Wendell Damm

Wendell William Damm (b. 29 October 1945 – d. 17 November 2021 in Portland, Oregon) attended high school in Chadron, Nebraska.

After graduating from the University of Nebraska with a degree in electrical engineering he was hired by Tektronix, where his career spanned 35 years.

Later in life Wendell enjoyed travel, music, and woodworking, was a private pilot, enjoyed competitive target shooting, and was an award-winning amateur photographer.

Selected Works

Documents Authored by Wendell Damm

Oscilloscope Connectivity Made Easy - Using Popular Software to Analyze Oscilloscope Data. Tektronix, 2000.

Products by Wendell Damm

Manufacturer	Model	Description	Designers	Introduced
Tektronix	213	Miniature portable 1 MHz oscilloscope and TRMS digital multimeter	Dave Allen • Gordon Meigs • John Pace • Jim Knowlton • Wendell Damm	1975
Tektronix	P6451	8+1-channel logic analyzer probe	Wendell Damm	1977
Tektronix	834	Programmable data communications tester	Pete Janowitz • John Light • Jeff McMeekin • Randy Deitrich • Bill Randle • Lynn Saunders • Wendell Damm	1980
Tektronix	835	Programmable data communications tester	Pete Janowitz • John Light • Jeff McMeekin • Randy Deitrich • Bill Randle • Lynn Saunders • Wendell Damm • Ken Spencer • Dennis Holmbo	1986
Tektronix	836	Programmable data communications tester	Pete Janowitz • John Light • Jeff McMeekin • Randy Deitrich • Bill Randle • Lynn Saunders • Wendell Damm • Ken Spencer • Dennis Holmbo	1986

Components by Wendell Damm

Patents by Wendell W. Damm

Page	Office	Number	Title	Inventors	Company	Filing date	Grant date
Patent US 4163950A	US	4163950A	Isolating differential amplifier	Wendell W. Damm • Choong R. Kim	Tektronix Inc	1978-03-01	1979-08-07
Patent US 4860291A	US	4860291A	Test vector definition system employing template concept	Wendell W. Damm • Keith Taylor • Ira G. Pollock • Pedro Max Janowitz	Tektronix Inc	1987-12-28	1989-08-22