Patents Assigned to Umbra Lab, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10847893
    Abstract: A reflector assembly configured to move between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration includes a central hub, a series of ribs coupled to the central hub, and a flexible reflective material attached to the ribs. Each rib includes a root rib, an intermediate rib, and a tip rib. The root rib is configured to rotate in a first direction about a first axis away from a coaxial axis of the central hub, the intermediate rib is configured to rotate in the first direction about a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis, and the tip rib is configured to rotate in the first direction about a third axis substantially parallel to the second axis as the reflector assembly moves into the deployed configuration. The flexible reflective material and the ribs together form a reflective surface with a substantially paraboloidal surface profile configured to focus electromagnetic energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Umbra Lab, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabe Dominocielo, David Langan