Gentex Corporation

William R Spence

Robert R Turnbull

Alan R Watson

Michael A Bryson

Robert C Knapp

G Bruce Poe

Jon Harold Bechtel

Joseph S Stam

John B Ostreko

Andrew J LeVesque

Mark W Pierce

Peter Wm VanderWel

El-Sayed Eid

Danny L Minikey, Jr

Frederick T Bauer

Kenton J Ypma

Ethan J Lee

Jeremy A Fogg

Mark W Newton

Kristi L Hooper

John B Wallace

Julie A Kelley

Andrew J Levesque

Danny L Minikey

Peter Wm Vanderwel

John H Bechtel

The present invention relates to monitoring and automatic control systems.

Monitoring and automatic equipment control systems

The present invention relates to improved image sensor-processor interconnections and to monitoring and automatic control systems incorporating the improved image sensor-processor interconnections.

A vehicular rearview mirror assembly () includes an electrochromic (EC) glass element () and a printed circuit board () for mounting electrical components. A liquid crystal display (LCD) () is mounted to the printed circuit board (), while a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) () are also mounted to the same printed circuit board below the LCD () for providing backlighting.

Vehicular rearview mirror assembly including integrated backlighting for a liquid crystal display (LCD)

A microphone assembly includes one or more transducers positioned in a housing. Circuitry is coupled to the transducer for outputting an electrical signal such that the microphone has a main lobe directed forwardly and attenuates signals originating from the sides and/or rear. The transducers can advantageously include multiple transducers, which, with the circuit, produce a desired sensitivity pattern. The microphone assembly can be employed in a vehicle accessory.

Vehicle accessory microphone

A rearview mirror assembly comprising a rear housing section with wiring connected to a first electrical connection device and a circuit board with a second electrical connection device, with first electrical connection device and the second electrical connection device being configured to automatically mate when the circuit board and the rear housing section are moved relatively towards each other. The rearview mirror assembly can also include a circuit board with a third electrical connection device and a reflective element with a fourth electrical connection device, with third electrical connection device and the fourth electrical connection device being configured to automatically mate when the circuit board and the reflective element are moved relatively towards each other.

Blind connector for rearview mirror

A microphone assembly includes one or more transducers positioned in one or more housings. A processing circuit is coupled to the transducer for outputting an electrical signal such that the microphone in combination with the processing circuit very effectively cancels noise. The microphone assembly can be employed in a vehicle accessory.

Vehicle accessory microphone having mechanism for reducing line-induced noise

A microphone assembly for a vehicle accessory includes one or more transducers positioned in a microphone housing. The microphone housing has at least one acoustic port to which the transducer is acoustically coupled. The microphone assembly further includes a windscreen sealed across the acoustic port. The windscreen having hydrophobic properties to prevent water from penetrating the microphone housing through the acoustic port.

Vehicle accessory microphone assembly having a windscreen with hydrophobic properties

Microphone assembly having a windscreen of high acoustic resistivity and/or hydrophobic material

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Holland, MI, United States of America

William R Spence