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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:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Talley, Hamilton, NJ (US);
William Davis Brokaw, Annandale, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/520 ;
Abstract
A deployable reflecting structure for use in space applications, preferably for RF antenna structures, includes at least one rigid section having a reflective surface and at least one bendable section having a reflective surface and being connected to the rigid section. The bendable section is movable between a first, stowed position in which the reflective surface of the bendable section is at least partially overlapping with the reflective surface of the rigid section, and a second, deployed position in which the reflective surfaces are continuous and non-overlapping.