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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

[March 21

T h e terminals, interconnected with the main computer at the Administrative Computer Center ( A C C ) , and the Technicon software ( T M I S ) comprise the system for connecting all the many functions of the new hospital. Funds for FY 1979 are available in the Hospital Income Fund. Funds for future years are expected to be available from the same source. T h e contract can be renewed at the option of the University for each fiscal year, such option to be exercised by the comptroller. T h e vice president for administration concurs. I recommend approval.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Kooper, Mr. Sobotka, Mr. Watson; no, none. On motion of Mr. Sobotka, authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson.

Recommendations of the University Patent Committee

(19) The University Patent Committee submits the following recommendations relating to discoveries and developments by staff members. 1. Polymer Bound Chelates — John H. Gaul, Jr., graduate student in chemistry, and Russell S. Drago, professor of chemistry, Urbana, inventors; developed with support from the National Science Foundation. Umversity Patents, Inc., reported that it had initiated patent filing because of the apparent significance of the technology and because of the publication date. T h e University Patent Committee recommends that the University transfer its rights to the University of Illinois Foundation for commercial development, subject to the rights of the National Science Foundation. 2. High Dielectric Constant Boundary Layer Capacitors — David A. Payne, associate professor of ceramic engineering, O. C. Jahnke, consultant to Transelco Division, and S. M. Park, postdoctoral fellow in ceramic engineering, Urbana. inventors; developed with support from the Transelco Division of Ferro Corporation. University Patents, Inc., reported sufficient commercial interest to warrant commercial exploitation. T h e University Patent Committee recommends that the University's rights be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation for commercial development, subject to the rights of the Transelco Division of Ferro Corporation. 3. Quantum-well Light Emitters and Lasers — Nick Holonyak, Jr., professor of electrical engineering and in the Center for Advanced Study, Urbana, inventor; developed with support by the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research. University Patents, Inc., reported that it was proceeding with a patent application because of commercial interest in the refinements disclosed. T h e University Patent Committee recommends that the University's rights be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation for commercial development, subject to the rights of the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research. 4. Extrusion Texturization of Whole Soybeans for Use in Meat Analogs — Johnnie S. Leigh, graduate student in food science, and Alvin I. Nelson, professor emeritus of food processing, Urbana, inventors. University Patents, Inc., reported that the invention has commercial and patent potential. T h e University Patent Committee recommends that the Univer-