Communications: radio wave antennas – Antennas – With support for antenna – reflector or director
Patent
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
active
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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Alongi Anthony V.
Blum Richard J.
Rupp Richard B.
Le Hoang-anh
LTV Aerospace and Defense Co.
Wimer Michael C.
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