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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2003
John W. Carter, Holland, MI (US);
Darin D. Tuttle, Byron Center, MI (US);
Bradley L. Busscher, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Frederick T. Bauer, Holland, MI (US);
Garth D. Deur, Holland, MI (US);
John W. Carter, Holland, MI (US);
Darin D. Tuttle, Byron Center, MI (US);
Bradley L. Busscher, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Frederick T. Bauer, Holland, MI (US);
Garth D. Deur, Holland, MI (US);
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
An exterior rearview mirror assembly of the present invention, includes a lamp module with light sources functioning as a turn signal indicator, a security light, and a blind spot indicator. The light module may include at least one LED device that is activated during different activation modes so as to operate in two or more of the following modes: a blind spot indication mode, a turn signal mode, and a security light mode. The LED device may emit light of different color during the different modes of operation. The security light may be oriented to illuminate the door handle and keyhole. The light module may be positioned behind the mirror element to project light through the mirror element.