Patents by Inventor Greg Apotsos

Greg Apotsos 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).

  • Deployment mechanism for reflector antenna system
    Patent number: 11319093
    Abstract: Deployable reflector system includes a boom which is extended from a rigid base. A reflector support structure is secured to a carrier end of the boom opposed from the base. The reflector support structure is configured to transition from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A tension element coupled at one end to the reflector support structure extends along a length of the boom to the base. The tension element is tensioned as a result of extending the boom, whereby a tension force is provided. The reflector support structure is transitioned from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration responsive to the tension force, whereby the same actuator mechanism that extends the boom also expands the reflector support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher L. Rose, Greg Apotsos
  • DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM FOR REFLECTOR ANTENNA SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200354087
    Abstract: Deployable reflector system includes a boom which is extended from a rigid base. A reflector support structure is secured to a carrier end of the boom opposed from the base. The reflector support structure is configured to transition from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A tension element coupled at one end to the reflector support structure extends along a length of the boom to the base. The tension element is tensioned as a result of extending the boom, whereby a tension force is provided. The reflector support structure is transitioned from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration responsive to the tension force, whereby the same actuator mechanism that extends the boom also expands the reflector support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher L. Rose, Greg Apotsos