ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,887, issued on May 13, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Reflector antennas and related methods" was invented by James Timothy Barrett (Playa Del Rey, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Reflector antennas and related methods are disclosed. An example antenna includes a base; a first rib and a second rib, the first rib and the second rib moveable relative to the base; a reflective material carried by the first rib and the second rib, the first rib, the second rib, and the reflective material to define a reflector portion of the antenna; and a gold-plated clip to couple a portion of the reflective material to the fir...