Heated mirror assembly
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Abstract
A heated mirror assembly is disclosed and which includes a mirror which is operable to both reflect and pass visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation; a first substrate bearing a heater is juxtaposed relative to the mirror, and wherein the heater, when energized, imparts heat energy to the mirror; an electrically conductive pathway is made integral with the first substrate; and an electrical device is electrically coupled to the conductive pathway, and wherein the heater and the electrical device are each energized from electrical terminals which are supported at least in part by the mirror.
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48 Claims
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I_We. I/We claim:
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1. A heated mirror assembly, comprising:
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a mirror which is operable to both reflect and pass electromagnetic radiation, and which has an average reflectance of greater than about 35%;
a first substrate bearing a heater which is juxtaposed relative to the mirror, and wherein the heater, when energized, imparts heat energy to the mirror;
an electrically conductive pathway made integral with the first substrate; and
an electrical device electrically coupled to the electrically conductive pathway, and wherein the heater and the electrical device are each energized from electrical terminals which are borne by the first substrate, and wherein the electrical device, when energized, emits electromagnetic radiation which is passed, at least in part, by the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A heated mirror assembly:
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a mirror having opposite surfaces, and which is operable to both reflect and pass electromagnetic radiation, and wherein the mirror has an average reflectance of greater than about 35%;
an electrical circuit defining a heater, and a separate electrical pathway and which are both deposited on one of the surfaces of the mirror, and wherein the heater, when energized, imparts heat energy to the mirror; and
an electrical device electrically coupled to the electrical pathway, and wherein the heater and the electrical device are each energized from electrical terminals which are supported on one of the surfaces of the mirror, and wherein the electrical device, when energized, emits electromagnetic radiation which is passed, in part, by the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A heated mirror assembly comprising:
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a mirror having opposite first and second surfaces and which is operable to both reflect and pass visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation, and which has an average reflectance of greater than about 35%;
an electrical device which when energized emits visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation which is passed, at least in part, by the mirror, and wherein the electrical device is mounted on one of the surfaces of the mirror;
an electrically conductive pathway made integral with one of the surfaces of the mirror, and wherein the electrically conductive pathway has a first end, and an opposite second end which is electrically coupled with the electrical device; and
a heater circuit made integral with one of the surfaces of the mirror, and which when energized imparts heat energy to the mirror, and wherein the heater circuit and the electrically conductive pathway each have electrical terminals which are supported at least in part by one of the surfaces of the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A heated mirror assembly, comprising:
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a mirror having an outwardly facing surface, and an opposite inwardly facing surface, and wherein a mirror coating is applied to one of the surfaces, and wherein the mirror further comprises a region which passes visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation;
a heater circuit disposed in heat transferring relation relative to the inwardly facing surface of the mirror, the heater circuit juxtaposed relative to the inwardly facing surface and which further has electrical terminals to which electricity is supplied to energize the heater circuit;
a plurality of electrical devices supported in part by the inwardly facing surface of the mirror and which are located adjacent to the region which passes visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation, and wherein the electrical devices, when energized emit visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation which is passed, at least in part, by the mirror;
an electrically conductive pathway coupled with the plurality of electrical devices, and which is operable to energize the respective electrical devices, and wherein the electrically conductive pathway is made integral with, and is supported along its length by the inwardly facing surface of the mirror, and wherein the electrically conductive pathway has electrical terminals to which electricity is selectively supplied to energize the plurality of electrical devices, and wherein the electrical terminals of the electrically conductive pathway are located adjacent to the electrical terminals of the heater circuit so as to facilitate the electrical coupling of the electrical devices and the heater circuit with a source of electricity; and
a reflector, supported in part by the inwardly facing surface of the mirror, and which reflects visibly discernible electromagnetic radiation which is emitted by the plurality of electrical devices, and which is passed by the mirror and which can be view from a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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