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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 20

On motion of Mr. Howard, items 23 through 25 inclusive were approved. Recommendation of the Committee on Copyrightable Works

(23) The University has accepted a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the preparation of an anthology of Chinese literature. Patricia Ebrey, visiting assistant professor of humanities at Urbana-Champaign, has completed the project which is entitled "Sourcebook on Chinese Civilization." Publication is planned. In accordance with the General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure, the University Committee on Copyrightable Works recommends that 50 percent of the net royalties received by the University, after deduction of related expenses and amounts due the sponsor, be awarded to Professor Ebrey. I concur in this recommendation.

Recommendations of the University Patent Committee

(24) The University Patent Committee submits the following recommendations relating to discoveries and developments by staff members. Background information concerning these recommendations has been sent to the Committee on Patents of the Board of Trustees. 1. Real Space Transfer Device — Karl Hess, visiting associate professor of electrical engineering and visiting research associate professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, B. G. Streetman, professor of electrical engineering and research professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, and Hadis Morkoc, assistant professor of electrical engineering and research assistant professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, Urbana-Champaign, inventors; developed with support from the Office of Naval Research and the Joint Services Electronics Project. University Patents, Inc., reported that the benefits that are available theoretically might create an entirely new family of semiconductor devices. The University Patent Committee recommends that the University's rights in this invention be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation, subject to the rights of the sponsors. 2. High Temperature Furnace for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy — T. H. DeFries, former research assistant in chemistry, and Jiri Jonas, professor of chemistry, Urbana-Champaign, inventors; developed with support from the Department of Energy. University Patents, Inc., reported no patentability and no commercial interest. The University Patent Committee recommends that the University retain shop rights and release all other patent rights in this invention to the sponsor. 3. Fast Microwave Switch — Karl Hess, visiting associate professor of electrical engineering and visiting research associate professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, Urbana-Champaign, inventor. University Patents, Inc., reported little likelihood of patentability. The University Patent Committee recommends that the University retain shop rights and release all other patent rights in this invention to the inventor. I concur in these recommendations.

Report of Rejection of Bids (Fencing for Parking Lot E), Medical Center

(25) Bids were received and publicly opened on May 24, 1979, and July 10, 1979, for constructing a security fence along the north and east side of Parking Lot E at the Medical Center campus. The bids exceeded the funds available to finance the project. Pursuant to the provisions of Article II, Section 4 ( k ) ( 2 ) , of the