular exterior mirror  
An exterior mirror suitable for use in a vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a reflective mirror element having a light transmitting substrate with a mirror reflector having a...
7585082 Mirror and angle detection device  
Disclosed are a mirror and an angle detection device that detects an inclined angle of a mirror surface of the mirror. A mirror includes a mirror surface, an actuator for swiveling the mirror...
7568810 Interior rearview mirror assembly  
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a reflective element and at least one attachment plate attached thereto. The attachment plate has first and second mounting members...
7556384 Press-up tri-fold display device  
A trifold display device comprising panel opening mechanism(s) which open the device, in a damped motion, from a closed position wherein display surfaces are concealed from view to an open...
7556196 Optical reading head of scanning apparatus  
An optical reading device of a scanning apparatus includes a housing, two movable mirror clamps and two supporting plates. The housing contains therein a light source, a mirror set, a lens and an...
7553686 Al2O3 atomic layer deposition to enhance the deposition of hydrophobic or hydrophilic coatings on micro-electromechanical devices  
Micro-mechanical devices, such as MEMS, having layers thereon, and methods of forming the layers, are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include forming a layer including an oxide of aluminum...
7548362 Optical deflecting device and image forming apparatus using the same  
An optical deflecting device including a supporting member, an oscillating member, and a driving member for driving the oscillating member, wherein the oscillating member includes a first movable...
7546997 Fastening construction, in particular for a wing mirror of a motor vehicle  
A fastening construction, in particular for a wing mirror unit of a motor vehicle, comprising a base part ( 1 ) which can be fixedly connected with a vehicle, and a rotation part ( 3 ) which is...
7540060 Mirror with wiper for truck  
A side mirror assembly for a truck has a housing retaining an upper mirror, a central mirror, and a lower mirror, each of which is motorized and independently adjustable. The assembly also includes...
7533998 Vehicle accessory module  
An accessory system for a vehicle includes an accessory module, at least one accessory and an attachment member at an interior surface of a vehicle windshield. The at least one accessory comprises...
7518780 Nanolaminate deformable mirrors  
A deformable mirror formed out of two layers of a nanolaminate foil attached to a stiff substrate is introduced. Deformation is provided by an electrostatic force between two of the layers. The...
7510287 Wire cover assembly for vehicle interior mirror  
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a circuit element having a mirror wire harness extending therefrom and extending from a mirror casing. The mirror assembly includes a...
7490946 Main mirror with pivot connection  
A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system comprises a reflective element assembly, a base frame coupling the reflective element assembly to a vehicle, a support arm for coupling the reflective...
7490945 Wear-proof détente for folding mirrors  
A folding assembly for a vehicle side mirror that employs specialized ramped détentes. The folding assembly includes a pivot tube and a pivot spring rotatably coupled to a case frame and rigidly...
7488083 Vehicular rearview components and assemblies  
The present invention provides improved vehicular rearview assemblies and components for incorporation into rearview assemblies.
7488082 Discretely controlled micromirror array device with segmented electrodes  
This invention provides a discretely controlled micromirror array device comprising a plurality of micromirrors. The discretely controlled micromirror array device forms multiple surface profiles,...
7473001 Mirror adjustment mechanism with electrical connection  
The invention is directed to a mirror adjustment mechanism with an electrical connection having at least one pair of contact parts disposed movably relative to each other. The contact parts jointly...
7468651 Interior mirror system  
An interior mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle comprises an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror support assembly adapted for attachment to an interior portion of the vehicle....
7468571 Electrostatically driven latchable actuator system  
An electrostatically driven latchable actuator system has an actuator and a pair of side effectors on opposite ends of the actuator. The actuator is resiliently supported to a substrate and is...
7457023 Manufacturing a mirror plate or other operational structure having superior flatness by laser milling for use with torsional hinged devices  
A multilevel mirror plate suitable for use with a torsional hinged mirror assembly is laser milled to provide a more effective truss structure in less time and at a reduced cost.
7452088 Mirror with adjustable detent  
A mirror unit for a vehicle includes a base from which extends an arm holding a mirror housing. The arm is pivotably mounted in the base to permit the mirror to be pivoted toward the vehicle in the...
7452085 Dynamically adjustable fold-mirror assembly for projection device  
An apparatus, system, and method for a fold-mirror assembly with a dynamically adjustable mirror element for use in a projection device are disclosed herein.
7448762 Universal sideview mirror for car  
A sideview mirror includes multiple parts, wherein the mirror body, the washer, the spring, the support member, the bearing, the rotation member, and the mounting member are combined to form a...
7445191 Key system for a mirror assembly  
A locking system for adjustably mounting a mirror mounting support arm with a motor vehicle which includes a locking device for securing with a motor vehicle having a recess at one end for...
7443619 Optical element holding apparatus, exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method  
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an optical element holding apparatus including a force generating actuator configured to deform the optical element, a measuring device configured...
7441911 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...
7433106 Mirror support device and optical scanning apparatus adopting the same  
In a mirror support device and an optical scanning apparatus adopting the same, a mirror is installed in a holder, an elastic clasp elastically urges the mirror toward a vertical wall of the...
7426073 Digital micromirror device and manufacturing method thereof  
Provided is a digital micromirror device (DMD). The DMD includes a first metal line, a second metal line, a third metal line, and a mirror. The first metal line is formed to have a predetermined...
7421924 Apparatus for raising or tilting a micromechanical structure  
An active hinge apparatus is disclosed which can be used to raise a micromechanical structure (e.g. a plate or micromirror) on a substrate. The active hinge apparatus utilizes one or more of teeth...
7419273 Mirror with base bracket having integrally-molded reinforcement  
A pivoting exterior rearview mirror assembly comprises a mirror housing, a base, a support frame, a pivot assembly, and associated elements comprised primarily of a plastic or polymeric material....
7404648 Concealable mirror  
A concealable mirror comprises motor housing 110 , motor 111 , motor shaft 112 , pivot arm 131 , link arm 140 , frame 210 , hinge 212 , cover deck 220 , mirror frame 301 , mirror 310 ,...
7403269 Scanning rangefinder  
Scanning rangefinder of simple, compact construction. The rangefinder is furnished with: an outer cover ( 1 ) in which a transparent window ( 2 ) is formed; a cylindrical rotary unit ( 3 ) inside...
7399137 Rear mirror mounting assembly  
A pivot arrangement between a mirror head and a mirror mounting bracket of a rear vision mirror for a motor vehicle which uses a disc spring with a negative spring rate over part of its travel. The...
7393111 Pivoting outside mirror for a motor vehicle  
An outside mirror for a motor vehicle has a mirror foot ( 1 ) fastenable to the vehicle and a mirror carrier ( 3 ) fastenable to the mirror foot so as to be capable of swivelling about a swivelling...
7388708 Spatial light modulator multi-layer mirror plate  
A spatial light modulator having a multi-layer mirror is described.
7382519 Method and device for fabricating a release structure to facilitate bonding of mirror devices onto a substrate  
A method of fabricating a spatial light modulator. The method includes providing a first substrate having a mirror layer, the mirror layer having an upper surface and a lower surface. The method...
7379222 Optical scanning unit and image forming apparatus  
An optical apparatus for irradiating a surface to be scanned with laser light comprises rotary deflecting means for deflecting laser light emitted by a laser emitting means in a shape of a plane, a...
7370985 Vehicular mirror with slip clutch for jack screw actuator  
A motorized tilt actuator assembly comprises one or more threaded jack screws attached to a mirror glass case and traveling along one or more threaded actuator shafts with rotation of the motor....
7370984 Rearview mirror assembly for motor vehicles  
A rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle is provided. The assembly has a holding component and clamping parts to clamp the mirror assembly to the holding component. Alternative embodiments of the...
7369288 Micromechanical optical element having a reflective surface as well as its use  
By way of example, it would also be possible to dispense in a manner which is not illustrated with the spring elements 2 , and then for the element 1 to carry out an oscillating translational...
7362495 Electrostatic fins for a MEMS device  
A MEMS device includes a hinge that is disposed outwardly from a substrate and capable of at least partially supporting a conductor that is disposed outwardly from the hinge. The conductor being...