Patents by Inventor Avi BRAUN

Avi BRAUN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • LOW EARTH ORBIT MECHANICAL DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20250326501
    Abstract: An antenna array has a plurality of square or rectangular antenna assemblies. Each assembly includes a first antenna assembly surface with a solar cell and a second antenna assembly with one or more antenna elements. The antenna assemblies are interconnected without gaps therebetween to form a first contiguous array surface comprised of the first antenna assembly surfaces and a second contiguous array surface comprised of the second antenna assembly surfaces. The antenna assemblies are connected together by mechanically stored-energy connectors, such as spring tape, that self-deploy the array in space without the use of electric energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2025
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventors: Avi Braun, Aitor Martinez De Osaba Fernandez, Javier Hernandez Bahlsen, Abel Avellan, Huiwen Yao, Adam H. Halperin, Mariano T. Gomez
  • Low earth orbit mechanical deployable structure
    Patent number: 12280894
    Abstract: An antenna array has a plurality of square or rectangular antenna assemblies. Each assembly includes a first antenna assembly surface with a solar cell and a second antenna assembly with one or more antenna elements. The antenna assemblies are interconnected without gaps therebetween to form a first contiguous array surface comprised of the first antenna assembly surfaces and a second contiguous array surface comprised of the second antenna assembly surfaces. The antenna assemblies are connected together by mechanically stored-energy connectors, such as spring tape, that self-deploy the array in space without the use of electric energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: AST & Science, LLC
    Inventors: Avi Braun, Aitor Martinez De Osaba Fernandez, Javier Hernandez Bahlsen, Abel Avellan, Huiwen Yao, Adam H. Halperin, Mariano T. Gomez
  • LOW EARTH ORBIT MECHANICAL DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20240262534
    Abstract: An antenna array has a plurality of square or rectangular antenna assemblies. Each assembly includes a first antenna assembly surface with a solar cell and a second antenna assembly with one or more antenna elements. The antenna assemblies are interconnected without gaps therebetween to form a first contiguous array surface comprised of the first antenna assembly surfaces and a second contiguous array surface comprised of the second antenna assembly surfaces. The antenna assemblies are connected together by mechanically stored-energy connectors, such as spring tape, that self-deploy the array in space without the use of electric energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Avi Braun, Aitor Martinez De Osaba Fernadez, Javier Hernandez Bahlsen, Abel Avellan, Huiwen Yao, Adam H. Halperin, Mariano T. Gomez
  • Low earth orbit mechanical deployable structure
    Patent number: 11873120
    Abstract: An antenna array has a plurality of square or rectangular antenna assemblies. Each assembly includes a first antenna assembly surface with a solar cell and a second antenna assembly with one or more antenna elements. The antenna assemblies are interconnected without gaps therebetween to form a first contiguous array surface comprised of the first antenna assembly surfaces and a second contiguous array surface comprised of the second antenna assembly surfaces. The antenna assemblies are connected together by mechanically stored-energy connectors, such as spring tape, that self-deploy the array in space without the use of electric energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: AST & Science, LLC
    Inventors: Avi Braun, Aitor Martinez De Osaba Fernandez, Javier Hernandez Bahlsen, Abel Avellan, Huiwen Yao, Adam H. Halperin, Mariano T. Gomez
  • LOW EARTH ORBIT MECHANICAL DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200361635
    Abstract: An antenna array has a plurality of square or rectangular antenna assemblies. Each assembly includes a first antenna assembly surface with a solar cell and a second antenna assembly with one or more antenna elements. The antenna assemblies are interconnected without gaps therebetween to form a first contiguous array surface comprised of the first antenna assembly surfaces and a second contiguous array surface comprised of the second antenna assembly surfaces. The antenna assemblies are connected together by mechanically stored-energy connectors, such as spring tape, that self-deploy the array in space without the use of electric energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Avi BRAUN, Aitor MARTINEZ DE OSABA FERNANDEZ, Javier HERNANDEZ BAHLSEN, Abel AVELLAN