Patent 7859475 was granted and assigned to Gatr Technologies on December, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An apparatus for positioning and controlling a spherical, inflatable antenna includes a driven rotating table disposed in the horizontal plane which supports and drives a horizontal arm member to which is hingedly connected first and second upright support members at either end. The upright support members include journal bearings attachable to the surface of an inflatable antenna.