Inventor

Kenneth P. Dobyns

Inventor

Beaverton, OR, US

Overview

1987–2018

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 58 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G01Rprimary

G01RMeasuring electric variables53%

LOC1316%

LOC107%

G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information6%

H05KPrinted circuits4%

H04BTransmission3%

F16MFrames, casings or beds of engines, machines or apparatus, not specific to engines, machines or apparatus provided for elsewhere1%

G01DMeasuring not specially adapted for a specific variable1%

H01CResistors1%

H02JElectric power networks1%

PatentTitleYear

10,107,649Test and measurement instrument using combined signals2018 D0820129Front panel for a measurement instrument2018 9,846,184Combinatorial mask triggering in time or frequency domain2017 9,500,677'Apparatus and method for providing frequency domain display with visual indication of FFT window shape'2016 9,443,490'Selective display of waveforms governed by measured parameters'2016 D0758370'Plug for accessory-host interface'2016 9,297,834'Time-domain searching in a test and measurement instrument'2016 9,291,646'Cross domain triggering in a test and measurement instrument'2016 D0743343'Receptacle for accessory-host interface'2015 9,157,943'Multi-channel frequency domain test and measurement instrument'2015 9,020,016'Multi-domain test and measurement instrument'2015 8,723,530'Signal acquisition system having reduced probe loading of a device under test'2014 8,675,719'Multi-domain test and measurement instrument'2014 8,649,989'Time-domain triggering in a test and measurement instrument'2014 D0697480'Plug for accessory-host interface'2014 8,615,382'Test and measurement instrument with common presentation of time domain data'2013 8,564,308'Signal acquisition system having reduced probe loading of a device under test'2013 D0689437'Plug for accessory-host interface'2013 8,521,460'Multi-domain test and measurement instrument'2013 8,461,850'Time-domain measurements in a test and measurement instrument'2013 D0682787'Plug for accessory-host interface'2013 8,436,624'Signal acquisition system having reduced probe loading of a device under test'2013 D0673121'Plug for accessory-host interface'2012 D0673119'Plug for accessory-host interface'2012 D0673120'Plug for accessory-host interface'2012 8,324,885'Mixed signal acquisition system for a measurement instrument'2012 D0671021'RF input/output connector receptacle and control buttons for a measurement instrument'2012 D0668225'Plug for accessory-host interface'2012 8,278,940'Signal acquisition system having a compensation digital filter'2012 D0664458'Input/output connector receptacles for a measurement instrument'2012 D0663636'Front panel for a measurement instrument'2012 D0663271'Plug for accessory-host interface'2012 8,161,497'Holdoff algorithm for no dead time acquisition'2012 8,102,396'Apparatus and method for improved measurement speed in test and measurement instruments'2012 8,046,183'Pre-trigger and post-trigger acquisition for no dead time acquisition system'2011 7,855,547'Drawing waveforms in no dead time acquisition system'2010 7,847,792'Simple integrated control for zoom/pan functions'2010 7,834,780'Waveform compression and display'2010 7,723,976'Self-adjusting hold-off trigger'2010 7,610,178'Noise reduction filter for trigger circuit'2009 7,545,377'Method and apparatus for digitized waveform display'2009 7,532,492'Host controlled voltage input system for an accessory device'2009 7,516,028'User-placed marks in a long record length waveform'2009 7,366,628'Compressed logic sample storage'2008 7,359,810'Characterizing newly acquired waveforms for identification of waveform anomalies'2008 D0566047'Plug for accessory-host interface'2008 D0566046'Receptacle for accessory-host interface'2008 7,158,137'Architecture for improved display performance in a signal acquisition and display device'2007 7,152,006'Multi-instrument triggering'2006 6,380,939'Method and apparatus for providing single button access to oscilloscope delay and trigger centric horizontal display modes'2002 6,201,527'Technique for displaying enveloped waveform'2001 6,178,359'Instrument with installation-evident accessory modules'2001 6,170,695'Instrument with multiple position support handle'2001 6,104,374'Sparse vector rasterization'2000 5,995,117'Rasterization control method'1999 D0413823'Electronic test and measurement instrument'1999 4,813,194'Composite chassis for electronic apparatus'1989 4,647,897'Potentiometer having switching function'1987

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1987–2018Patents assigned to TEKTRONIX INC (58)· patent assignee history

1987–2018Based in Beaverton, OR, US· patent location history

2012–2018Patents assigned to DOBYNS KENNETH P (28)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to KREITZER ROBERT R (11)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to WALDO GARY J (10)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to GABEL PRESTON S (8)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
TEKTRONIX INC	58	1987–2018
DOBYNS KENNETH Pself	28	2012–2018
KREITZER ROBERT R	11	2012–2014
WALDO GARY J	10	2012–2016
GABEL PRESTON S	8	2012–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Beaverton, OR, US	58	1987–2018