Patents by Inventor Darin Tuttle

Darin Tuttle 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).

  • Publication number: 20080068520
    Abstract: An inventive rearview assembly for a vehicle may comprise a mirror element and a display including a light management subassembly. The subassembly may comprise an LCD placed behind a transflective layer of the mirror element. Despite a low transmittance through the transflective layer, the inventive display is capable of generating a viewable display image having an intensity of at least 250 cd/m2 and up to 3500 cd/m2. The display includes a novel backlighting subassembly and novel optical components including a magnifying system, a depolarizer, a reflector, and a reflective polarizer. The display may be configured to display an image having edges contoured to correspond to the edges of the mirror element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Danny Minikey, Mark Newton, Ethan Lee, William Tonar, Darin Tuttle, David Cammenga, John Anderson, John Ostreko, Christian Kemperman, David Blaker
  • Publication number: 20080037130
    Abstract: A control system for one or more electrochromic elements used in an outside electrochromic (OEC) mirror used in automobiles or other vehicular applications, to control the glare of both IEC elements used as a rearview mirror (20) as well as the OEC elements (24, 26) used as sideview mirrors (24, 26). An ambient light senor (129) and glare sensor (133) operate to determine a glare level used to control both IEC and OEC electrochromic elements. The drive circuits for the OEC's elements may be controlled so as to account for various factors such as tinted glass characteristics in the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Turnbull, Michael Dillane, Robert Knapp, Darin Tuttle
  • Publication number: 20070285937
    Abstract: An apparatus including at least one LED mounted to a printed circuit board, a reflector including at least one heat stake, and a mounting plate comprising at least one aperture for receiving the at least one heat stake. The at least one LED is positioned between the reflector and the mounting plate such that the at least one LED is held in position when the at least one heat stake is received within the at least one aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Jeremy Walser, Kenton Ypma, Daniel Bostwick, John Roberts, Robert Steel, Steven Miskelley, Darin Tuttle
  • Publication number: 20060012990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improvements in controlling the direction of light rays. Various assemblies incorporating these inventive concepts are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Jeremy Walser, Darin Tuttle, John Roberts, Jeremy Fogg, Timothy Thomas
  • Publication number: 20050265037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improvements in controlling the direction of light rays and apparatus incorporating the improvements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Mark Newton, John Roberts, Timothy Bonardi, Jeremy Fogg, Timothy Thomas, Darin Tuttle, Jeremy Walser
  • Publication number: 20050201113
    Abstract: The present invention relates to improvements in controlling the direction of light rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Darin Tuttle, John Roberts, Timothy Bonardi, Jeremy Fogg, John Carter, Timothy Thomas
  • Publication number: 20050036328
    Abstract: An apparatus including at least one LED mounted to a printed circuit board, a reflector including at least one heat stake, and a mounting plate comprising at least one aperture for receiving the at least one heat stake. The at least one LED is positioned between the reflector and the mounting plate such that the at least one LED is held in position when the at least one heat stake is received within the at least one aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Jeremy Walser, Kenton Ypma, Daniel Bostwick, John Roberts, Robert Steel, Steven Miskelley, Darin Tuttle
  • Publication number: 20050024729
    Abstract: A rearview assembly of the present invention may include a housing adapted to be mounted to the vehicle, a rearview element disposed in the housing for providing an image to the driver of the rearward view from the vehicle, and a glare sensor positioned to receive light from passing through the rearview element. The glare sensor may be a surface-mounted to a circuit board. An optional secondary optical element may be disposed between the rearview element and the glare sensor. The optional secondary optical element may have an anamorphic lens for providing different fields of view horizontally versus vertically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Harold Ockerse, Jon Bechtel, Joseph Stam, Darin Tuttle, Wayne Rumsey, Jeremy Walser
  • Publication number: 20050007579
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, optical systems include a lens system assembly, a spectral filter material and a pixel array configured such that small, distant light sources can be reliably detected. In at least one embodiment, the optical systems provide accurate measurement of the brightness of the detected light sources and identification of the peak wavelength and dominant wavelength of the detected light sources. In at least one embodiment, the optical systems provide improved ability to distinguish headlights of oncoming vehicles and taillights of leading vehicles from one another, as well as from other light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Stam, Jon Bechtel, Spencer Reese, Darin Tuttle, Gregory Bush, Harold Ockerse