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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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pus, and C. Joseph Welter, Director of Research at Diamond Laboratories, Incorporated, inventors; developed under the sponsorship of Diamond Laboratories, Incorporated. The Committee recommends that twenty per cent of net income received be distributed to the inventors. (On April 20, 1966, the Board of Trustees approved assignment of the University's rights in this invention to the University of Illinois Foundation.) 3. Automated teaching machine (PLATO) —Donald Lester Bitzer, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Research Professor in the Coordinated Science Laboratory, and Director of Computer-based Education Research Laboratory, Urbana campus, inventor; developed under the sponsorship of the United States Army Signal Corps. The Committee recommends that fifteen per cent of net income be distributed to the inventor. (On April 20, 1966, the Board of Trustees released the University's rights in this invention to the University of Illinois Foundation.) 4. One-station multiple exercise apparatus — Denise Allard, Assistant in Physical Education for Women; Jack Hanna, student; James E. Misner, Jr., Assistant in Physical Education for Men; and Thomas Randall, student; Urbana campus, inventors. This device is a compact, one-station multiple exercise apparatus providing capability for exercising all important muscle groups in the human body. With suitable modifications the device can be used in various environments, such as space ships, hospitals, etc. The Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the inventors. 5. Cryoquenching using an induction coil heater on high speed steel or tool steel to have transformation through martensite finish temperature in liquid nitrogen — Sanghee Hong, student in Mechanical Engineering, Urbana campus, inventor. In the conventional temper, it is necessary to first heat, to change the retained austenite to martensite, and then to reheat again, to temper the freshly formed martensite. Cryoquenching would need only one reheat to temper the martensite since there is significantly no retained austenite. This process would potentially save the cost of one or more temper treatments plus the hours it requires. The Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the inventor. 6. Omnidirectional loudspeaker system — Murray L. Babcock, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and John Martin Struhar, Jr., Graduate Student, Urbana campus, inventors. The system is a practical utilization of Haygen's Principle as applied to acoustics. The concept is that of using a great number of small sources mounted upon a spherical surface to produce a truly spherical acoustical wave-front of pressure. The Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the inventors. I concur in the above recommendations. On motion of Mr. Clement, these recommendations were approved.

PERSONAL ITEMS, PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT HENRY

(a) The President reminded the Trustees of earlier discussions with regard to administrative arrangements on a University-wide basis in the area of Extension and Public Service. He made specific reference to a report, Extension and Public Service in the University of Illinois, prepared by Vice President Johnson on November, 1967 (Phase I ) , and August, 1968 (Phase I I ) . In this connection he reported that Chancellor Parker had indicated a wish to retire from that office at the end of another year, i.e., in September, 1971. He would then be three years from mandatory retirement. The President stated he was prepared to recommend establishment of an office of Vice President in Extension and Public Service