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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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the Committee welcomed suggestions from all members of the University community including the Trustees. Following general discussion, including comments from the President and Chancellor, Mr. Clement moved (1) that the Board endorse the four changes (already in process and identified in the report of the President of the University) to correct inadequacies in the existing disciplinary procedures; and (2) that the various committees now considering additional questions be directed to report in time for their conclusions to be presented to the Trustees no later than the March 19, 1969, meeting of the Board. SECRETARY'S REPORT The Secretary presented for record the following lists: appointments to the faculty made by the President; resignations; leaves of absence. A copy of the report is filed with the Secretary. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD

F U T U R E BOARD MEETINGS

The President of the Board called attention to the dates for the next three meetings of the Board to be held on February 19, 1969, at the Medical Center campus; March 19, 1969, at Urbana; and on April 9, 1969, place to be determined later. REGULAR MEETING RECESSED On motion of Mr. Grimes, the meeting was recessed. EXECUTIVE SESSION When the Board reconvened, the same members of the Board, officers of the Board, and officers of the University as recorded at the beginning of these minutes were present. The Board considered the following recommendations from the President of the University.

RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY PATENT COMMITTEE (28) The University Patent Committee, with the concurrence of the Chairman of the University Research Board, submits the following reports and recommendations relating to patentable inventions by members of the staff. 1. Low-mass, low-response time, temperature measuring device—C. M. Wayman, Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, Urbana, and David D. Thornburg, Research Assistant in Metallurgy, Urbana, inventors; developed under the sponsorship of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. This device has a much faster response time (10"—1(T' seconds) than previous available state of the art devices, can be fabricated cheaply, and is of such small thermal mass as not to influence significantly the temperature distribution of the object being examined. The Committee recommends that this invention be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation for commercial development, with full recognition of the rights of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. 2. Spinning yoke bearing indicator — George E. Morris, Junior Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Urbana, and William C. McClurg, formerly Research Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Urbana, inventors ; developed under the sponsorship of the Office of Naval Research. This is a new bearing indicator unit, consisting of the electrical and the mechanical design of a display apparatus for a spinning yoke bearing indicator and the electrical design of the associated deflection amplifier and servo system. The Committee feels that there is little possibility of commercial value in