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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Centre National D'études Spatiales, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Mehdi Sodki, Maureville, FR;
Ornella Blanc, Toulouse, FR;
Assignee:
Centre National d'Études Spatiales, Paris, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 11/08 (2006.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); H01Q 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 11/086 (2013.01); H01Q 1/288 (2013.01); H01Q 1/362 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radiofrequency antenna is adapted to be mounted on a spacecraft. The radiofrequency antenna includes four helical strands of a super elastic shape memory alloy and is configured to move from a deployed configuration to a constrained stacking configuration and to return autonomously to the deployed configuration.