US 12,250,060 B2
Coverage area adjustment to adapt satellite communications
Aaron Mendelsohn, Dana Point, CA (US); and Donald Runyon, Duluth, GA (US)
Assigned to Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed by Viasat, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/307,707.
Application 18/307,707 is a continuation of application No. 17/192,788, filed on Mar. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,770,179.
Application 17/192,788 is a continuation of application No. 16/500,394, granted, now 10,985,833, issued on Apr. 20, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2017/026839, filed on Apr. 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0283360 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); H01Q 3/02 (2006.01); H01Q 3/18 (2006.01); H01Q 19/17 (2006.01); H01Q 25/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/204 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/18515 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/288 (2013.01); H01Q 3/02 (2013.01); H01Q 3/18 (2013.01); H01Q 19/17 (2013.01); H01Q 25/007 (2013.01); H04B 7/2041 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An antenna system, comprising:
a feed array assembly comprising a plurality of antenna feed elements;
a reflector; and
one or more actuators configured to establish a native antenna pattern, from among a plurality of native antenna patterns supported via the feed array assembly, based at least in part on changing a shape of at least a portion of the reflector.