ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,974, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Tektronix Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).
"Multiplexer-enabled cables and test fixtures" was invented by Sam J. Strickling (Portland, Ore.), Daniel S. Froelich (Portland, Ore.), Michelle L. Baldwin (Mount Juliet, Tenn.), Jonathan San (Palo Alto, Calif.), Lin-Yung Chen (New Taipei, Taiwan) and Shane A. Hazzard (North Plains, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A calibrated test and measurement cable for connecting one or more devices under test and a test and measurement instrument, including a first port structured to electrically connect to a first signal lane, a second port structured to electrically...