ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,962, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Flexitech LLC (Orlando, Fla.).
"Deployable support structure for space-based satellite antennas" was invented by Kevin Jackson (Orlando, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support structure for space-based antennas. The structure includes a boom and core and spacer boards disposed along a length of the boom. The boom extends through an opening in each board. Antenna elements are attached to core boards. A top board is rotatably affixed to a first end of the boom and a bottom board affixed to a base surface of a stow tube in which all the elements are stored prior to deployment. A material of...