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US 10,256,546 B1Granted
Dual-matrix composite embedded conductors and deployable structures
AssigneeStc.Unm
InventorsJoseph Costantine, Christos G. Christodoulou, Youssef Antoine Tawk, Christoph Benedikt Lukas Karl, Nicolas Nik Lee, Ignacio Maqueda Jimenez, Sergio Pellegrino, Maria Sakovsky
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Abstract
An antenna having a body that includes a plurality of rigid sections separated by a plurality of flexible sections and at least one conductor attached to the rigid and flexible sections. The flexible sections forming hinges that connect rigid sections together to permit the body to be configured into a conical configuration from a substantially flat trapezoid configuration.
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An antenna comprising:
- a body, said body including a plurality of rigid sections separated by a plurality of flexible sections;
- at least one conductor attached to said rigid and flexible sections;
- and
- said flexible sections forming hinges that connect said rigid sections together to permit said body to be configured into a conical configuration from a substantially flat trapezoid configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.