Patents by Inventor Richard David Van Houten, II

Richard David Van Houten, II 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).

  • Vehicle side mirrors
    Patent number: 10780829
    Abstract: A vehicle side mirror (22) housing (12) base (17) and mirror (23) to view behind you. A vehicle side mirror (22) is concealed and revealed through an opening in the vehicle body (11) automatically when started, turned off, in park, in autonomous mode or manually with a switch, key fob or voice command. When concealed in the container (16) the vehicle allows for more room to pass and less damage to the un-exposed vehicle side mirror (22), when driving or in autonomous mode the vehicle side mirror (22) is concealed thus the vehicle can have an increase in fuel economy do to the decrease of the drag coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Inventor: Richard David Van Houten, II
  • Vehicle Side Mirrors
    Publication number: 20190143900
    Abstract: A vehicle side mirror (22) housing (12) base (17) and mirror (23) to view behind you. A vehicle side mirror (22) is concealed and revealed through an opening in the vehicle body (11) automatically when started, turned off, in park, in autonomous mode or manually with a switch, key fob or voice command. When concealed in the container (16) the vehicle allows for more room to pass and less damage to the un-exposed vehicle side mirror (22), when driving or in autonomous mode the vehicle side mirror (22) is concealed thus the vehicle can have an increase in fuel economy do to the decrease of the drag coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Richard David Van Houten, II