Patents by Inventor Morris A. Barnett

Morris A. Barnett 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).

  • Patent number: 3978490
    Abstract: An improved furlable antenna particularly suited for use in a celestial space environment. The antenna is characterized by an actuator comprising an elastomeric member of an annular configuration, an annular array of uniformly spaced antenna ribs rigidly affixed at the base ends thereof to said actuator and supported thereby for pivotal displacement from a deployed configuration, wherein the ribs are substantially radially extended from said actuator to a furled configuration wherein the ribs are extended in substantial parallelism with the axis of the actuator, a flexible reflecting web affixed to the ribs, and a plurality of angularly spaced bearing blocks supporting every radially extended section of the member for rotation about its own centroid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1976
    Inventors: James C. Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, with respect to an invention of Fletcher, Morris A. Barnett