Frank Victor Bilek
Engineers at Bannock St, Littleton, CO
License number
Colorado 16433
Issued Date
Aug 1, 1979
Renew Date
Oct 1, 1999
Expiration Date
Oct 1, 1999
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address
5925 S Bannock St, Littleton, CO 80120
Professional information
Deployable Folded Antenna Apparatus
US Patent:
4482900, Nov 13, 1984
Filed:
Sep 13, 1982
Appl. No.:
6/417726
Inventors:
Frank V. Bilek - Littleton CO
David N. Buell - Mandeville LA
David N. Buell - Mandeville LA
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air
Force - Washington DC
Force - Washington DC
International Classification:
H01Q 1520
US Classification:
343915
Abstract:
An antenna apparatus for use in space which is foldable into a small package for storage in a space vehicle. The antenna apparatus utilizes a plurality of hinged members and diagonal tapes forming parallelogram frames, two opposite sides of which are hinged at the center to fold the frames in a given plane. Similar frames are hinged on the first frames in a second plane whereby a plurality of cubes are formed when all are unfolded.