Patents by Inventor Ian Harkins

Ian Harkins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • HEADS-UP DISPLAY (HUD) MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH SWITCHABLE MIRROR LAYER
    Publication number: 20210026134
    Abstract: A heads-up display (HUD) system for a vehicle is provided. A light source is configured to transmit a light. A mirror is configured to reflect the light toward a window (e.g., windshield) of the vehicle. The mirror has a front reflective surface and a rear reflective surface located further from the light source than the front reflective surface. A controller is programmed to selectively alter a transparency of the front reflective surface. The alteration of the transparency of the front reflective surface enables the front reflective surface to alter between a reflective mode in which the light reflects off the front reflective surface and toward the windshield, and a transparent mode in which the light transmits through the front reflective surface and instead reflects off of the rear reflective surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: Ian HARKINS
  • Indicating device with pointer having counterweight
    Patent number: 10054470
    Abstract: A pointer is rotational relative to a dial plate. The pointer includes a body, a needle and a counterweight. The needle extends radially outward from the body. The counterweight is a separate component from the body and is affixed to the body. The counterweight is located on an opposite side of the body from the needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ian Harkins
  • INDICATING DEVICE WITH POINTER HAVING COUNTERWEIGHT
    Publication number: 20170254682
    Abstract: A pointer is rotational relative to a dial plate. The pointer includes a body, a needle and a counterweight. The needle extends radially outward from the body. The counterweight is a separate component from the body and is affixed to the body. The counterweight is located on an opposite side of the body from the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Ian Harkins
  • Prism for light reflecting/diffusion between LED's
    Patent number: 9205775
    Abstract: A first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element spaced apart from the first light-emitting element. An optical element is opposite to and between the first and the second light-emitting elements. The optical element is configured to at least one of reflect or diffuse light emitted by the first and the second light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ian Harkins
  • PRISM FOR LIGHT REFLECTING/DIFFUSION BETWEEN LED'S
    Publication number: 20150092389
    Abstract: A first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element spaced apart from the first light-emitting element. An optical element is opposite to and between the first and the second light-emitting elements. The optical element is configured to at least one of reflect or diffuse light emitted by the first and the second light-emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Harkins