Jürgen Dethloff


Jürgen Dethloff was a German inventor and engineer.

Achievements

Together with German inventor Helmut Gröttrup he invented the smart 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