Bob Beville

Robert Beville (b. 1938-06-25 – d. 2023-03) graduated from the University of Florida with a BSEE degree in 1961, MSEE in 1963. Before joining Tek in 1964 he worked as a mission conductor of refractometer experiments at Patrick AFB.

After serving as a Field Engineer, he transferred to Electrical Evaluation where his work included design on the 11B2A trigger circuitry.

After joining the Laboratory Oscilloscope Group, he was assigned the 7D11 project.

In 1981, he received an MBA from University of Portland.

Beville retired in 1999.

Documents Authored by Bob Beville

Document	Page	Class	Title	Author(s)	Year	Refers to
Tekscope 1972 V4 N6 Nov 1972.pdf	10	Article	Delaying Sweep Goes Digital	Bob Beville	1972	7D11
Tekscope 1974 V6 N2.pdf	12	Article	Triggering the oscilloscope from logic signals	Bob Beville	1974	821
Tekscope 1975 V7 N3.pdf	8	Article	Transition Counting with an Oscilloscope	Bob Beville	1975	465 MOD719A

Products by Bob Beville

Manufacturer	Model	Description	Designers	Introduced
Tektronix	850	portable test aid	Bob Beville	(?)
Tektronix	11B2	timebase plugin	Bob Beville	1964
Tektronix	7D11	digital delay	Carlo Infante • Bob Beville • Bruce Hofer • Bill Peek • Phil Lloyd	1972
Tektronix	821	4-bit word recognizer accessory	Bob Beville	1974
Tektronix	7D10	digital events delay	Carlo Infante • Bob Beville • Bruce Hofer • Bill Peek • Phil Lloyd	1976
Tektronix	FG5010	20 MHz function generator	Dennis Hall • Steve Rice • Tom Hill • Bob Beville	1982

Components by Bob Beville

Patents by Bob Beville

Page	Office	Number	Title	Inventors	Company	Filing date	Grant date
Patent US 3843873A	US	3843873A	Counter having selective direction and variable rate control	Bob Beville • Bruce Hofer • Bill Peek	Tektronix Inc	1972-09-19	1974-10-22

Documents

According to the biography in the newsletter, Beville was on the design teams of the 821 Trigger Recognizer, 850 Counter/Timer, 465 Mod 719A Transition Counter, FG5010 Function Generator, 7D11 Digital Delay Plugin, and MPTS (Multi-Purpose Test Station).