Patents by Inventor John C. Gereau

John C. Gereau 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).

  • Micro fold reflector
    Patent number: 6323827
    Abstract: A perimeter truss structure (103) that may be used, for example, to support an RF reflector may include multiple deployed bays (200) arranged in a ring. Each deployed bay (200) includes a first upper horizontal support member (726) attached to a first vertical support member (706) and collapsible on a first joint (728) translating on a second vertical support member (708), as well as a first lower horizontal support member (714) attached to the second vertical support member (708) and collapsible on a second joint (744) translating on the first vertical support member (706). The first and second vertical support members (706, 708) define a ring inside (122) and a ring outside (124). The first upper horizontal support member (712) is disposed on one ring side (e.g., the outside), while the first lower horizontal support member (714) is disposed on the opposite ring side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: L. Dwight Gilger, Mark W. Thomson, John C. Gereau