Inflatable antenna

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1990-11-19

1992-07-21

Wimer, Michael C.

Communications: radio wave antennas

Antennas

With support for antenna, reflector or director

343415, H01Q 108

Patent

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051326990

ABSTRACT:
Provided is a collapsible antenna formed of one or more generally planar and vertically inclined inflatable panels. According to the invention, each of the panels has a continuous outer wall, a continuous inner wall and a plurality of web partitions extending between the inner and outer walls to form a series of tubular members. The inner wall of the collapsible antenna is at least partially covered by a metallic material and a plurality of dipole elements are affixed to the web partitions and spaced from the inner wall in a predetermined relationship such that the antenna will operate at a preselected frequency when inflated.

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patent: 2270314 (1942-01-01), Kraus
patent: 3005987 (1961-10-01), Mack et al.
patent: 3170471 (1965-02-01), Schnitzer
patent: 3264649 (1966-08-01), White
patent: 3326624 (1967-06-01), Maydell et al.
patent: 3742513 (1973-06-01), Ehrenspeck
patent: 3867019 (1975-02-01), Eyerman

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