Patents by Inventor William Q. Law

William Q. Law has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6379183
    Abstract: An adapter for an electronic interconnect assembly has a high speed coaxial interconnect for a coaxial transmission line having a central signal conductor and a surrounding shield conductor. The coaxial interconnect has a male side and a female side, with the female side including a shield sleeve having a chamber that receives a male shield contact on the male side. The shield sleeve has a contact with a compliant portion that flexibly grips the male shield contact. A mechanical alignment facility portion selected from a pair of alignment facility portions including a closely mating pocket and body that has one of the male side or female side of the coaxial interconnect. An electrical signal connector is electrically coupled to the selected male or female of the coaxial interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Ayres, William Q. Law
  • Patent number: 4593242
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a control circuit for operating a delayed sweep oscilloscope includes a reversible counter which may be selectively incremented or decremented to establish a number of trigger-circuit operating functions and modes, such as trigger source selection, coupling, level, and sweep mode. A plurality of light sources behind a plastic overlay laminated to the front panel indicate the various functions and modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1986
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Rodney Bristol, Alfred K. Hillman, Jr., William Q. Law