Patents Assigned to Glen E. Means
  • Wiping mirror for motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5522112
    Abstract: A wiping mirror assembly for trucks and other motor vehicles employs a wiper carrier coupled to an off-the-shelf multiple start, high lead screw that is driven by a reversing motor via a belt. A magnetic switch positioned adjacent each end of the screw senses the approaching wiper carrier and reverses its direction of travel by reversing the motor. The assembly includes nozzles in a mirror housing for wetting the mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Glen E. Means
    Inventor: Harry J. Tiffany, III