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Utility
Rearview Assembly Mounting Element
23 Feb 23
A mounting element for a rearview assembly may comprise a mount capable of being removably attachable to a button and having a tapered channel in a first end; a pivot comprising a first end capable of supporting the rearview assembly and a pivot ball; a pivot cup disposed at least partially within the tapered channel of the mount, having fingers extending from a first end and an annular surface having an outer diameter at a second end, the pivot cup being operable to at least partially accept and to exert a pivot torque on the pivot ball; and a coil spring having a first end, a second end, and an outer diameter similar to the diameter of the annular surface of the pivot cup, the coil spring disposed within the mount, the first end of the coil spring pressing against the annular surface of the pivot cup.
Eric S. Sloterbeek
Filed: 23 Aug 22
Utility
Rearview Assembly Mount
23 Feb 23
This disclosure is directed to a mount assembly for a rearview assembly, which may comprise a member, a pivot, a cup, and/or a spring.
Eric S. Sloterbeek
Filed: 9 Aug 22
Utility
Universal Sensor System for Auto Dimming Control for Different Spectral Outputs
23 Feb 23
A rearview system may comprise a light sensor assembly having: a photosensor operable to detect light and generate a signal based, at least in part, on the detected light; a dichroic filter in optical communication with the photosensor and operable to filter light; and a rearview assembly having an electro-optic element may comprise an electro-optic medium and operable to variably change the amount of light passing through the electro-optic medium based, at least in part, on the signal.
Barry K. Nelson, John S. Anderson, Mario F. Saenger Nayver, Steven M. Childs, George A. Neuman, Henry A. Luten
Filed: 12 Aug 22
Utility
Lighting Assembly and Illumination System Having a Lighting Assembly
23 Feb 23
A lighting assembly includes an upper mount having a pan gear and a plurality of indicator flanges.
Bradley T. Dubs, Jason D. Hallack, Justin D. Jansen, Ted D. Reeves
Filed: 19 Aug 22
Utility
Method of wirelessly powering and controlling a dimmable device
21 Feb 23
A window apparatus of a vehicle includes a removable panel that selectively encloses an exterior opening of the vehicle that includes an electro-optic apparatus.
Drew D. Brennan, Robert R. Turnbull, Jr., John B. Ostreko, Douglas C. Papay, Brian S. Lorence, Danny L. Minikey, Jr.
Filed: 18 Feb 22
Utility
Switchable polarized displays
21 Feb 23
A vehicular rearview assembly includes an electro-optic element.
David J. Cammenga, Adam R. Heintzelman, Xiaoxu Niu
Filed: 2 Nov 20
Utility
Heat Mitigation for Rearview Assembly
16 Feb 23
A system for controlling temperatures within a rearview assembly may comprise a rearview assembly having a housing defining an opening and at least one of a display element and an electro-optic element disposed in the opening; and an in-cabin monitoring system comprising at least one printed circuit board; an imager disposed on one of the at least one printed circuit boards, an image signal processor in communication with the imager, at least one light source, and at least one heat spreader positioned within the housing.
Kevin P. Drummond, Steven J. Veenman, Richard T. Fish
Filed: 5 Aug 22
Utility
Dual-function Imaging System
16 Feb 23
A dual-function imaging system may comprise an imager comprising a lens, the lens having an inner region and an outer region surrounding the inner region; an image processor in communication with the imager; a first video display element in communication with the image processor; and a second video display element in communication with the image processor.
David M. Falb
Filed: 10 Aug 22
Utility
Method for protecting and concealing seal in electro-optic window
14 Feb 23
An electro-optic window includes a first substrate; an electro-optic element generally parallel to the first substrate, the electro-optic element including: a second substrate; a third substrate generally parallel to the second substrate; a sealing member disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of one of the second and third substrates and extending therebetween; and a cavity defined between the second and third substrates.
Matthew A. Koppey, Donald L. Bareman, Stephen F. Richlich, Michael J. VanAst
Filed: 6 Jan 20
Utility
Wireless Camera Hub System
9 Feb 23
A system for capturing and displaying images may comprise a rearview assembly having WIFI capability; and a WIFI hub removably securable to a surface, the WIFI hub comprising at least one imager capable of capturing images of a scene.
Bradley A. Bosma, David M. Falb
Filed: 5 Aug 22
Utility
Systems and Methods for Adjustment of Vehicle Sub-systems Based on Monitoring of Vehicle Occupant(s)
2 Feb 23
There is provided a system for generating instructions for adjustment of vehicle sub-system(s) according to an analysis of a computed six degrees of freedom (6 DOF) of vehicle occupant(s), comprising: hardware processor(s), and a non-transitory memory having stored thereon a code for execution by the at least one hardware processor, the code comprising instructions for: obtaining at least one image of a cabin of a vehicle captured by an image sensor, obtaining depth data from a depth sensor that senses the cabin of the vehicle, wherein the at least one image and the depth data depict at least one head of at least one occupant, computing 6 DOF for the at least one head according to the at least one image and depth data, and generating instructions for adjustment of at least one vehicle sub-system according to the computed 6 DOF of the at least one vehicle occupant.
Vladimir Glazman, Yonatan Eadan, Gil Dotan, Yoav Zuta, Eran Dukas, Guy Raz
Filed: 10 Oct 22
Utility
Earplug with wireless audio communication
24 Jan 23
An earplug includes a housing and a receiver positioned in the housing.
Michael Pearson Blundell, Christopher Hudson, Zoltan S. Brutler
Filed: 4 Sep 19
Utility
Rearview Assembly
19 Jan 23
A rearview assembly is disclosed.
Eric S. Lundy, Mark R. Roth, Nigel T. Lock
Filed: 13 Jul 22
Utility
Protection attachment for a helmet
10 Jan 23
A helmet attachment may include a body, a connector, and a fastener.
Jason W. O'Connell
Filed: 16 May 19
Design
Helmet accessory mounting system
3 Jan 23
Matthew Hanudel, Michael Lawrence Franzino, Stephen Bourque, Scott W. James, Daniel Berry, Nathan Winters, Zoltan S. Brutler, Ross Fade Barber
Filed: 16 Dec 21
Utility
Near infra-red emitting rearview assembly
3 Jan 23
A system and rearview assembly is disclosed.
Xiaoxu Niu, Kurtis L. Geerlings, Joshua D. Lintz, Andrew D. Weller
Filed: 18 Mar 21
Utility
Imager assembly with heating element
3 Jan 23
An imager assembly is disclosed.
Michael G. Hendricks
Filed: 7 Dec 21
Utility
Helmet Accessory Mounting System
29 Dec 22
A helmet accessory mounting system includes a mounting device configured to couple to an outer surface of a side of a helmet.
Michael Lawrence Franzino, Stephen Bourque, Scott W. James, Daniel Berry, Ross Fade Barber, Zoltan S. Brutler
Filed: 26 Aug 22
Utility
Full Display Mirror with On-demand Spotter View
29 Dec 22
A rearview display system is provided for a vehicle having: a rear camera generating a rearward video stream, a right-side camera generating a right-side stream, and a left-side camera generating a left-side stream.
Mark A. VanVuuren, Leah R. Hoffmeyer (nee Beck), Ethan J. Lee
Filed: 6 Sep 22
Utility
Stale Video Detection
29 Dec 22
A device and a corresponding system are disclosed.
Andrew J. Oosterhouse, Michael D. Zwagerman, Tyler W. Blaum
Filed: 27 Jun 22