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John Gates is an electrical engineer who | [[File:John gates.jpg|thumb|250px|right|John Gates 1968]] | ||
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}} is an electrical engineer who joined Tektronix in 1960 from [[Hickok]], where he had worked on that company's clones of Tek [[535]] and [[543]] scopes. | |||
See also https://vintagetek.org/john-gates/ | |||
Gates designed (or contributed significantly to) the following instruments: | |||
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* [[546]] calibrator | * [[546]] calibrator | ||
* [[547]] calibrator | * [[547]] calibrator | ||
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He led the [[ | He led the [[Sony/Tektronix]] development team that developed the first product in this partnership, the [[323|323 miniature oscilloscope]]. | ||
See [https://vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/JohnGates_TekTalk_SummerFall1968.pdf TekTalk, Summer/Fall 1968]. | |||
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{{Patents|John Gates}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 7 February 2024
John M. P. Gates (? – ?) is an electrical engineer who joined Tektronix in 1960 from Hickok, where he had worked on that company's clones of Tek 535 and 543 scopes.
See also https://vintagetek.org/john-gates/
Gates designed (or contributed significantly to) the following instruments:
He led the Sony/Tektronix development team that developed the first product in this partnership, the 323 miniature oscilloscope. See TekTalk, Summer/Fall 1968.
Products by John Gates
| Manufacturer | Model | Description | Designers | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tektronix | 545 | 30 (33) MHz oscilloscope | John Gates • Dave Barton • Bob Shand | 1955 |
| Tektronix | 585 | 100 (95) MHz oscilloscope | John Gates | 1959 |
| Tektronix | 545A | 30 (33) MHz oscilloscope | John Gates • Dave Barton • Bob Shand | 1959 |
| Tektronix | 581 | 100 (95) MHz oscilloscope | John Gates | 1959 |
| Tektronix | 81 | plug-in adapter | Bill DeVey • John Gates | 1960 |
| Tektronix | 82 | 85 MHz dual-trace amplifier | John Gates | 1962 |
| Tektronix | 84 | calibration fixture | John Gates | 1962 |
| Tektronix | 86 | vertical amplifier | John Gates | 1963 |
| Tektronix | 585A | 85 MHz oscilloscope | John Gates | 1963 |
| Tektronix | 581A | 85 MHz oscilloscope | John Gates | 1963 |
| Tektronix | 545B | 30 (33) MHz oscilloscope | John Gates • Dave Barton • Bob Shand | 1964 |
| Tektronix | 546 | 50 MHz oscilloscope | Bob Rullman • Keith Taylor • John Gates • Gene Kauffman • George Smith | 1964 |
| Tektronix | 547 | 50 MHz oscilloscope | Bob Rullman • Keith Taylor • John Gates • Gene Kauffman • George Smith | 1964 |
| Tektronix | 544 | 50 MHz oscilloscope | Bob Rullman • Keith Taylor • John Gates • Gene Kauffman • George Smith | 1964 |
| Sony/Tektronix | 323 | Battery powered 4 MHz scope | John Gates | 1969 |
Components by John Gates
Patents by John Gates
| Page | Office | Number | Title | Inventors | Company | Filing date | Grant date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent US 3408533A | US | 3408533A | Low-loss amplification circuit | John Gates | Tektronix Inc | 1966-03-21 | 1968-10-29 |
| Patent US 3470484A | US | 3470484A | Amplifier having push-pull output with current sharing operation | John Gates | Tektronix Inc | 1967-12-14 | 1969-09-30 |
| Patent US 3562557A | US | 3562557A | Complementary transistor circuit for driving an output terminal from one voltage level to another, including transistor coupling means between complementary transistors | John Gates | Tektronix Inc | 1968-02-28 | 1971-02-09 |