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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Christopher K. Walker, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ira Steve Smith, Jr., Utopia, TX (US);
The Arizona Board Of Regents On Behalf Of The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A balloon reflector antenna for a satellite, including a spherical balloon with a surface transparent to electromagnetic waves and a reflective surface opposite the transparent surface. The balloon reflector antenna may further include a feed system extending from the center of the balloon that receives electromagnetic waves reflected off the reflective surface and/or outputs electromagnetic waves that are reflected off the reflective surface.