Patents by Inventor Lyman G. Wakeman

Lyman G. Wakeman 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).

  • Image/information displays on electro-optic devices
    Patent number: 5689370
    Abstract: An improved electro-optic rearview mirror for motor vehicles, the mirror incorporating an improved display, such as "HEATED" or "OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR" or the like, and wherein the mirror colors and clears uniformly and the display is effected in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Tonar, Lyman G. Wakeman
  • Image/information displays on electrochromic mirrors for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 5682267
    Abstract: An improved electrochromic rearview mirror for motor vehicles, the mirror incorporating an improved display which economically and efficiently displays information or images or symbols on the mirror in a reliable and aesthetically pleasing manner while providing excellent speed of reflective change, good high end reflectance, good uniformity of reflectance change across the surface area of the mirror, continually variable reflectance and good low end reflectance while displaying desired information or images or symbols throughout the range of reflectance of the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Tonar, Lyman G. Wakeman