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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1960
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1959] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 283 They are very closely related to the antenna invention of R. H. DuHamel that was released to the University of Illinois Foundation on June 19, 1958. For this reason and because of the commercial possibilities of these inventions, the Patent Committee recommends that they be released to the Foundation, duly recognizing the obligations to the sponsoring agency, the Air Force. 3. Alkylation of purines and pyrimidines-—Terrell C. Myers, Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry, College of Medicine, and Lowell D. Zeleznick, Research Assistant in Biological Chemistry, College of Medicine, inventors. Procedures have been developed for the alkylation of purines and pyrimidines by means of quaternary ammonium salts. These procedures give rise to certain purine and pyrimidine derivatives of potential biological activity. Some of these derivatives are new compounds. After discussing the opinion of the Head of the Biological Chemistry Division of the College of Medicine and of the Vice-President in charge of the Professional Colleges that the commercial possibilities of these compounds are remote, the Patent Committee recommends that this invention be released to the inventors with the stipulation that the contractual rights of the sponsoring agency, the United States Public Health Service, be recognized. 4. Double-refraction by rotating electric fields — Don F. Holshouser, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, inventor. The purpose of this invention is to effect variations in the optical anisotropy of media which exhibit the Kerr effect. The Patent Committee concurs in the opinion of the Head of the Electrical Engineering Department that this invention has little or no commercial possibility and recommends that it be released to the inventor with the stipulation that if he files for a patent, he will recognize the contractual obligations to the sponsoring agency, the Air Force; that if he does not file for a patent, he will release all his rights in the invention to the sponsoring agency; and that the University is to execute all documents necessary to accomplish this. I concur in these recommendations. On motion of M r . Johnston, these recommendations were approved. On motion of M r s . Watkins, t h e Board adjourned. A. J. J A N A T A PARK LIVINGSTON Secretary President
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