Patents by Inventor Joel B. Wessely

Joel B. Wessely 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).

  • Pivot mounting assembly for interior rearview mirror
    Patent number: 10752175
    Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting structure configured to attach at an interior portion of the vehicle and a mirror head pivotally mounted at the mounting structure. The mirror head includes a mirror reflective element and a ball stud that pivotally mounts the mirror head at a socket element of the mounting structure. The ball stud is a metallic element having a base portion and a neck region that extends from the base portion, with a ball member at an end of the neck region distal from the base portion. The ball stud includes a passageway formed at least through the base portion and the neck region. A mounting portion is molded at least partially around the base portion to attach the ball stud at the mirror head. The passageway of the ball stud is at least partially filled with a polymeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Rex E. Blakeman, Kevin M. Bentz, John C. Hamberg, Joel B. Wessely
  • PIVOT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR
    Publication number: 20190039519
    Abstract: An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting structure configured to attach at an interior portion of the vehicle and a mirror head pivotally mounted at the mounting structure. The mirror head includes a mirror reflective element and a ball stud that pivotally mounts the mirror head at a socket element of the mounting structure. The ball stud is a metallic element having a base portion and a neck region that extends from the base portion, with a ball member at an end of the neck region distal from the base portion. The ball stud includes a passageway formed at least through the base portion and the neck region. A mounting portion is molded at least partially around the base portion to attach the ball stud at the mirror head. The passageway of the ball stud is at least partially filled with a polymeric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Rex E. Blakeman, Kevin M. Bentz, John C. Hamberg, Joel B. Wessely