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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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five of its employees in aircraft maintenance. T h e institute has been asked to present the full Federal Aviation Administration-approved airframe and power plant curriculum. Credit toward a degree will not be given. The period of training will be eighty-two weeks beginning February 1, 1981. Saudi Arabian Airlines will pay the University all direct and indirect costs incurred by the University in presenting the program. The total estimated cost for the performance of the agreement is $742,900 based on an estimated annual cost of $434,410. The institute and the University will benefit substantially from the agreement: the University will have the opportunity to use the institute's curriculum for training individuals from a different culture and the opportunity for research in the method and technique of such training. T h e institute will also benefit from the use of equipment purchased under the agreement. I recommend acceptance of this agreement subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

On motion of Dr. Donoghue, this recommendation was approved.

Recommendations of the University Patent Committee

(12) The University Patent Committee has submitted the following recommendations relating to discoveries and development by staff members. Background material concerning these recommendations has been sent to the Committee on Patents of the Board of Trustees. 1. "SYNSKIN" A Series of Synthetic Polymerizing Coprecipitates — Abe Widra, associate professor of microbiology in microbiology and immunology, Medical Center, inventor. 2. System for Separation of Water from the Working Fluid in the OTEC Power Plant — Ejup N. Ganic, associate professor of heat transfer in energy engineering, Chicago Circle, inventor. 3. An NFSA-based Processor for Matching Patterns of Characters — Roger L. Haskin, former graduate research assistant in computer science, and Lee A. Hollaar, former senior research engineer in the Computing Services Office and assistant professor of computer science, Urbana, inventors; developed with support from the National Science Foundation. 4. Improved Quantum-well Heterostructure Devices — Nick Holonyak, Jr., professor of electrical engineering, Urbana, and James J. Coleman, Rockwell International, inventors; developed with support from the National Science Foundation. University Patents, Inc., reported that it would like to commercialize these discoveries and file patent applications. The University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in all four be transferred, in the last two cases subject to the rights of the sponsor, to the University of Illinois Foundation for commercialization. 5. CRUDAWAY — Abe Widra, associate professor of microbiology in microbiology and immunology, Medical Center, inventor. University Patents, Inc., exercised its right of first refusal in this case and returned it to the foundation which has now returned its rights to the University of Illinois. The committee recommends that the rights of the University be released to the inventor with retention of shop rights. 6. Atmospheric Dehydration of Ground Meat — Marvin P. Steinberg, professor of food engineering in food science, William A. Smialek, former research assistant in food science, and Kevin W. Lang, graduate research assistant in food science, Urbana, inventors.