ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,627,035, issued on May 12, was assigned to ArkEdge Space Inc. (Tokyo).
"Antenna device" was invented by Hiroshi Yano (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An element holder supporting an antenna element can be accommodated in a compact manner in an accommodated state and held such that the position thereof does not change due to an impact or the like, including at launch. An antenna device can be in an accommodated state of being accommodated in a casing and a deployed state of extending outside the casing. The antenna device includes an extension shaft member to extend from inside the casing in an axial direction, element holders movable...