Patents by Inventor Rodney S. Sorrell

Rodney S. Sorrell 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).

  • LASER CUT CARBON-BASED REFLECTOR AND ANTENNA SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210257743
    Abstract: An electromagnetic reflector composed of a non-knitted, non-metallic carbon-based material mesh, antenna system incorporating the reflector and method for fabrication are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Ivan Puchades, Brian Landi, Ian D. Peterson, Rodney S. Sorrell, Stephen R. Landers, Andrew Bucossi
  • Compactly stowable thin continuous surface-based antenna having radial and perimeter stiffeners that deploy and maintain antenna surface in prescribed surface geometry
    Patent number: 6344835
    Abstract: A space deployable antenna reflector surface is formed as a continuous laminate that is shaped to conform with a prescribed energy-focusing surface geometry. The laminate is formed of very thin layers of flexible material, such as very thin sheets of graphite epoxy, containing collapsible radial and perimeter stiffening regions or stiffeners. Due to its thinness, the reflector laminate is collapsible into a folded shape, that facilitates stowage in a restricted volume, such as aboard the space shuttle. The stiffening elements of the laminate antenna structure of the invention facilitate deploying and maintaining the reflector in its intended geometric shape, and collapsing the reflector laminate into a compact serpentine stowed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Bibb B. Allen, Charles F. Willer, Richard I. Harless, Rodolfo V. Valentin, Rodney S. Sorrell