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Deployment mechanism for satellite mirror structure
Assignee: RAYAN AERONAUTICAL CO
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Filing: 1962-09-10
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Granted: 1965-03-23
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Expires: 1982-09-10
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Daniel S Sanborn
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:38
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01Q; H01Q15/00; H01Q15/14; H01Q15/16; H01Q15/161; H01Q15/162; F; F24; F24S; F24S23/00; F24S23/70; F24S23/71; F24S30/00; F24S30/40; G; G02; G02B; G02B26/00; G02B26/08; G02B26/0816; G02B26/0825; F24S2023/83; F24S2023/833; F24S2023/87; F24S2023/874; F24S2030/10; F24S2030/13; F24S2030/131; F24S2030/132; F24S2030/136; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/40; Y02E10/47
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
IN COMBINATION, A FOLDABLE MIRROR OF DISH-LIKE FORM HAVING A CENTRAL BASE ELEMENT AND A PLURALITY OF REFLECTIVE SURFACED BLADES HINGED AT THEIR INNER ENDS ON SAID BASE ELEMENT TO MOVE FROM A SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL CLOSED POSITIONS TO GENERALLY RADIALLY EXTENDED OPEN POSITIONS FORMING A DISH-LIKE MIRROR; A DEPLOYABLE SYSTEM, COMPRISING A LAZY-TONG RING STRUCTURE HAVING A PLURALITY OF PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE LAZY-TONE SEGMENTS; EACH OF SAID SEGMENTS BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE OUTER END OF ONE OF SAID BLADES; MEANS TO EXPAND SAID LAZY-TONG RING, THEREBY SEPARATING THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID BLADES AND EXTENDING THE BLADES TO THEIR OPEN POSITIONS; STOP MEANS INTEGRAL WITH SAID LAZYTONG RING TO STOP THE EXTENSION THEREOF WHEN SAID BLADES ARE FULLY DEPLOYED IN THE DISH-LIKE FORM; AND INTER-ENGAGEABLE STOP MEANS ON THE CONFRONTING EDGES OF SAID BLADES BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF TO HOLD ADJACENT BLADES IN EDGE TO EDGE ALIGNMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
IN COMBINATION, A FOLDABLE MIRROR OF DISH-LIKE FORM HAVING A CENTRAL BASE ELEMENT AND A PLURALITY OF REFLECTIVE SURFACED BLADES HINGED AT THEIR INNER ENDS ON SAID BASE ELEMENT TO MOVE FROM A SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL CLOSED POSITIONS TO GENERALLY RADIALLY EXTENDED OPEN POSITIONS FORMING A DISH-LIKE MIRROR; A DEPLOYABLE SYSTEM, COMPRISING A LAZY-TONG RING STRUCTURE HAVING A PLURALITY OF PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE LAZY-TONE SEGMENTS; EACH OF SAID SEGMENTS BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE OUTER END OF ONE OF SAID BLADES; MEANS TO EXPAND SAID LAZY-TONG RING, THEREBY SEPARATING THE OUTER ENDS OF SAID BLADES AND EXTENDING THE BLADES TO THEIR OPEN POSITIONS; STOP MEANS INTEGRAL WITH SAID LAZYTONG RING TO STOP THE EXTENSION THEREOF WHEN SAID BLADES ARE FULLY DEPLOYED IN THE DISH-LIKE FORM; AND INTER-ENGAGEABLE STOP MEANS ON THE CONFRONTING EDGES OF SAID BLADES BETWEEN THE ENDS THEREOF TO HOLD ADJACENT BLADES IN EDGE TO EDGE ALIGNMENT.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-03-22 | 1968-09-21 | 1969-03-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-03-22 | 1972-09-21 | 1973-03-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-03-22 | 1976-09-21 | 1977-03-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |