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BOARD OF T R U S T E E S

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to be prohibitive. A minimum of 15 key patents would have to be filed immediately. During the period of the war there will be no commercial demand for these developments, as the Government is not authorizing the construction of new plants to manufacture new products or to carry on new processes of a non-military nature. In view of these circumstances, the Faculty Committee on Patents recommends that these discoveries be released to Professor Deem. I concur in this recommendation. T h i s m a t t e r was referred to the Committee on P a t e n t s (see

page 856).

PATENT OF APPARATUS FOR TESTING EMBRITTLEMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF BOILER WATERS (24) T h e Secretary of the Board reports the receipt of original U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,270,389, dated January 20, 1042, issued to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, on a discovery of Frederick G. Straub and Theodore A. Bradbury, entitled "Apparatus for Testing Embrittlement Characteristics of Boiler Waters." T h i s report w a s received for record. PATENT ON IMPROVEMENTS IN COAL FURNACE (25) T h e Secretary of the Board reports that he has received the assignment of the application of Julian Robert Fellows and John Clem Miles for a patent covering improvements in a down-draft type of coal furnace, Ser. No. 322,562, recorded in the United States Patent Office March 19, 1942, in Liber Z190, page 287.

This report was received for record.

PURCHASES RECOMMENDED (26) A recommendation that the following purchases be authorized: 1. 150 feeder lambs (yearling ewes or yearling w e t h e r s ) , for the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Animal Husbandry. The purchase requires inspection of more than one lot of animals before a selection can be made, and the price will depend on the market at the time of purchase. The approximate cost will be $1,500. 2. 35 feeder steers, for the Agricultural Experiment Station, Department of Animal Husbandry. This purchase requires inspection of more than one lot of animals before a selection can be made, and the price will depend on the market at the time of purchase. The approximate cost will be $3,500. 3. One stainless steel swivel type Junior Milk Cooler, for the Department of Dairy Husbandry, from Mojonnier Bros. Company, Chicago, at a price of $1,708.70 f.o.b. Chicago. This equipment is to replace a cooler which has been in service for over ten years and is needed to insure ample capacity to supply ice cream for the United States Naval Training School for signalmen. This equipment is made only by Mojonnier Bros. Company. 4. One size " W " Lectromelt furnace, for the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, from the Pittsburgh Lectromelt Furnace Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at a net price of $1,241 f.o.b. point of shipment. This is a non-competitive item as it is made only by this company.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, these purchases were authorized.

PURCHASES AUTHORIZED (27) A report of the following purchases authorized by the President of the University in accordance with the University Statutes: 1. One No. 90 Size 3 International Centrifuge, platform mounted with No. 258 head and complete accessories, from the Central Scientific Company, at a total cost of $1,482.20 f.o.b. Urbana.