Granted Patent B2

US 12,431,607 · App. 18/515,189 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Inventors: Arthur Libornio Palisoc (Irvine, CA); Linden Bolisay (Tustin, CA)

Assignee: L'Garde, Inc.

H01Q1/08B64G1/2222B64G1/66H01Q1/288H01Q15/161B64G1/2227

Abstract

Claims (14)

1. A deployable antenna, comprising:

an outer frame;

a hub;

one or more struts connecting the outer frame to the hub;

a net mesh supported by the outer frame, wherein the net mesh comprises a plurality of nodes, and a plurality of tension elements coupled to the nodes, wherein the tension elements coupled between the net mesh and the hub; and

a reflective surface supported by the net mesh.

2. The deployable antenna of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of enclosures for containing at least portions of the tension elements in a collapsed configuration.

3. The deployable antenna of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of enclosures comprises tubes.

4. The deployable antenna of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of enclosures are deformable.

5. The deployable antenna of claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of tension elements are positioned within two enclosures in a stored configuration.

6. The deployable antenna of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame and/or one or more struts comprise a shape memory material.

7. The deployable antenna of claim 1 , wherein the tension elements are under tension in a deployed configuration.

8. The deployable antenna of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame and one or more struts defines an outer envelope for which the reflective surface is fully contained.

9. The deployable antenna of claim 1 , wherein the outer frame defines a toroid in a deployed configuration.

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