Hedy Lamarr
In 1997, Dr. Hatim Zaghloul learnt that Hedy Lamarr was never compensated for her invention of frequency hopping spread spectrum. He contacted Hedy Lamarr and signed an agreement giving Wi-LAN Inc. 49% rights to her patent for marketing purposes at an undisclosed sum. He worked with Hedy till her death in 2000 to promote the patent and establish its value.