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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
May. 06, 2005
Ronald D. Blum, Roanoke, VA (US);
William Kokonaski, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Dwight P. Duston, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Youval Katzman, Zichron Yaagov, IL;
Ronald D. Blum, Roanoke, VA (US);
William Kokonaski, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Dwight P. Duston, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Youval Katzman, Zichron Yaagov, IL;
Intellimats, LLC, Roanoke, VA (US);
Abstract
A mirror assembly including an active lens and a reflective surface. The mirror assembly may change its refractive index when a voltage is applied to the active lens, thereby changing the field of view in the lens. Exemplary applications include a blind spot system in a motor vehicle, in which, upon sensing another vehicle in a driver's blind spot, the mirror assembly changes the driver's field of view to include the blind spot. Additional applications include a magnifying mirror for shaving or applying cosmetics.