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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Toomey, Physiological Researcher, The Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, inventors; developed under the sponsorsliip of the National Institutes of Health and the Eli Lilly and Company, University Patents, Inc., has recommended that a patent application not be filed on the idea. Accordingly, the University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the sponsors. 5. Carbon-oxygen Fuel Cell — S. L. Soo, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Urbana, and T. S. Chow, Research Assistant in Mechanical Engineering, Urbana, inventors; developed under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. University Patents, Inc., has recommended that a patent application not be filed. Accordingly, the University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the sponsor. 6. Externa! Switching of an Electrofluidie Generator — S. L. Soo, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, inventor. University Patents, Inc., has recommended that a patent application not be filed on this invention. Therefore, the University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the inventor. 7. Self-contained System for Producing Molded Products from Residues Generated by the Anaerobic Fermentation of Urban Solid Waste — C. S. "Walters, Professor of Wood Technology and Utilization in the Department of Forestry, Urbana, and John T. Pfeffer, Professor of Sanitary Engineering in Civil Engineering, Urbana, inventors. University Patents, Inc., has recommended that a patent application not be filed on this invention. Accordingly, the University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the inventors.

On motion of Mr. Howard, these recommendations were approved.

AUTHORIZATION OF PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT IN RESEARCH AGREEMENT WITH DEERE AND COMPANY, URBANA

(13) Deere and Company, Moline, Illinois, has offered to provide the sum of $57,286 for research at the Urbana campus concerned with the control of diesel engine heat losses by the application of insulated ceramic coating to internal parts of the engine. The central objective is to reduce the size of the large radiators which hinder the visibility of the operators on currently used high output farm tractors. Procedures for applying coatings will be developed and the effectiveness of different coating materiaJs will be studied. In addition to the graduate research support, this project will provide the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering the opportunity to expand its research efforts into the important area of engine heat transfer. This area has many aspects which are not well understood and in the light of the current energy situation promises to become more important in terms of improving engine fuel consumption. University policy provides that patentable discoveries and related rights arising out of such a project will remain the property of the University but that the University may accord the sponsor preferential treatment in the use of any resulting patent. Deere and Company has requested that preferential treatment be defined as follows: "Any inventions or developments resulting from the investigation shall belong to the University and shail be disposed of in the manner determined by the University, except that the University shall and hereby does grant to the Sponsor a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to any such invention or development whether patented or not and should the University obtain any patent on any such inventions, Sponsor shall be offered the first option to negotiate for an exclusive license in return for appropriate and reasonable royalties, including the right to sub-license, and no non-exclusive licenses shall be offered prior to such offer to Sponsor." In accordance with Section 17(e) of the General Ruks Concerning University