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Mirror assembly
Assignee: KW Muth Co Inc
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Filing: 1993-04-15
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Granted: 1996-01-02
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Expires: 2013-04-15
Abstract
Abstract A mirror assembly including an enclosure having an aperture, and defining a cavity, an instrument for receiving electromagnetic radiation having predetermined characteristics, borne by the enclosure and positioned in the cavity; and a dichroic mirror borne by the enclosure and disposed in substantially occluding relation relative to the aperture, the dichroic mirror reflecting ambient visible light and being substantially transparent to the light received by the instrument.
Inventors
- 👤 John K. Roberts
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 09:40
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60Q; B60Q1/00; B60Q1/26; B60Q1/2661; B60Q1/2665; B60R; B60R1/00; B60R1/02; B60R1/08; B60R1/12; B60R1/1207; F; F21; F21V; F21V9/00; F21V9/20; B60R2001/1215; B60R2001/1223; B60R2001/1246; B60R2001/1284; F21W; F21W2111/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A mirror assembly comprising: an enclosure having an aperture; a dichroic mirror borne by the enclosure and substantially occluding the aperture and wherein the dichroic mirror is operable to selectively pass a predetermined narrow band of electromagnetic radiation which does not exceed 150 nanometers in width, and reflect a broad spectral band of visible light; and means borne by the enclosure for receiving electromagnetic radiation in the predetermined narrow spectral band of electromagnetic radiation passed by the dichroic mirror, and wherein the preponderance of the electromagnetic radiation detected by the receiving means lies within the same 150 nanometer wide band of electromagnetic radiation which is passed by the dichroic mirror, and wherein the dichroic mirror further has a luminous reflectance of greater than 50% while simultaneous passing at least 60% of the predetermined narrow band of electromagnetic radiation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A mirror assembly comprising: an enclosure having an aperture; a dichroic mirror borne by the enclosure and substantially occluding the aperture and wherein the dichroic mirror is operable to selectively pass a predetermined narrow band of electromagnetic radiation which does not exceed 150 nanometers in width, and reflect a broad spectral band of visible light; and means borne by the enclosure for receiving electromagnetic radiation in the predetermined narrow spectral band of electromagnetic radiation passed by the dichroic mirror, and wherein the preponderance of the electromagnetic radiation detected by the receiving means lies within the same 150 nanometer wide band of electromagnetic radiation which is passed by the dichroic mirror, and wherein the dichroic mirror further has a luminous reflectance of greater than 50% while simultaneous passing at least 60% of the predetermined narrow band of electromagnetic radiation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A mirror assembly as claimed in claim 1 and wherein the enclosure defines a cavity, and wherein the receiving means includes a sensor which is mounted in the cavity, and wherein the enclosure is operable to direct the electromagnetic radiation through the aperture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
143 words
A mirror assembly comprising: an enclosure having an aperture; a dichroic mirror borne by the enclosure and substantially occluding the aperture, and wherein the dichroic mirror is operable to selectively pass a predetermined narrow band of electromagnetic radiation which does not exceed 150 nanometers in width, and reflect a broad spectral band of visible light; and means borne by the enclosure for receiving electromagnetic radiation in the predetermined narrow spectral band of electromagnetic radiation passed by the dichroic mirror, and wherein the receiving means is instrument, and wherein the preponderance of the electromagnetic radiation detected by the receiving means lies within the same 150 nanometer wide band of electromagnetic radiation which is passed by the dichroic mirror, and wherein the dichroic mirror further has a luminous reflectance of greater than 50% while simultaneously at least 60% of the predetermined narrow band electromagnetic radiation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
143 words
A mirror assembly comprising: an enclosure having an aperture; a dichroic mirror borne by the enclosure and substantially occluding the aperture, and wherein the dichroic mirror is operable to selectively pass a predetermined narrow band of electromagnetic radiation which does not exceed 150 nanometers in width, and reflect a broad spectral band of visible light; and means borne by the enclosure for receiving electromagnetic radiation in the predetermined narrow spectral band of electromagnetic radiation passed by the dichroic mirror, and wherein the receiving means is instrument, and wherein the preponderance of the electromagnetic radiation detected by the receiving means lies within the same 150 nanometer wide band of electromagnetic radiation which is passed by the dichroic mirror, and wherein the dichroic mirror further has a luminous reflectance of greater than 50% while simultaneously at least 60% of the predetermined narrow band electromagnetic radiation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
A mirror assembly as claimed in claim 3 and wherein an operator utilizing the mirror assembly has a line of sight and the dichroic mirror reflects ambient light forming an image into the line of sight of the operator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
119 words
A mirror assembly comprising: an enclosure having cavity and defining an aperture; an instrument mounted on the enclosure and positioned in the cavity, the instrument receiving electromagnetic radiation having predetermined wavelength characteristics, and wherein the instrument is an optical sensor, and wherein the electromagnetic radiation is light which resides within a predetermined spectral band, and wherein the predetermined spectral band is in the visible spectrum; a dichroic mirror borne by the enclosure and substantially occluding the aperture, the dichroic mirror passing at least 60% of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation which are received by the optical sensor while simultaneously maintaining a luminous reflectance of greater than 50%, and wherein the dichroic mirror conceals the presence of the optical sensor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
119 words
A mirror assembly comprising: an enclosure having cavity and defining an aperture; an instrument mounted on the enclosure and positioned in the cavity, the instrument receiving electromagnetic radiation having predetermined wavelength characteristics, and wherein the instrument is an optical sensor, and wherein the electromagnetic radiation is light which resides within a predetermined spectral band, and wherein the predetermined spectral band is in the visible spectrum; a dichroic mirror borne by the enclosure and substantially occluding the aperture, the dichroic mirror passing at least 60% of the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation which are received by the optical sensor while simultaneously maintaining a luminous reflectance of greater than 50%, and wherein the dichroic mirror conceals the presence of the optical sensor.
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