About Jürgen Dethloff
Lived 1924 – 2002 (aged 78). Jürgen Dethloff was a German inventor and engineer.
Jürgen Dethloff (12 May 1924 in Stettin – 31 December 2002) was a German inventor and engineer.
Achievements 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.
"Einrichtung zur Durchführung von Bearbeitungsvorgängen mit wenigstens einem Identifikanden und einer Vorrichtung", Patentschrift DE-2760486C2
Awards 1997: Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille
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German inventor
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Jürgen Dethloff was born on 12 May 1924 in Szczecin.
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Jürgen Dethloff died on 31 December 2002 in Hamburg.
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Jürgen Dethloff was an inventor and engineer.
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