IP Library Granted Patent US 11,566,784
Granted Patent B2
US 11,566,784 · App. 17/664,781 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Vanity mirror

Inventors: Frank Yang (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA); David Wolbert (Manhattan Beach, CA); Joseph Sandor (Newport Beach, CA); Orlando Cardenas (Laguna Niguel, CA); Frederick N. Bushroe (Tucson, AZ)
Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
F21V33/004A45D42/10A47G1/02F21V11/00F21V33/0004G02B6/0096A47G2200/08A47G2200/186Y10T29/49826
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Patent No.
US 11,566,784
App. No.
17/664,781
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mirror assembly can include a housing, a mirror, and a light source. In certain embodiments, the mirror includes a light pipe configured to emit a substantially constant amount of light along a periphery of the mirror. In some embodiments, the mirror assembly includes a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly can be configured to adjust the amount of emitted light based on the position of a user in relation to the mirror. Certain embodiments of the mirror include an algorithm to adjust light based on the position of a user relative to the mirror, the level of ambient light, and/or the activation of different light modes.

Claims (34)

1. A cordless mirror assembly comprising:

a mirror head comprising a circular mirror on a front surface of the mirror head;

a shaft coupled to the mirror head;

a base coupled to the shaft;

a circular light path positioned around a first portion of a periphery of the circular mirror and a plurality of light sources positioned around a second portion of a periphery of the circular mirror such that light emitted from the plurality of light sources is distributed at a substantially constant level of illumination along a length of the circular light path and wherein the circular light path is free of the plurality of light sources;

a battery for powering the plurality of light sources;

a port for recharging the battery;

a proximity sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a user within a predetermined distance from the proximity sensor; and

an electronic processor in electrical communication with the proximity sensor, the electronic processor configured to activate the plurality of light sources when the user is within the predetermined distance from the proximity sensor.

2. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises the battery and the port.

3. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light sources have a color rendering index of at least 90.

4. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the light emitted from the plurality of light sources mimics natural light.

5. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light sources have at least two brightness levels.

6. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the light emitted by the plurality of light sources is adjustable by an upward or a downward motion of a hand of the user.

7. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the mirror head is rotatable relative to the shaft.

8. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 7 , wherein the mirror head is rotatable about an axis parallel to the ground on which the mirror assembly sits.

9. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cordless mirror assembly wirelessly communicates with a computer outside of the cordless mirror assembly.

10. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 9 , wherein intensity of light emitted by the plurality of light sources is adjustable by the computer.

11. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 9 , wherein intensity of light emitted by the plurality of light sources is adjustable by the computer based on ambient light.

12. A cordless mirror assembly comprising:

a mirror head comprising a circular mirror;

a circular light path positioned around a first portion of a periphery of the circular mirror and a plurality of light sources positioned around a second portion of a periphery of the circular mirror such that light emitted from the plurality of light sources is distributed at a substantially constant level of illumination along a length of the circular light path and wherein the circular light path is free of the plurality of light sources;

a proximity sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a user within a predetermined distance from the proximity sensor; and

an electronic processor in electrical communication with the proximity sensor, the electronic processor configured to activate the plurality of light sources when the user is within the predetermined distance from the proximity sensor;

wherein the electronic processor is configured to wirelessly communicate with a computer outside of the cordless mirror assembly to adjust light emitted by the plurality of light sources based on an input received by the computer related to ambient light;

a shaft coupled to the mirror head; and

a base coupled to the shaft;

wherein the base comprises a battery and a port for recharging the battery.

13. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 12 , wherein the mirror head is rotatable relative to the shaft.

14. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 12 , wherein the mirror head is rotatable about an axis parallel to the ground on which the mirror assembly sits.

15. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of light sources have a color rendering index of at least 90.

16. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 12 , wherein the light emitted from the plurality of light sources mimics natural light.

17. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of light sources have at least two brightness levels.

18. The cordless mirror assembly of claim 12 , wherein the light emitted by the plurality of light sources is adjustable by an upward or a downward motion of a hand of the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2022
From: YANG, FRANK; WOLBERT, DAVID; SANDOR, JOSEPH; CARDENAS, ORLANDO; BUSHROE, FREDERICK N.
To: SIMPLEHUMAN, LLC
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 16923994 · Jul 8, 2020
Continuation 15863586 · Jan 5, 2018
Continuation 13783109 · Mar 1, 2013
Provisional Application 61608584 · Mar 8, 2012
Related Publication 20220282861A1 · Sep 8, 2022
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