Gene Cowan
Clarence Eugene Cowan (b. 28 July 1928 in Kelso, WA – d. 17 January 2020 in Salem, OR) worked in the Tek's Sampling Group in the 1960s, led by Al Zimmerman. He retired from Tek in 1985.
We was a champion archer.
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Products by Gene Cowan
| Manufacturer | Model | Description | Designers | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tektronix | 1S1 | 1 GHz sampling system | Gene Cowan • Chuck Edgar | 1965 |
| Tektronix | 1S2 | Sampling system/TDR | Chuck Edgar • Gene Cowan | 1967 |
| Tektronix | 7T11 | Sampling Sweep Unit | George Frye • Al Zimmerman • Gene Cowan | 1969 |
| Tektronix | 7S11 | Sampling plugin | George Frye • Al Zimmerman • Gene Cowan | 1969 |
| Tektronix | 7T11A | Sampling Sweep Unit | George Frye • Al Zimmerman • Gene Cowan | 1986 |
Components by Gene Cowan
Patents by Gene Cowan
| Page | Office | Number | Title | Inventors | Company | Filing date | Grant date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent US 3612910A | US | 3612910A | Triggered pulse generator having automatic bias adjustment | Gene Cowan • George Frye | Tektronix Inc | 1970-07-28 | 1971-10-12 |
| Patent US 4862020A | US | 4862020A | Electronic delay control circuit having pulse width maintenance | Gene Cowan • Ronald K. Christensen | Tektronix Inc | 1988-06-20 | 1989-08-29 |
| Patent US 7042241 | US | 7042241 | Low-current pogo probe card | Paul A. Tervo • Gene Cowan | Cascade Microtech, Inc. | 1997-06-10 | 2004-09-22 |
| Patent US 7616017 | US | 7616017 | Probe station thermal chuck with shielding for capacitive current | Gene Cowan • Paul A. Tervo • John L. Dunklee | Cascade Microtech, Inc. | 1999-06-30 | 2007-10-17 |
| Patent AU 2001238550 | AU | 2001238550 | Membrane probing system | Gene Cowan • Mike P. Dauphinais • Martin J. Koxxy • Kenneth R. Smith • Paul A. Tervo | Cascade Microtech, Inc. | 2000-02-25 | 2001-02-20 |
| Patent US 6930498 | US | 6930498 | Membrane probing system | Paul A. Tervo • Kenneth R. Smith • Gene Cowan • Mike P. Dauphinais • Martin J. Koxxy | Cascade Microtech, Inc. | 2000-02-25 | 2004-07-29 |
| Patent US 7550984 | US | 7550984 | Probe station with low noise characteristics | Timothy Lesher • Brad Miller • Gene Cowan • Michael Simmons • Frank Gray • Cynthia L. McDonald | Cascade Microtech, Inc. | 2002-11-08 | 2007-10-04 |
| Patent US 7498828 | US | 7498828 | Probe station with low inductance path | John Dunklee • Gene Cowan | Cascade Microtech, Inc. | 2002-11-25 | 2007-06-20 |
| Patent EP 1570279 | EP | 1570279 | Guarded tub enclosure | John Dunklee • Greg Nordgren • Gene Cowan | Cascade Microtech, Inc. | 2002-12-13 | 2003-10-27 |