US 11,859,807 B2
Vanity mirror
Frank Yang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US); David Wolbert, Manhattan Beach, CA (US); Joseph Sandor, Newport Beach, CA (US); Orlando Cardenas, Laguna Niguel, CA (US); and Frederick N. Bushroe, Tucson, AZ (US)
Assigned to simplehuman, LLC, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by simplehuman, LLC, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/145,475.
Application 18/145,475 is a continuation of application No. 17/664,781, filed on May 24, 2022, granted, now 11,566,784.
Application 17/664,781 is a continuation of application No. 16/923,994, filed on Jul. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,371,692, issued on Jun. 28, 2022.
Application 16/923,994 is a continuation of application No. 15/863,586, filed on Jan. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,746,394, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Application 15/863,586 is a continuation of application No. 13/783,109, filed on Mar. 1, 2013, granted, now 9,897,306, issued on Feb. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/608,584, filed on Mar. 8, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0204201 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21V 33/00 (2006.01); A47G 1/02 (2006.01); A45D 42/10 (2006.01); F21V 11/00 (2015.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 33/004 (2013.01) [A45D 42/10 (2013.01); A47G 1/02 (2013.01); F21V 11/00 (2013.01); F21V 33/0004 (2013.01); G02B 6/0096 (2013.01); A47G 2200/08 (2013.01); A47G 2200/186 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mirror assembly comprising:
a housing portion;
a generally circular mirror coupled with the housing portion;
a light source disposed at a periphery of the mirror;
a substantially circular light pipe having a length and being positioned around at least a portion of the periphery of the mirror; and
a light scattering region disposed along the length of the light pipe, the light scattering region comprising a plurality of light scattering elements having a pattern density determined by spatially varying the light scattering elements, the light scattering region configured to encourage a portion of the light impacting the light scattering elements to be emitted out of the light pipe and toward a user of the mirror, the pattern density of light scattering elements being less dense in a region near the light source and the pattern density of light scattering elements being greater in a region generally opposite the light source along the periphery of the mirror, thereby facilitating a substantially constant amount of light emitted along the length of the light pipe.