Thomas David Petite
Thomas David Petite (born May 30, 1956) is an American inventor and is best known for being one of the five early key inventors of Wireless ad hoc network or Wireless Mesh, Technology. He is Native American and a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribe. He is also a founder of the Native American Intellectual Property Enterprise Council, a non-profit organization helping Native American inventors and communities.Petite has more than 40 US patents pending, dating back to 1995 on adhoc networks. A listing of some of his inventions can found at Patent Genius or by a search at The US Patent Office. Petite is considered to be a visionary scientist/engineer, with business knowledge skills. His early inventions seem to demonstrate a foresight to see the technology curve with business values.
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| Birth date | May 30, 1956 |
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| Birth name | Thomas David Petite |
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External resources
- http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=%22Petite%3B+Thomas+D%22.IN.&OS=IN/%22Petite;+Thomas+D%22&RS=IN/%22Petite;+Thomas+D%22
- http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/13/rareview-protect-native-american-culture-through-innovation
- http://nativeamericaninventors.org
- http://www.georgiaindiancouncil.org/index.html
- http://www.legalzoom.com/business-management/success-stories/native-american-entrepreneurs
- http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/search/sr1528.htm
- http://www.patentgenius.com/inventedby/PetiteThomasDDouglasvilleGA.html