Tektronix, Inc.

R Kenneth Price

Mark W Nightingale

William Q Law

Albert S Crane, Jr

David W Simmen

Phillip D Applebee

Shawn C Murphy

Vivek Maddala

An attachable/detachable probe point for use with an electrical measurement probe includes a base having a aperture formed therein that extends through the base. An electrically conductive probing contact having at least a partially threaded body member and a pointed contact member is disposed in the aperture with a portion of the body member extending from the top surface of the base and the pointed contact member extendable from a first position within the aperture to a second protruding position outside the aperture at the bottom surface of the base. A compliant adhesive material formed on the bottom surface of the base for securing the attachable/detachable probe point to probing contact point.

Attachable/detachable probing point

A variable spacing probe tip adapter for a differential measurement probe has a measurement probe head with first and second probe tips extending from the probe head. Ribs and grooves formed in the probe head that extend radially from around each of the probe tips. Each of first and second first probing tips have an electrically conductive shaft that has a bore formed in one end for engaging the probe tips of the measurement probe. Each shaft has ribs and grooves formed therein that extend radially from the bore for engaging the corresponding grooves and ribs in the probe head. The other end of the conductive shaft tapers to a probing point with and a portion of the shaft toward the tapered end of the shaft being angled such that the probing tips. The conductive shafts are rotatable on measurement probe tips and locked into position by the engagement of the ribs and grooves in the probe head and the probing tips.

Variable spacing probe tip adapter for a measurement probe

An ultra high frequency current probe is fabricated in the form of a surface mount device, designed to be a part of the circuit providing the current being observed.

Ultra-high-frequency current probe in surface-mount form factor

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Tigard, OR, United States of America

R Kenneth Price