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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Frederic Falzon, Pegomas, FR;
Philippe Blanc, Vence, FR;
Inventors:
Frederic Falzon, Pegomas, FR;
Philippe Blanc, Vence, FR;
Assignee:
Thales, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 15/20 (2006.01); G02B 23/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A deployable reflector (RP), for a space observation instrument is disclosed. The deployable reflector has a chosen number of deployable reflecting elements (E-E) suitable, once deployed in a first position, for together defining a reflecting area in the form of a so-called Reuleaux triangle (RD) with closed convex curve whose width is constant as a function of direction.