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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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may be bequeathed to the University (Minutes, October 20, 1939, page 637) as an endowment for scholarships, and that the land was valuable and should be accepted. On motion of Mr. Moschel, the President of the University was authorized to state that the University is willing to accept this land.

REPORT OF PATENTS COMMITTEE

At this point, Judge Johnson presented a report of the Faculty Committee on Patents. The Board acted separately on each of the five recommendations, as indicated below. At the meeting of the Faculty Committee on Patents on November 22, 1939, the following recommendations were made to the President of the University and the Board of Trustees: 1. That advice of patent counsel be sought as to the patentability of a small furnace invented by Professor J. R. Fellows and Mr. J. C. Miles in the College of Engineering, so designed as to permit the combustion of bituminous coal without making smoke, and if the essential features are patentable, that a patent be applied for. 2. That the request of Dr. Isaac Schour be granted that a chart prepared by him presenting the chronology of tooth development of both the deciduous and permanent teeth be copyrighted, if possible. The copyright will be, through assignment or otherwise, recorded in the name of the University. 3. That an application for a patent for the rapid production of small round holes in glass which might have application in spinnerettes that are now made of metal be authorized. This discovery was made by Dr. T. F.. Phipps, Professor of Physical Chemistry. 4. That discoveries made by Dr. G. Frederick Smith, Professor of Chemistry. be released to him as possessing no commercial value and the protection thereof not being necessary in the public interest. These discoveries are described as follows: (a) A mixture of chemical reagents which as such are not reactive with each other but which become reactive in the presence of water, (b) A new procedure for applying caustic soda or potash to the rapid absorption of carbon dioxide. This procedure involves the use of a heat and alkali resisting support for the caustic reagent which results in a high surface being made available for the reactive caustic, (c) A new procedure for the electrolytic oxidation of cerous to eerie salts which does not involve the use of the customary diaphragm cell. 5. That a weighing bottle for chemistry, designed by Dr. W. A. Taebel in the Department of Chemistry, be released to him. 1. O n motion of M r . Cleary, t h e inventors were authorized to consult with patent attorneys immediately a n d to make application for patent on behalf of the University if this seemed advisable. 2. O n motion of M r . Moschel, the application for copyright was authorized. 3. O n m o t i o n of M r . Cleary, P r o f e s s o r P h i p p s w a s a u t h o r i z e d t o apply for a patent on behalf of t h e University. 4. O n motion of M r . Cleary, these discoveries were released to Professor Smith as recommended. 5. O n motion of M r . Jensen, this discovery was released to D r . Taebel as recommended.

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD

The Board resumed consideration of matters presented by the President of the University.