Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Balloon reflector antenna
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Application No.: US16227862Application Date: 2018-12-20
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Publication No.: US10680310B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Christopher K. Walker , Ira Steve Smith, Jr.
- Applicant: The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona , Southwest Research Institute
- Applicant Address: US AZ Tucson US TX San Antonio
- Assignee: The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona,Southwest Research Institute
- Current Assignee: The Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of The University of Arizona,Southwest Research Institute
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Tucson US TX San Antonio
- Agency: Blank Rome LLP
- Main IPC: H01Q1/08
- IPC: H01Q1/08 ; H01Q1/28 ; H01Q15/16
Abstract:
A balloon reflector antenna for a satellite, including a spherical balloon with a surface transparent to electromagnetic waves and a reflective surface opposite the transparent surface. The balloon reflector antenna may further include a feed system extending from the center of the balloon that receives electromagnetic waves reflected off the reflective surface and/or outputs electromagnetic waves that are reflected off the reflective surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190123417A1 DEPLOYABLE REFLECTOR ANTENNA Public/Granted day:2019-04-25
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