Patents by Inventor KYLE WHYBREW

KYLE WHYBREW 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).

  • Spaceborne antenna with rolling flex hinges and associated methods
    Patent number: 12347937
    Abstract: A spaceborne antenna for a satellite may include antenna sections for the satellite, and at least one rolling flex hinge rotatably coupling first and second antenna sections together and permitting rotation between a stored position and a deployed position. The first and second antenna sections may be stacked in the stored position and extended in end-to-end relation in the deployed position. The at least one rolling flex hinge may include a first hinge body coupled to an end of the first antenna section, a second hinge body coupled to an end of the second antenna section, and a flexible strap arrangement coupling the first hinge body and second hinge body together to permit rolling contact therebetween. At least one locking linkage may be coupled between the first and second hinge bodies to lock the first and second hinge bodies when the first and second antenna sections are in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Ache, Stephen Jenkins, Robert M. Taylor, Alec Guenther, Kyle Whybrew
  • SPACEBORNE ANTENNA WITH ROLLING FLEX HINGES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20240405419
    Abstract: A spaceborne antenna for a satellite may include antenna sections for the satellite, and at least one rolling flex hinge rotatably coupling first and second antenna sections together and permitting rotation between a stored position and a deployed position. The first and second antenna sections may be stacked in the stored position and extended in end-to-end relation in the deployed position. The at least one rolling flex hinge may include a first hinge body coupled to an end of the first antenna section, a second hinge body coupled to an end of the second antenna section, and a flexible strap arrangement coupling the first hinge body and second hinge body together to permit rolling contact therebetween. At least one locking linkage may be coupled between the first and second hinge bodies to lock the first and second hinge bodies when the first and second antenna sections are in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: MICHAEL J. ACHE, STEPHEN JENKINS, ROBERT M. TAYLOR, ALEC GUENTHER, KYLE WHYBREW