ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,328, issued on Jan. 20, 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 hub; ribs coupled to the hub; a reflective material; gold-plated clips to couple the reflective material to respective ones of the ribs; and an actuator to cause respective ones of the ribs to move relative to the hub from a folded position to an unfolded position to expand the reflective material."
The patent was filed on March 17, 2023, under App...