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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Sam J. Strickling, Portland, OR (US);
Daniel S. Froelich, Portland, OR (US);
Michelle L. Baldwin, Mount Juliet, TN (US);
Jonathan San, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lin-Yung Chen, New Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/12 (2020.01); G01R 31/58 (2020.01); H01R 13/64 (2006.01); H01R 13/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/58 (2020.01); G01R 31/1218 (2013.01); H01R 13/64 (2013.01); H01R 13/6675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cable structured to be repeatedly connected to a device, each repeated connection causing degradation of the cable, the cable including a condition indicator disposed on the cable and configured to be updated with each successive connection of the cable into the device.