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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Igor Alexeff, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Ted Anderson, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Elwood G. Norris, Poway, CA (US);
Assignee:
ASI Technology Corporation, Henderson, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/520 ;
Abstract
An expandible antenna device comprising an expandible shell defining an interior chamber, wherein the shell is radially expandible from a central axis within the chamber; an elongated support structure disposed along the central axis and at least partially within the chamber; and an antenna element coupled to the shell such that the antenna is dimensionally stable when the shell is in an expanded position is disclosed. Additionally, an antenna element comprised of conductive elements joined by fluid filled bulbs or tubes wherein the fluid is capable of ionization is also disclosed.