Communications: radio wave antennas – Antennas – With support for antenna – reflector or director
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-20
2007-02-20
Wimer, Michael C. (Department: 2821)
Communications: radio wave antennas
Antennas
With support for antenna, reflector or director
C343SDIG001
Reexamination Certificate
active
11002581
ABSTRACT:
An antenna stowage and deployment system, including a spacecraft and at least one pair of adjacent nesting antenna assemblies. Each of the antenna assemblies further includes an articulating deployment couple affixed to the spacecraft for deploying the antenna assembly, a first antenna affixed to the deployment couple, and a second antenna affixed to the first antenna. The enhanced antenna stowage and deployment system according to the present invention permits the separation and orientation of more than two adjacent antennas which require an extremely precise deployed position relative to a main spacecraft body. As such, the deployment couple further includes a 1-axis separating hinge and/or a 2-axis primary deployment gimbal. At least one of the antenna assemblies further includes a 2-axis secondary deployment gimbal or a rigid connecting structure for affixing the second antenna to the first antenna.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3680143 (1972-07-01), Ajioka et al.
patent: 5293171 (1994-03-01), Cherrette
patent: 6424314 (2002-07-01), Baghdasarian et al.
patent: 6448940 (2002-09-01), Chiang
patent: 6580399 (2003-06-01), Ballinger et al.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Wimer Michael C.
LandOfFree
Enhanced antenna stowage and deployment system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Enhanced antenna stowage and deployment system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Enhanced antenna stowage and deployment system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3841276