Lead Inventor (HP-35)

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He's a named inventor on several HP calculator patents... I see a news clipping says

Quote: It took many new ideas and inventions to design it, including a miniature processor, which was one of Rode‘s contributions to this commercially extremely successful product.

While he did not receive the recognition of having designed the first microprocessor in the world, Rode‘s HP-35 calculating unit had all the characteristics associated with a microprocessor, including an extensive instruction set.

so perhaps he played a lead role in the chip design or the processor design?