ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,465, issued on June 23, was assigned to Tektronix Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.).

"Test and measurement instrument accessory with reconfigurable processing component" was invented by Charles W. Case (Lake Oswego, Ore.), Daniel G. Knierim (Beaverton, Ore.), Joshua J. O'Brien (Aloha, Ore.), Josiah A. Bartlett (Forest Grove, Ore.) and Julie A. Campbell (Beaverton, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A test system includes a test and measurement device having an input port for receiving signals for testing or measuring, a reprogrammable test accessory having an output coupled to the input port of the test and measurement device. The reprogrammab...