Patents
US 7828452 B2: Vehicle mirror support assembly with cast brace
- Granted
- 2010-11-09
- Filed
- 2007-12-21 application 12004736
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A mirror support assembly for a motor vehicle comprising an upper support arm, an upper mounting element for mounting the upper support arms to the vehicle, a lower support arm, and a lower mounting element for mounting the lower support arm to the vehicle. A mirror head brace for uniting the upper and lower support arms includes a cast structural member made by pressure casting. The mirror head brace includes at least one longitudinal groove which determines a defined angular setting between the mirror head brace and the upper and lower support arms. The plurality of scorings functionally determine different angular settings relative to the mirror support arms of a mirror head 12 which is carried by mirror head brace.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg101109.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang-Mekra North America, LLC 44 patents | US company or organization | Ridgeway, SC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Meier | Leingarten, DE | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jürgen Pfanz | Schillingsfürst, DE | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Albrecht Popp | Weihenzell, DE | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Simon Deffner | Flachslanden, DE | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R1/0605 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-06 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2014-04-28 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 32835/871 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-12-05 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC signed 2012-07-18 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 31766/711 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2012-07-09 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the spelling of assignee's name from "lang mekra north america, llc" to "lang-mekra north america, llc" previously recorded on reel 022016 frame 0641. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | DEFFNER, SIMON signed 2008-03-11 MEIER, MARKUS signed 2008-03-11 PFANZ, JURGEN signed 2008-03-11 POPP, ALBRECHT signed 2008-03-11 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 28518/338 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2008-12-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DEFFNER, SIMON signed 2008-03-11 MEIER, MARKUS signed 2008-03-11 PFANZ, JURGEN signed 2008-03-11 POPP, ALBRECHT signed 2008-03-11 | LANG MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 22016/641 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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