	US 12,444,826 B2
	Compactable structures for deployment in space
Linden Bolisay, Fountain Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to L'Garde, Inc., Tustin, CA (US)
Filed by L'Garde, Inc., Tustin, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/615,636.
Application 18/615,636 is a continuation of application No. 17/450,975, filed on Oct. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,973,258.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/091,918, filed on Oct. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0266710 A1, Aug. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. H01Q 1/08 (2006.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); H01Q 11/08 (2006.01)

CPC H01Q 1/081 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/084 (2013.01); H01Q 1/085 (2013.01); H01Q 1/288 (2013.01); H01Q 11/086 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. An antenna, comprising: a base structure comprising a shape memory material for supporting the antenna; a conductive material as part of the base structure, the conductive material creating an antenna form geometry; a degradable material contacting the base structure, the degradable material degradable by a presence of atomic oxygen or solar radiation; and a support structure for assisting in a deployment of the antenna, wherein the support structure comprises a flexible thin film configured to create a dielectric membrane, wherein the antenna comprises a stored configuration configured to fit within a reduced volume and a deployed configuration configured to fit within an increased volume, wherein the increased volume is greater than the reduced volume.