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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2010
Neal Beidleman, Aspen, CO (US);
Gregg Freebury, Lafayette, CO (US);
Will Francis, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark Lake, Erie, CO (US);
Rory Barrett, Erie, CO (US);
Philip N. Keller, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert Taylor, Superior, CO (US);
Neal Beidleman, Aspen, CO (US);
Gregg Freebury, Lafayette, CO (US);
Will Francis, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark Lake, Erie, CO (US);
Rory Barrett, Erie, CO (US);
Philip N. Keller, Longmont, CO (US);
Robert Taylor, Superior, CO (US);
Composite Technology Development, Inc., Lafayette, CO (US);
Abstract
A deployable structure is disclosed. The deployable structure may include one or more slit-tube longerons; and one or more flat sheets coupled with the one or more slit-tube longerons. The one or more slit-tube longerons and the one or more flat sheets may be stowed by rolling the one or more slit-tube longerons and the one or more flat sheets together into a roll. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the one or more slit-tube longerons may be exposed when stowed. In another embodiment, the one or more slit-tube longerons may be manufactured from a shape memory material. These slit-tube longerons unroll into to a straight configuration when exposed to heat.