Optical: systems and elements – Glare or unwanted light reduction – With mirror
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-19
2011-04-19
Nguyen, Thong (Department: 2872)
Optical: systems and elements
Glare or unwanted light reduction
With mirror
C359S603000, C340S815400
Reexamination Certificate
active
07926960
ABSTRACT:
An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes a mirror assembly having a variable reflectance element. The variable reflectance element includes a metallic mirror reflector on one side of a substrate, with the metallic mirror reflector being partially transmissive to visible light. The interior rearview mirror assembly includes an information display positioned to the rear of the metallic mirror reflector, wherein the information display emits light that transmits through the metallic mirror reflector for viewing by the driver of the vehicle. Responsive to a light level sensed by at least one light sensor, the luminous intensity of the information display is adjustable by a control to provide a luminous intensity of at least about 750 candelas/sq. meter to a driver of the vehicle viewing the information display through the metallic mirror reflector of the interior rearview mirror assembly when it is normally mounted in the vehicle.
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DeLine Jonathan E.
Lynam Niall R.
McCaw Joseph P.
Skiver Timothy G.
Uken John T.
Donnelly Corporation
Nguyen Thong
Van Dyke Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP
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