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1. A PASSIVE COMMUNICATION SATELLITE ADAPTED FOR AN ORBITAL PATH AND FOR REFLECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY FROM A SOURCE ON THE EARTH TO A RECEIVER REMOTE FROM THE SOURCE, COMPRISING:
- (A) A BODY HAVING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC REFLECTIVE SKIN;
(B) SAID BODY INCLUDING MEANS DEFINING A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY RELATED ISOTROPIC REFLECTORS MADE BY SAID SKIN BEING LAMINATED FOR INCREASED STRENGTH AND RANDOMLY SEALED ALONG LINES WHEREIN SAID ISOTROPIC REFLECTORS ARE GENERALLY HEMISPHERICAL IN SHAPE;
AND (C) SAID REFLECTORS BEING RANDOMLY PHASED WHEREBY THE ENERGY EFFECTIVELY REFLECTED BY THE SATELLITE IS SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN FOR A SIMILAR SIZED SPECULAR SATELLITE.
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1. A PASSIVE COMMUNICATION SATELLITE ADAPTED FOR AN ORBITAL PATH AND FOR REFLECTING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY FROM A SOURCE ON THE EARTH TO A RECEIVER REMOTE FROM THE SOURCE, COMPRISING:
- (A) A BODY HAVING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC REFLECTIVE SKIN;
(B) SAID BODY INCLUDING MEANS DEFINING A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY RELATED ISOTROPIC REFLECTORS MADE BY SAID SKIN BEING LAMINATED FOR INCREASED STRENGTH AND RANDOMLY SEALED ALONG LINES WHEREIN SAID ISOTROPIC REFLECTORS ARE GENERALLY HEMISPHERICAL IN SHAPE;
AND (C) SAID REFLECTORS BEING RANDOMLY PHASED WHEREBY THE ENERGY EFFECTIVELY REFLECTED BY THE SATELLITE IS SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER THAN FOR A SIMILAR SIZED SPECULAR SATELLITE.
- (A) A BODY HAVING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC REFLECTIVE SKIN;
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Current AssigneeHerbert P. Raabe
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Original AssigneeHerbert P. Raabe
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InventorsRaabe, Herbert P.
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Application NumberUS04/414,933Time in Patent Office659 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current342/10CPC Class CodesH01Q 1/082 Balloon antennasY10S 52/10 Polyhedron
