Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1962 [PAGE 1214]

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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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In synthesizing long antennas, and incorporation of electronic steering of the beam pattern using quantized phase level. The Director of the Coordinated Science Laboratory is of the opinion that this invention offers little possibility of commercial development but has good probabilities of definite military application; therefore, he recommends that the rights be released to the sponsoring agency, the United States Army Signal Corps. The Patent Committee concurs. 3. Dynamic cross-field electron multiplier — Don F. Holshouser, Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering, inventor. On December 21, 1960, the Board of Trustees approved release of this invention to the University of Illinois Foundation for further development and patent application; application for a patent has now been made. It is recommended that 15 per cent of any income from a patent, if issued, after deducting the expenses of the Foundation, be paid to the inventor. 4. Mulch planting method and device — Roger R. Yoerger, Professor of Agricultural Engineering, and Loren Boppart, student, inventors. This invention consists of a planter that is mounted as an integral unit on the mulch-laying machine with a rotating wheel that follows on the mulch and automatically pierces the mulch, drops the seed into the soil, and covers the seed by firming the soil around it. Study has indicated that it is desirable to apply for a patent, and it is recommended that the rights of the University in this invention be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation for further development and possible patent application. 5. Polymers containing recurring thiazole units — Carl S. Marvel, formerly Research Professor of Organic Chemistry, and James E. Mulvaney, formerly Research Associate in Chemistry, inventors. This invention is a synthesis, which can be cast into films, involving condensation of bis-thiolamides and bisbromomethyl ketones. Study has indicated that it is desirable to apply for a patent; therefore, it is recommended that the rights of the University in this invention be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation for further development and possible patent application, with due recognition of the contractual rights of the sponsoring agency, the United States Air Force. 6. Remotely controlled spray head for varying spray swath width — Beverly Jack Butler, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering, inventor. The remotely controlled spray head varies the width of swath by the covering and uncovering of individual passages to separate commercial nozzles, each of which sprays a specific portion of the total width of swath. The nozzle spray angle, position, and output are selected to give even distribution. It is recommended that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the University of Illinois Foundation for further development and possible patent application. 7. Polyborimadazolines — Carl S. Marvel, formerly Research Professor of Organic Chemistry, and James E. Mulvaney, formerly Research Associate in Chemistry, inventors. A new thermally stable polymer prepared by the melt condensation of 3,3'-diaminobenzidine and tetra-n-butyl benzene-1,4-diboronate. It is recommended that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the University of Illinois Foundation for possible patent application, with due recognition of the contractual rights of the sponsoring agency, the United States Air Force, 8. Edible carbohydrate coating for foods — Lyle Allen, Assistant in Food Technology, and Alvin I. Nelson, Professor of Food Processing, inventors. This invention relates to the development of an edible, pliable, tough, and protective coating for various food products. The coating is composed of sodium alginate and corn starch; microbial inhibitors, antioxidants, and flavors can be added to the coating. It reduces or practically eliminates moisture loss and in many instances preserves the quality of the food product. This development was referred to the University of Illinois Foundation and its patent attorney for study. T h e Foundation consulted with the Corn Industries Research Foundation, the sponsoring agency; and it was the consensus that this invention probably is not patentable. The Patent Committee concurs; and accordm gly, it is recommended that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the inventors.