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Gentex Corporation Patents
Assignee:
Gentex Corporation
Address:
Carbondale, PA
No. of patents:
428
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
RE32569 Protective helmet January 5, 1988
An improved protective helmet for use by an infantryman or the like in which a suspension frame of relatively rigid material has a peripheral channel provided at one location around the frame with a slightly inwardly inclined portion adapted to receive a slightly outwardly directed porti
D556106 Rear view mirror assembly November 27, 2007
D556105 Rear view mirror assembly November 27, 2007
D543917 Buttons for rear view mirror assembly June 5, 2007
D543916 Button for rear view mirror assembly June 5, 2007
D495096 Audio headband padset for protective helmet August 24, 2004
D491695 Audio headband padset for protective helmet June 15, 2004
D478536 Mirror August 19, 2003
D471847 Mirror March 18, 2003
D467531 Mirror December 24, 2002
D466456 Mirror construction December 3, 2002
D453992 Rotational bayonet receiver March 5, 2002
D451869 Rearview mirror December 11, 2001
D450642 Mirror construction November 20, 2001
D450281 Mirror November 13, 2001
D441703 Mirror May 8, 2001
D410607 Rearview mirror with woodgrain bezel June 8, 1999
D295403 Microphone April 26, 1988
D281159 Sound-attenuating earcups October 29, 1985
D266242 Microphone housing September 21, 1982
D247235 Hand-held microphone February 14, 1978
7417781 Electrochromic rearview mirror incorporating a third surface reflector August 26, 2008
The inventive electrochromic mirror may be used in a vehicle rearview mirror assembly having a light source positioned behind the electrochromic mirror for selectively projecting light through the mirror and/or a light sensor positioned behind the electrochromic mirror for selectivel
7417221 Automotive vehicle image sensor August 26, 2008
An image sensor may be constructed as an imager die onto which is adhered an optical spacer. The imager die and optical spacer may be supported by a dam-and-fill construction which allows light to pass through the optical spacer and onto the imager die. The image sensor may generate
7414770 Contollably dissolving spacing member and associated electrochromic device and method for manufa August 19, 2008
An electrochromic device including a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber posi
7408694 Rearview mirror constructed for efficient assembly August 5, 2008
A mirror assembly includes a housing, an angularly adjustable power pack, wires for supplying power and mirror angle control, an electrochromic mirror subassembly including a heater, and a turn signal device. The components include individual connectors that plug into a multi-prong c
7408136 Vehicle vision based systems having improved light source distinguishing features August 5, 2008
An imaging system for use in a vehicle headlamp control system includes an opening, an image sensor, a red lens blocking red complement light between the opening and the image sensor, and a red complement lens blocking red light between the opening and the image sensor. Each lens foc
7405650 Device with improved serial communication July 29, 2008
The present invention relates to various improvements to digital communications and various applications of the improved digital communications.
7404655 Vehicle rearview assembly including a map light July 29, 2008
Rearview assemblies for a vehicle are provided. The rearview assembly includes a housing coupled to a mounting structure that is configured to be mounted in a vehicle. The housing includes a rearward viewing means, and also includes a lamp subassembly. The lamp subassembly includes a
7379814 Electronic compass system May 27, 2008
An electronic compass system includes a magnetic sensor circuit having at least two sensing elements for sensing perpendicular components of the Earth's magnetic field vector. A processing circuit is coupled to the sensor circuit to filter, process, and compute a heading. The processing
7379225 Vehicular rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating these elements May 27, 2008
The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same.
7379224 Electrochromic rearview mirror assembly incorporating a display/signal light May 27, 2008
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electrochromic rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an electrochromic mirror having a variable reflectivity, a glare sensor for sensing levels of light directed towards the front element from the rear of the vehicle, an
7378633 Vehicle rearview assembly having a light sensor with two or more transducers May 27, 2008
Light sensors having a wide dynamic range are used in a variety of applications. A wide dynamic range light sensor includes an exposed photodiode light transducer accumulating charge in proportion to light incident over an integration period. Sensor logic determines a light integrati
7375894 Common lens helmet mounted display May 20, 2008
A common lens HMD is shown and described. The use of a common lens in a biocular or binocular helmet mounted display (HMD) system provides a means to manipulate light rays from an image(s) which are traveling from two or more separate upstream optics trains to the helmet visor and on
7375617 Evacuation appliance May 20, 2008
An evacuation appliance comprising a mounting plate configured to be connected to a wall, with the mounting plate having a terminal clip. The evacuation appliance further includes a notification device having at least one notification member, with the notification device being config
7372611 Vehicular rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating these elements May 13, 2008
The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same.
7372609 Nanocrystalline metal oxide films and associated devices comprising the same May 13, 2008
A nanoporous-nanocrystalline film, comprising a nanoporous-nanocrystalline, semi-conducting metal oxide having a redox active material or redox chromophore attached thereto, wherein the redox active material or redox chromophore comprises at least one of an isocyanate, a silane, and
7370982 Environmentally improved rearview mirror assemblies May 13, 2008
Environmentally improved rearview mirror assemblies are provided which incorporate a reflective element with variable reflectance. In one embodiment, the environmentally improved rearview mirror assembly is substantially free of cadmium (Cd). In another embodiment, the environmentall
7361875 Vehicle headlamp control utilizing a light sensor having at least two light transducers April 22, 2008
Equipment on automotive vehicle is controlled by a system including at least one semiconductor light sensor having variable sensitivity to light. Each light sensor generates a light signal indicative of the intensity of light incident on the light sensor. Control logic varies the sen
7349143 Electrochromic devices having no positional offset between substrates March 25, 2008
To allow an electrochromic device to have little or no offset between its front and rear elements, an electrical conductor may be provided to electrically couple a portion of a first conductive layer provided on the rear surface of the front element with a portion of a second conductive
7344774 Pre-processed workpiece having a surface deposition of absorber dye rendering the workpiece weld March 18, 2008
A weldable workpiece having a surface deposition including an absorber dye possessing strong absorption and a high extinction coefficient. The dye is deposited at a uniform density and thereby has the capacity to convert inbound radiant energy over about 0.1 J per square millimeter into
7342707 Indicators and illuminators using a semiconductor radiation emitter package March 11, 2008
A vehicle lamp assembly includes a housing and an LED lamp carried in the housing. A signal mirror includes a mirror and an LED lamp. The LED lamp includes a heat extraction member.
7334922 Rearview mirror assembly construction February 26, 2008
A rearview mirror assembly of the present invention includes a circuit board disposed behind the mirror. The circuit board may be a flexible circuit board and may include an LED mounted to project light through a transparent window in the flexible circuit board and through the mirror.
7327226 Vehicle rearview mirror assembly incorporating a communication system February 5, 2008
A vehicle communication and control system is provided that may be more readily installed in a vehicle and that utilizes minimal additional wiring. According to some of the disclosed embodiments, the electrical components of the "brick" of a communication and control system are integ
7324261 Electrochromic devices with thin bezel-covered edge January 29, 2008
A mirror includes an electro-optic mirror subassembly, and a thin-profiled bezel attached around a perimeter of the electrochromic mirror subassembly. The electro-optic mirror subassembly is supported on a carrier by an adheringly bonded heater and foam tape in a laminar arrangement.
7321112 Optical elements, related manufacturing methods and assemblies incorporating optical elements January 22, 2008
The present invention relates to various optical elements, related manufacturing methods and systems incorporating the optical elements. In at least one embodiment an optical element is provided that improves a vision systems capability to accurately measure a spectral characteristic
7316036 Padset for protective helmet January 8, 2008
There is provided a pad set for a protective helmet. The pad set includes a plurality of internal pads of various thicknesses. A plurality of pad retaining/locating devices each have a pocket for receiving at least one of the plurality of internal pads so as to form an individual pad of
7306355 Optics for controlling the direction of light rays and assemblies incorporating the optics December 11, 2007
The present invention relates to improvements in controlling the direction of light rays. Various assemblies incorporating these inventive concepts are provided.
7302326 Image processing system to control vehicle headlamps or other vehicle equipment November 27, 2007
An imaging system of the invention includes an image array sensor including a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels generates a signal indicative of the amount of light received on the pixel. The imaging system further includes an analog to digital converter for quantizing the sign
7293901 Optics for controlling the direction of light rays and assemblies incorporating the optics November 13, 2007
The present invention relates to improvements in controlling the direction of light rays.
7287868 Rearview mirror with integrated frame October 30, 2007
An electrochromic mirror includes an integrated internal plate frame with an electrochromic mirror subassembly adhered to its flat front surface, electrical components supported on a rear with the frame acting as a heat sink and EMI/RFI shield, and a back cover supported on the plate fra
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