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'''Hickock Electrical Instrument Co.''' | '''Hickock Electrical Instrument Co.''' is an electronics company founded in 1910 by | ||
Robert D. Hickok Sr. in Cleveland, OH. They are still in business but nowadays are mainly active in the automotive test equipment area. | |||
In the late 1950s,, Hickock and other companies ([[Lavoie Laboratories]], [[Jetronix Industries]]) produced unauthorized copies of Tektronix equipment under military contracts. | |||
Tektronix sued the US government and Hickock in February 1961. The action was not settled (in their favour) until May 1970, | Tektronix sued the US government and Hickock in February 1961. The action was not settled (in their favour) until May 1970, | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.hickok-inc.com/about/hickok-company-profile.html Hickock company profile] | |||
* [http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=2592 Hickock Elect. Instrument Co. @ radiomuseum.org] | * [http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=2592 Hickock Elect. Instrument Co. @ radiomuseum.org] | ||
* [http://openjurist.org/445/f2d/323/tektronix-inc-v-united-states-hickok-electrical-instrument-co 445 F.2d 323 - TEKTRONIX, INC. v. The UNITED STATES, The HICKOK ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO., et al.] (1971) | * [http://openjurist.org/445/f2d/323/tektronix-inc-v-united-states-hickok-electrical-instrument-co 445 F.2d 323 - TEKTRONIX, INC. v. The UNITED STATES, The HICKOK ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENT CO., et al.] (1971) | ||
Revision as of 04:26, 2 July 2015
Hickock Electrical Instrument Co. is an electronics company founded in 1910 by Robert D. Hickok Sr. in Cleveland, OH. They are still in business but nowadays are mainly active in the automotive test equipment area.
In the late 1950s,, Hickock and other companies (Lavoie Laboratories, Jetronix Industries) produced unauthorized copies of Tektronix equipment under military contracts.
Tektronix sued the US government and Hickock in February 1961. The action was not settled (in their favour) until May 1970, the final award not being settled until early 1979 at just over $4 million.
Products
- Hickock 1805A (military clone of 545A)
- Hickock 1823 - clone of Tektronix 53/54C plug-in