Optics for controlling the direction of light rays and assemblies incorporating the optics
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a mirror element comprising at least one substrate comprising a reflective layer on at least a portion of a surface thereof; and
at least one indicia formed in said reflective layer, said at least one indicia is selected from the group comprising a supplemental turning indicator and a side object detection indicator, wherein said at least one indicia defines one contiguous opening.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to improvements in controlling the direction of light rays and apparatus incorporating the improvements.
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95 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a mirror element comprising at least one substrate comprising a reflective layer on at least a portion of a surface thereof; and
at least one indicia formed in said reflective layer, said at least one indicia is selected from the group comprising a supplemental turning indicator and a side object detection indicator, wherein said at least one indicia defines one contiguous opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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a mirror element comprising at least one substrate comprising a reflective layer on at least a portion of a surface thereof; and
at least one indicia formed in said reflective layer, said at least one indicia defines one contiguous opening, wherein an average luminous flux density of said at least one indicia is between approximately 14.0 mlm/mm2 and approximately 147.0 mlm/mm2. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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an electro-optic mirror element comprising a rear substrate comprising a reflective layer on at least a portion of an inward facing surface thereof; and
at least one indicia formed in said reflective layer, wherein said at least one indicia defines one contiguous opening and is narrow enough that coloring and or clearing of said electro-optic mirror element is substantially unaffected by said opening. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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a mirror element comprising at least one substrate comprising a reflective layer on at least a portion of a surface thereof;
at least one indicia formed in said reflective layer, said at least one indicia defines one contiguous opening; and
at least two light sources configured to project light rays through said contiguous opening. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus, comprising:
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a mirror element comprising at least one substrate comprising a reflective layer on at least a portion of a surface thereof;
at least one indicia formed in said reflective layer, said at least one indicia defines one contiguous opening; and
at least two light sources configured to project light rays through said contiguous opening, wherein an average luminous flux density of said at least one indicia is between approximately 14.0 mlm/mm2 and approximately 147.0 mlm/mm2. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An apparatus, comprising:
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an electro-optic mirror element comprising a rear substrate comprising a reflective layer on at least a portion of an inward facing surface thereof; and
at least one indicia formed in said reflective layer, wherein said at least one indicia defines one contiguous opening that extends longer in a direction perpendicular to external electrical bus bar contacts associated with said electro-optic mirror element as compared to a parallel direction. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. An apparatus, comprising:
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an electro-optic mirror element comprising a rear substrate comprising a reflective layer on at least a portion of an inward facing surface thereof; and
at least one indicia formed in said reflective layer, wherein said at least one indicia defines one contiguous opening and is narrow enough that coloring and or clearing averaged across substantially the entirety of said electro-optic mirror element is substantially unaffected by said opening. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. An apparatus, comprising:
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an electro-optic mirror element comprising at least one substrate comprising a reflective layer on at least a portion of a surface thereof;
at least one indicia formed in said reflective layer, said at least one indicia defines one contiguous opening; and
at least one light source configured to project light rays through said contiguous opening. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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89. An apparatus, comprising:
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a mirror element comprising at least one substrate comprising a reflective layer on at least a portion of a surface thereof;
at least one contiguous opening is formed in said reflective layer; and
at least one light source configured to project light rays through said contiguous opening substantially in a preferred direction, wherein a luminous intensity is greater than or equal to approximately 5.0 candelas. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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