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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
May. 31, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yves Bade, Auxerre, FR;
Daniel Dumont, Veneux-les-Sablons, FR;
Bernard Duroux, Garancières, FR;
Assignee:
Schefenacker Vision Systems France S.A., Dammarie-les-Lys Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/104 ;
Abstract
A heated mirror is provided. The mirror includes a plastic or glass substrate. A contact surface is provided for receiving a resistive heating layer. A plurality of spaced electrodes are electrically coupled to the resistive heating layer for inducing a current in the resistive heating layer to heat the mirror assembly. The substrate is polished in the direction of current flow through the resistive layer. The assembly may also include a separate reflective layer.