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Jürgen Dethloff

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Jürgen Dethloff (12 May 1924 in Stettin – 31 December 2002) was a German inventor and engineer.

Born(1924-05-12)12 May 1924
Stettin, Weimar Republic
Died31 December 2002(2002-12-31) (aged 78)
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationsInventor, engineer
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Jürgen Dethloff
Born(1924-05-12)12 May 1924
Stettin, Weimar Republic
Died31 December 2002(2002-12-31) (aged 78)
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationsInventor, engineer
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Together with German inventor Helmut Gröttrup he invented the smart card (chip card). A successor of the original chip is now used in tens of millions of credit cards.

Patent

Dethloff and Gröttrup filed an application for a patent on 13 Sep 1969. However, the patent was only granted on 1 April 1982.[1]

  • "Einrichtung zur Durchführung von Bearbeitungsvorgängen mit wenigstens einem Identifikanden und einer Vorrichtung", Patentschrift DE-2760486C2

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