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JULIUS “JAY” 
SCHIFFMAN, 102, of West 
Bloomfield, died April 6, 
2020.
Jay was a longtime 
electrical engineer and 
inventor. Among his 
inventions was Microvision, 
an all-weather landing 
system for aircraft and a 
heads-up display system 
for automobiles to show 
important information (such 
as speed) right in the driver’
s 
line of sight. 
From 1941-48, Jay was 
a project engineer at the 
Naval Research Laboratory 
in Washington, D.C. On a 
visit home in 1948, he saw 
a job post for engineers 
on the outside of Bendix 
Corp. headquarters. He 
applied in person and was 
hired on the spot. That 
began a 16-year career as a 
supervisory engineer and 
project engineer for Bendix’
s 
Research Laboratories 
Division.
In 1964, he left Bendix 
to start his own company, 
Chain Lakes Research, where 
he served as president and 
CEO. In his years before 
retirement, he served 
as a consultant to many 
corporations. 
Mr. Schiffman was a kind, 
gentle and generous man 
who was dearly loved by his 
family and friends. His sense 
of humor and funny stories 
will be missed by everyone. 
He is survived by his 
wife of 70 years, Gladys 
Schiffman; his daughter, 
Bonnie Parker (Bruce); son; 
Todd; his grandchildren, 
Hillary (Noyes) and Erin and 
Ryan.
Interment was at 
Machpelah Cemetery. A 
memorial service will be held 
at a later date. Arrangements 
by Dorfman Chapel. 
 
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