US Patent No: 8,128,244

Exterior sideview mirror system

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Mar 6, 2012
Issued date
Mar 24, 2011
filing date
13/071,169
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In Force
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ALSO PUBLISHED AS: 20110170206

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Abstract

An exterior sideview mirror system includes an exterior sideview mirror assembly including a plano-auxiliary reflective element having a rearward field of view when attached to a side of an automobile. The plano reflective element and the auxiliary reflective element are mounted adjacently at the reflective element assembly in a side-by-side relationship and not superimposed. The plano reflective element and the auxiliary reflective element are supported at a backing plate element. The rearward field of view of the auxiliary reflective element may be different from and angled to the rearward field of view of the plano reflective element. The plano reflective element and/or the auxiliary reflective element may have one of (a) a glass substrate having a surface coated with a metallic reflector coating and (b) a polymeric substrate having a thin glass element applied to a surface thereof and with an opposing surface thereof having a reflecting layer applied thereto.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address	Total Patents
DONNELLY CORPORATION	HOLLAND, MI	735

International Classification(s)

G02B:OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS

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[Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Lynam, Niall R	Holland, MI	555	23810

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date
3.5 Year Payment	$1600.00	$800.00	$400.00	Sep 6, 2015
7.5 Year Payment	$3600.00	$1800.00	$900.00	Sep 6, 2019
11.5 Year Payment	$7400.00	$3700.00	$1850.00	Sep 6, 2023

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge - 3.5 year - Late payment within 6 months	$160.00	$80.00	$40.00
Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months	$160.00	$80.00	$40.00
Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months	$160.00	$80.00	$40.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

US Family Size	International Coverage
Patent Longevity	Forward Citations