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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
May. 27, 2016
Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark W. Thomson, Pasadena, CA (US);
Richard E. Hodges, Pasadena, CA (US);
Nacer E. Chahat, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jonathan Sauder, Pasadena, CA (US);
Yahya Rahmat-Samii, Pasadena, CA (US);
Brian Hirsh, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 19/19 (2006.01); H01Q 19/13 (2006.01); H01Q 15/16 (2006.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); H01Q 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 19/19 (2013.01); H01Q 1/288 (2013.01); H01Q 13/02 (2013.01); H01Q 15/162 (2013.01); H01Q 19/132 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deployable antenna is described. The antenna comprises a mesh attached to foldable ribs, a hub and a sub-reflector. The antenna can be stowed in a tight space for launching in space, and later deployed by extending out of its container. The antenna is designed to work in the Ka band or other bands and can increase data rates and function as a radio antenna.