Patents by Inventor Juan Pressas

Juan Pressas 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 of an ellectronically scanned reflector
    Patent number: 6353421
    Abstract: A deployable reflector for an electronically scanned reflector antenna is provided. The deployable reflector may be confined to a relatively small volume for transportation of the reflector to a deployment site. Upon deployment, the reflector of the present invention forms a relatively large reflector surface, having a precisely controlled surface geometry. The reflector generally includes a plurality of panel members interconnected to a plurality of ribs interconnected to an extendable boom. The antenna reflector of the present invention is particularly well suited for a space-based antenna, where a reflector that can be collapsed into a small volume for transport and deployed to form a large reflector surface having high gain is desirable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: Farzin Lalezari, P. Keith Kelly, Robert Marshall, Juan Pressas