ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,522, issued on May 20.
"Foldable reflectarray antenna" was invented by Anjana Vaidyaraman (Redmond, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a foldable reflectarray antenna having a circular disk geometry, with folding hinges that converge about the antenna's center and are configured to enable the antenna to fold according to an origami waterbomb crease pattern. This achieves a high packing efficiency, as well as a high aperture efficiency."
The patent was filed on April 1, 2023, under Application No. 18/129,850.
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