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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2023
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
David Storm, Ventura, CA (US);
John Anthony Alvarez, Oxnard, CA (US);
Michael Beers, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Nicholas Perez, Ventura, CA (US);
Peter B. Laraway, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Stephen Rohweller, Ojai, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
A deployable reflector structure includes a base in a central portion of the deployable reflector structure. The deployable reflector structure further includes one or more arms configured to extend from the base. The deployable reflector structure also includes an expandable structure coupled to the one or more arms. The deployable reflector structure further includes a reflector coupled between the one or more arms and the base. A drive mechanism may be configured to extend one or more of the arms and the expandable structure with a drive cable.