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Utility
Antenna Apparatus Having Antenna Spacer
2 Dec 20
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an antenna assembly includes a patch antenna array including an upper patch antenna layer, a lower patch antenna layer, and a spacer therebetween, wherein the spacer includes a plurality of apertures defined by cell walls, wherein the each aperture aligns with an upper patch antenna element and a lower patent antenna element from the patch antenna array.
David Milroy, Duncan E. Adams, Ersin Yetisir
Filed: 2 Jun 20
Utility
Tilted Earth-based Antenna Systems and Methods of Tilting for Communication with a Satellite System
2 Dec 20
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a satellite communication system includes a satellite constellation including a plurality of satellites in non-geosynchronous orbit (non-GEO), wherein at least some of the plurality of satellites travel in a first orbital path at a first inclination, and an end point terminal having an earth-based geographic location, the end point terminal having an antenna system defining a field of regard for communicating with the satellite constellation, wherein the field of regard is a limited field of regard, wherein the field of regard is tilted from a non-tilted position to a tilted position, and wherein the tilt angle of the tilted position is a function of the latitude of the geographic location.
Duncan E. Adams, David Milroy, Jonathan François Cornelis Herman, Jessica D. Johnson
Filed: 2 Jun 20
Utility
Pre-deployment Battery Power Conservation for Spacecraft
18 Nov 20
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to techniques for autonomously transitioning a spacecraft from a power-saving state to a power-consuming state at a time after launch of the spacecraft on a launch vehicle.
Mohammed Faraz Admani, Pieter Buysschaert, Andrew D. Roberts, Garrett P. Simard
Filed: 11 May 20
Utility
Laser-perforated Metal Honeycomb Material
18 Mar 20
A perforated metal honeycomb structure is described.
Christopher Davin, William B. Riley
Filed: 21 Nov 19