Ken Hawken
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Kenneth W. Hawken (b. 1934 – d. 2014-10-08) was an engineer at Tektronix for 29 years, retiring in June 1996.
He designed the CRT for the 7904.
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Documents Authored by Ken Hawken
| Document | Page | Class | Title | Author(s) | Year | Refers to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tekscope 1977 V9 N1.pdf | 2 | Article | A Big Step Forward for Direct-View Storage | Jerry Rogers • Ken Hawken | 1977 | 7834 |
Products by Ken Hawken
| Model | Class | Description | Designers | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7904 | Oscilloscope | 500 MHz non-storage mainframe | Val Garuts • Thor Hallen • John McCormick • Les Larson • Bill DeVey • Bill Peek • Hans Springer • Joe Burger • Joel Swanno • Ken Hawken | 1971 |
| 7912 | Oscilloscope | 500/750 MHz digitizer | Carlo Infante • Jim Cavoretto • Al Allworth • Don Roberts • Stu McNaughton • Walt Lowy • Ray Hayes • Ken Hawken • Bob Culter • Hal Cobb • Ed Ritz • Bo Janko | 1973 |
| R7903 | Oscilloscope | 500 MHz non-storage mainframe | Val Garuts • Thor Hallen • John McCormick • Les Larson • Bill DeVey • Bill Peek • Hans Springer • Joe Burger • Joel Swanno • Ken Hawken | 1974 |
| 7912AD | Oscilloscope | 750 MHz digitizer | Carlo Infante • Jim Cavoretto • Al Allworth • Don Roberts • Stu McNaughton • Walt Lowy • Ray Hayes • Ken Hawken • Bob Culter • Hal Cobb • Ed Ritz • Bo Janko | 1978 |
Components by Ken Hawken
| Model | Class | Description | Designers | Used in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154-0644-00 | CRT | CRT with distributed deflection plates | Ken Hawken | 7704A • 7854 • 7904 • 7904A • R7903 |
| T7840 | CRT | dual-beam CRT | Conrad Odenthal • Ken Hawken | 7844 |
| T7912 | CRT | scan converter tube | Carlo Infante • Ray Hayes • Ken Hawken • Bob Culter • Hal Cobb • Ed Ritz • Bo Janko | R7912 • 7912AD • 7912HB |
Patents by Ken Hawken
| Page | Office | Number | Title | Inventors | Company | Filing date | Grant date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patent US 3819984A | US | 3819984A | Side-by-side dual gun crt having horizontal deflector plates provided with side shields for correction of geometric distortion | Ken Hawken | Tektronix Inc | 1973-02-12 | 1974-06-25 |
| Patent US 4277722A | US | 4277722A | Cathode ray tube having low voltage focus and dynamic correction | Ken Hawken • Bozidar Janko | Tektronix Inc | 1979-05-14 | 1981-07-07 |