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[[File:Ropiequet_1959.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dick Ropiequet, 1959]] | [[File:Ropiequet_1959.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Dick Ropiequet, 1959]] | ||
{{Person | {{Person | ||
|Names=Richard Lincoln Ropiequet | |Names=Richard Lincoln Ropiequet | ||
|Birth date=8 May 1920 | |Birth date=8 May 1920 | ||
|Birth place= | |Birth place=St. Louis, MO, US | ||
|Death date=25 April 2011 | |Death date=25 April 2011 | ||
|Death place= | |Death place=Grass Valley, CA, US | ||
|Countries= | |Countries= | ||
|Affiliations=University of Illinois ; Tektronix; | |Affiliations=University of Illinois;Douglas Aircraft;Firestone Plastics Co.Tektronix;Alta Industries; | ||
|Wikidata id= | |Wikidata id= | ||
}} was a Tektronix engineer. | }} was a Tektronix engineer. | ||
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With a background as a Navy electronics technician and a BS in chemical engineering from University of Illinois (1946), “Rope” joined the company in 1949. | With a background as a Navy electronics technician and a BS in chemical engineering from University of Illinois (1946), “Rope” joined the company in 1949. | ||
He was a key figure in early Tek, eventually rising to the position of Executive Vice President of Engineering and CRT Research. He left Tektronix in 1963. | He was a key figure in early Tek, eventually rising to the position of Executive Vice President of Engineering and CRT Research. He left Tektronix in 1963. | ||
[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-IRE/60s/IRE-Directory-1960-Members.pdf IRE Directory 1960]: | |||
: ROPIEQUET, RICHARD L. (A'51-SM'54), V.P., Engrg., Tektronix, Inc., Box 831, Portland 7, Ore. | |||
==Tek Products== | ==Tek Products== | ||
Ropiequet is credited with creating the precision sweep generator for models [[315]] and [[310]] | Ropiequet first projects at Tek were the [[160]] series of modular instruments, in collaboration with doctors at the University of Oregon Medical School, and the [[122]] preamplifier. | ||
He is credited with creating the precision sweep generator for models [[315]] and [[310]] | |||
that for the first time permitted time calibration and led to the term “Time-Base” being adopted. | that for the first time permitted time calibration and led to the term “Time-Base” being adopted. | ||
Ropiequet received Tek's first four patents (filed in 1953). | |||
{{Designer|Dick Ropiequet}} | {{Designer|Dick Ropiequet}} | ||
{{Patents|Dick Ropiequet}} | {{Patents|Dick Ropiequet}} | ||
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* http://www.vintagetek.org/2011/10/richard-lincoln-ropiequet/ | * http://www.vintagetek.org/2011/10/richard-lincoln-ropiequet/ | ||
* [http://www.worldsci.org/php/index.php?tab0=Scientists&tab1=Display&tab2=Display&id=182 World Science database] | * [http://www.worldsci.org/php/index.php?tab0=Scientists&tab1=Display&tab2=Display&id=182 World Science database] | ||
* [https://wiki.naturalphilosophy.org/index.php?title=Richard_L_Ropiequet Richard L. Ropiequet @ naturalphilosophy.org] | |||
==Photos== | |||
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Dick Ropiequet.jpg | |||
Ropiequet_1959.jpg|1959 | |||
1958_Dick_Ropiequet.jpg|1958 | |||
Dick Ropiequet in lab.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Tektronix people]] | [[Category:Tektronix people]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:29, 18 November 2024
Richard Lincoln Ropiequet (b. 8 May 1920 in St. Louis, MO, US – d. 25 April 2011 in Grass Valley, CA, US) was a Tektronix engineer.
With a background as a Navy electronics technician and a BS in chemical engineering from University of Illinois (1946), “Rope” joined the company in 1949. He was a key figure in early Tek, eventually rising to the position of Executive Vice President of Engineering and CRT Research. He left Tektronix in 1963.
- ROPIEQUET, RICHARD L. (A'51-SM'54), V.P., Engrg., Tektronix, Inc., Box 831, Portland 7, Ore.
Tek Products
Ropiequet first projects at Tek were the 160 series of modular instruments, in collaboration with doctors at the University of Oregon Medical School, and the 122 preamplifier.
He is credited with creating the precision sweep generator for models 315 and 310 that for the first time permitted time calibration and led to the term “Time-Base” being adopted.
Ropiequet received Tek's first four patents (filed in 1953).
Products by Dick Ropiequet
| Manufacturer | Model | Description | Designers | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tektronix | 122 | low-level preamplifier | Dick Ropiequet | 1950 |
| Tektronix | 315 | "Portable" tube scope | Frank Hood • Dick Ropiequet • John Kobbe • Ted Goodfellow • Jim Morrow | 1952 |
| Tektronix | 160 | Modular Oscilloscope | Dick Ropiequet | 1952 |
Components by Dick Ropiequet
Patents by Dick Ropiequet
| Page | Office | Number | Title | Inventors | Company | Filing date | Grant date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent US 2752527A | US | 2752527A | Method of magnifying waveforms on a cathode-ray tube and circuit therefor | Dick Ropiequet • Cliff Moulton | Tektronix Inc | 1953-08-18 | 1956-06-26 |
| Patent US 2769904A | US | 2769904A | Gated sweep generator | Dick Ropiequet | Tektronix Inc | 1953-08-18 | 1956-11-06 |
| Patent US 2778935A | US | 2778935A | Cascode multivibrator | Dick Ropiequet | Tektronix Inc | 1953-08-18 | 1957-01-22 |
| Patent US 2769905A | US | 2769905A | Sweep circuit | Dick Ropiequet | Tektronix Inc | 1953-08-18 | 1956-11-06 |
| Patent US 2853609A | US | 2853609A | Multivibrator hold off circuit | Dick Ropiequet • John Kobbe | Tektronix Inc | 1955-02-21 | 1958-09-23 |
| Patent US 2826694A | US | 2826694A | Free-running multivibrator | Dick Ropiequet | Tektronix Inc | 1955-03-10 | 1958-03-11 |
| Patent US 3074020A | US | 3074020A | Bistable multivibrator which changes states in response to a single limited range, variable input signal | Dick Ropiequet | Tektronix Inc | 1959-11-24 | 1963-01-15 |
| Patent US 3355620A | US | 3355620A | Pulse counter tube employing voltage feedback from target to beam deflection electrodes isolated from any d. c. reference voltage | Dick Ropiequet | Tektronix Inc | 1963-12-02 | 1967-11-28 |
Publications
Links
- http://www.vintagetek.org/2011/10/richard-lincoln-ropiequet/
- World Science database
- Richard L. Ropiequet @ naturalphilosophy.org
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