Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reconfigurable arrays with foldable panels
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Application No.: US16857449Application Date: 2020-04-24
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Publication No.: US10854971B1Publication Date: 2020-12-01
- Inventor: Abdul-Sattar Kaddour , Stavros Georgakopoulos , Constantinos L. Zekios
- Applicant: Abdul-Sattar Kaddour , Stavros Georgakopoulos , Constantinos L. Zekios
- Applicant Address: US FL Miami
- Assignee: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
- Current Assignee: The Florida International University Board of Trustees
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Miami
- Agency: Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk
- Main IPC: H01Q3/46
- IPC: H01Q3/46 ; H01Q19/10 ; H01Q21/06 ; H01Q15/14 ; H01Q1/28

Abstract:
Arrays that are deployable and can change their electromagnetic behavior by changing their shape are provided. An array can include a central panel and at least one foldable panel attached thereto. The central panel can include radiating elements on its upper surface while each foldable panel can have radiating elements on its bottom surface. The array is reconfigurable by each foldable panel being foldable onto the central panel such that its bottom surface then faces upward and covers part or all of the upper surface of the central panel.
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