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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2015
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
William A. Hagerup, Portland, OR (US);
Julie A. Campbell, Beaverton, OR (US);
Ira G. Pollock, Hillsboro, OR (US);
James E. Spinar, Clackamas, OR (US);
Kathleen F. M. Ullom, West Linn, OR (US);
Charles M. Hartmann, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Daniel J. Ayres, Warren, OR (US);
Christina D. Enns, Beaverton, OR (US);
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A test probe tip can include a compliance member or force deflecting assembly and a tip component. The compliance member or force deflecting assembly can include a plunger component and a barrel component to receive the plunger component, wherein the plunger component is configured to slide axially inside the barrel component. The test probe tip can also include a spring mechanism within the barrel component to act on the plunger component, and a resistive/impedance element coupled with the plunger component at one end and with the tip component at the opposite end, the resistive/impedance element including at least one rod having a semi-cylindrical form and a resistive material situated thereon.