Patent ID: 11901629
Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A deployable reflector system, comprising:
a support structure;
a reflector surface connected to the support structure;
the reflector surface comprised of a carbon nanotube (CNT) sheet which is highly reflective of electromagnetic waves;
the support structure configured to transition from a compact stowed configuration to a larger deployed configuration;
the CNT sheet intricately folded in accordance with a predetermined folding pattern to define a compact folded state when the support structure is in the stowed configuration; and
the predetermined folding pattern configured to permit automatic extension of the CNT sheet from the compact folded state to a fully unfolded state when a tension force is applied to at least a portion of the CNT sheet by the support structure;
wherein the CNT sheet is comprised of a solid non-mesh surface;
wherein the predetermined folding pattern is defined by primary fold elements including an inner polygon and an outer polygon; and
wherein the inner polygon has predetermined number corners defined by the value n, and the outer polygon has a predetermined number of points or corners defined by the value 2n.