Patent ID: 11909114
Assignee: OXFORD SPACE SYSTEMS LIMITED
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A deployable membrane structure for an antenna, the deployable membrane structure comprising:
a membrane comprising a plurality of first regions of higher-stiffness material integrally connected via one or more second regions of lower-stiffness material,
wherein the one or more second regions are formed from compliant material configured to permit the membrane to be folded into a collapsed configuration and subsequently unfolded into a deployed configuration, and are arranged so as to allow adjacent ones of the plurality of first regions to be folded so as to lie against one another,
wherein the membrane comprises:
a substrate;
one or more reinforcing members disposed in one of the plurality of first regions to reinforce the membrane in said one of the plurality of first regions; and
one or more openings formed in the substrate beneath said one or more reinforcing members.