US 12,235,082 B1
Deployable origami structure
David J. Garcia, Rock Hill, SC (US); and Robert A. Bettinger, Oakwood, OH (US)
Assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US)
Filed by Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/422,173.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/536,087, filed on Sep. 1, 2023.
Int. Cl. F41H 5/013 (2006.01)
CPC F41H 5/013 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A deployable origami structure comprising a plurality of panels and connectors, said connectors connecting each panel to at least one other panel in at least two spots, said connectors comprising an alloy that has the following properties: a melting point that is greater than 1000° C. and a relative density of 6.4 g/cm3 wherein said panels comprise a mirror material, an electromagnetic shielding material, a radar absorptive material, a thermal shielding material, a solar panel material, a laser shielding material, a light shielding material, a ballistic shielding material and a thermal camouflage material.