Patents by Inventor Crystal WOLFE

Crystal WOLFE 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).

  • Antenna movable between deployed and partially stowed positions and associated methods
    Patent number: 12027767
    Abstract: An antenna may include rigid antenna ribs, a flexible antenna reflector layer, and a flexible support member extending behind the flexible antenna reflector layer between adjacent antenna ribs and having first and second sets of openings therein. A drawstring may extend through the first set of openings between adjacent ribs and a rear support cord is behind the flexible support member between adjacent ribs. Tie cords may extend between the flexible antenna reflector layer and the rear support cord and pass through respective ones of the second set of openings. A biasing member may maintain tension in the drawstring as adjacent antenna ribs move between first and second positions so that the flexible support member defines a pleated support body for the flexible antenna reflector layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Wilson, Crystal Wolfe, James Cornett, John Evans
  • ANTENNA MOVABLE BETWEEN DEPLOYED AND PARTIALLY STOWED POSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20240204415
    Abstract: An antenna may include rigid antenna ribs, a flexible antenna reflector layer, and a flexible support member extending behind the flexible antenna reflector layer between adjacent antenna ribs and having first and second sets of openings therein. A drawstring may extend through the first set of openings between adjacent ribs and a rear support cord is behind the flexible support member between adjacent ribs. Tie cords may extend between the flexible antenna reflector layer and the rear support cord and pass through respective ones of the second set of openings. A biasing member may maintain tension in the drawstring as adjacent antenna ribs move between first and second positions so that the flexible support member defines a pleated support body for the flexible antenna reflector layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas WILSON, Crystal WOLFE, James CORNETT, John EVANS