The STP^® brand was purchased by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation.

Does STP stand for Studebaker?

STP began life as Scientifically Treated Petroleum, then became Studebaker Tested Products when the Studebaker Corporation took over the company as part of its move away from car manufacturing in the middle 1960s, and now the famous acronym stands for Science/Technology/Performance.

Who is the inventor of STP?

Radia Perlman is an American software and network engineer celebrated for inventing the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), fundamental to network bridges, whilst working at Digital Equipment Corporation.