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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.〔( Reuters press release )〕 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. ==Early life== Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he is the son of Robert Eugene Petite of the Fond du Lac Chippewa tribe〔(Fond du Lac Reservation Main Page )〕 and Helen Ruth Byrd. Thomas David Petite goes by his middle name David. He was brought up in Atlanta by his father who was a Native American Chief of the Chippewa tribe in Wisconsin. His father educated David on the cultural heritage of the Chippewa tribe instilling strong values and a great sense of pride. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas David Petite」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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