Patents by Inventor Kurtis J. Wassink

Kurtis J. Wassink 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).

  • Fanless cooling system for full display mirror
    Patent number: 10746959
    Abstract: A display mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing. An electro-optic element may be operably coupled with the housing. A circuit board may be adjacent the electro-optic element. An electrostatic fluid accelerator may be adjacent the circuit board and may be configured to move ions within the housing. An actuator device may be disposed on the housing and may be operably coupled with the electro-optic element. The actuator device may be adjustable to tilt the electro-optic element in one direction, thereby moving the electro-optic element to an off-axis position which approximately simultaneously changes an activation state of a display module. The actuator device may be also adjustable to tilt the electro-optic element in another direction, thereby moving the electro-optic element to an on-axis position which approximately simultaneously changes the activation state of the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kurtis J. Wassink
  • FANLESS COOLING SYSTEM FOR FULL DISPLAY MIRROR
    Publication number: 20180246294
    Abstract: A display mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a housing. An electro-optic element may be operably coupled with the housing. A circuit board may be adjacent the electro-optic element. An electrostatic fluid accelerator may be adjacent the circuit board and may be configured to move ions within the housing. An actuator device may be disposed on the housing and may be operably coupled with the electro-optic element. The actuator device may be adjustable to tilt the electro-optic element in one direction, thereby moving the electro-optic element to an off-axis position which approximately simultaneously changes an activation state of a display module. The actuator device may be also adjustable to tilt the electro-optic element in another direction, thereby moving the electro-optic element to an on-axis position which approximately simultaneously changes the activation state of the display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Gentex Corporation
    Inventor: Kurtis J. Wassink