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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2024
Ast & Science, Llc, Midland, TX (US);
Avi Braun, Ramat Ha Sharon, IL;
Aitor Martinez De Osaba Fernandez, Barcelona, ES;
Javier Hernandez Bahlsen, Esplugues de LLobregart, ES;
Abel Avellan, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Huiwen Yao, Potomac, MD (US);
Adam H. Halperin, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Mariano T. Gomez, Sunny Isles, FL (US);
AST & Science, LLC, Midland, TX (US);
Abstract
An antenna array has a plurality of square or rectangular antenna assemblies. Each assembly includes a first antenna assembly surface with a solar cell and a second antenna assembly with one or more antenna elements. The antenna assemblies are interconnected without gaps therebetween to form a first contiguous array surface comprised of the first antenna assembly surfaces and a second contiguous array surface comprised of the second antenna assembly surfaces. The antenna assemblies are connected together by mechanically stored-energy connectors, such as spring tape, that self-deploy the array in space without the use of electric energy.