US Patent Issued to Rockwell Collins on Dec. 9 for "Rapid-deployment reflectarray architecture for mobile satellite communication (satcom) operations" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,572, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Rockwell Collins Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

"Rapid-deployment reflectarray architecture for mobile satellite communication (satcom) operations" was invented by James B. West (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Jiwon L Moran (Marion, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rapid-deployment satellite communications (satcom) terminal apparatus includes a base capable of rotation relative to a platform (e.g., a mobile platform or trailer to which the apparatus may be mounted or from which it may be detached), and a passive planar array panel comprising an array of antenna elements or apertures, the passive planar...