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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
May. 03, 2024
Applicant:
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Inventor:
Henry A. Luten, Zeeland, MI (US);
Assignee:
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/08 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/157 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01); G06V 40/19 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133555 (2013.01); B60R 1/088 (2013.01); G02F 1/157 (2013.01); B60R 2001/1253 (2013.01); G02F 2203/11 (2013.01); G06V 40/19 (2022.01);
Abstract
A rearview assembly for a vehicle is provided including a mirror element. The mirror element includes a substrate having a front surface and a rear surface and a transflective coating associated with one of the front surface and the rear surface of the substrate. The transflective coating including a first layer having a high refractive index, a second layer having a low refractive index, a third layer comprising silicon, a fourth layer having a low refractive index, and a fifth layer having a high refractive index. The mirror element may be an electro-optic mirror element.