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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1989
Filed:
May. 15, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
William B Palmer, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Martin M Giebler, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
343915 ;
Abstract
An offset collapsible/deployable dish having solid, relatively rigid folding panels which are unfoldable to a dish configuration conforming to an offset surface of revolution, such as an offset paraboloid generated about an axis offset from the dish, and foldable to a collapsed configuration contained within an envelope substantially smaller than the rim diameter of the dish. A radiation device utilizing the offset dish as a microwave, optical, or high energy beam reflector.