Patents by Inventor Coady Garrett

Coady Garrett 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).

  • Modular rearview mirror assembly
    Patent number: 7362237
    Abstract: A vehicle rearview mirror assembly including a mirror, an electronic component unit, a protective housing exposing the mirror through a viewing aperture and enclosing the electronic component unit, an RF antenna connected to the electronic component unit, and a support bracket assembly adapted to mount the mirror assembly to an interior surface of a vehicle. The electronic component unit may be mounted on one face of a carrier plate and the mirror may be mounted on the other face of said carrier plate, with the support bracket assembly extending through the housing from the carrier plate. The electronic component unit may be adapted to receive information via the RF antenna and may display such information on a visual display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Donnelly Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Lawlor, Coady Garrett
  • MODULAR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20070165316
    Abstract: A vehicle rearview mirror assembly including a mirror, an electronic component unit, a protective housing exposing the mirror through a viewing aperture and enclosing the electronic component unit, an RF antenna connected to the electronic component unit, and a support bracket assembly adapted to mount the mirror assembly to an interior surface of a vehicle. The electronic component unit may be mounted on one face of a carrier plate and the mirror may be mounted on the other face of said carrier plate, with the support bracket assembly extending through the housing from the carrier plate. The electronic component unit may be adapted to receive information via the RF antenna and may display such information on a visual display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: DONNELLY MIRRORS LIMITED
    Inventors: Patrick Lawlor, Coady Garrett