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With Whom Schroeder's (ventilation)

BOARD O F TRUSTEES

Purpose Noyes Laboratory remodeling, modernization, and renovation Amount i 108 34

[ M a r c h 12

Date February 11, 1952

This report was received for record.

POLICY A N D RULES RELATING TO COMPENSATION A N D WORKING C O N D I T I O N S OF NONACADEMIC EMPLOYEES

(18) The Director of Nonacademic Personnel recommends certain revisions in the Policy and Rules Relating to Compensation and Working Conditions of Nonacademic Employees adopted by the Board of Trustees effective July 1, 1945, and as subsequently amended from time to time. The revisions now recommended are necessary because of (a) changes in internal organization; (b) changes in disability and death benefits for employees not participants in the University Retirement System as approved by the Board of Trustees in November, 1950; (c) the establishment of the University Civil Service System of Illinois. These revisions involve no change in the Policy not already approved but are recommended to bring the statements in the Policy and Rules in line with determinations already made. The complete text of the Policy and Rules, as revised, is submitted herewith (see pages 1426 to 1441). I concur in the recommendations of the Director of Nonacademic Personnel.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, the revisions were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hickman, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mr. Nickell, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Grange, Mr. Stevenson.

RELEASES OF PATENTABLE DISCOVERIES

(19) The University Patent Committee submits the following reports and recommendations relating to potentially patentable discoveries: 1. Thomas R. O'Meara, Research Associate in Electrical Engineering, has invented a three element vector-phase radio direction finder which may be of value to the armed forces. 2. Harold D. Webb, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, has invented a matched channel RDF (radio direction finder) receiver with fixed tuned RF (radio frequency) amplifier. The purpose of the invention is to provide a matched-channel receiver for radio direction finding purposes that will maintain the required phase and gain match over a wide frequency range within closer tolerances than is possible with previous systems. 3. Chalmers W. Sherwin, Research Professor of Physics, has invented a "majority vote" circuit, a device whose most practical application would be in military communications. These discoveries are the result of research work under contracts with the Office of Naval Research. The inventors do not want the discoveries released to them. In the opinion of the University Patent Committee, the commercial possibilities of these inventions are not sufficient to warrant the expense of patent prosecution by the University. Since funds for the research work were supplied by the Office of Naval Research, the Committee recommends that the University declare its intention not to seek patent protection and release all rights to the United States Navy. This will protect the public interest. 4. Dr. S. W. Pelletier, a former postdoctoral assistant and instructor in the Department of Chemistry, synthesized six new organic compounds while he was at the University which he believes may have some use as local anesthetics. Dr. Pelletier has requested the release of rights on these discoveries for possible development. Professor C. S. Marvel of the Department of Chemistry, reports that a broad patent coverage on a new class of local anesthetics could not be obtained, and he considers it highly improbable that any of the six new compounds will prove sufficiently valuable to justify the cost of patenting them individually. Accordingly the University Patent Committee recommends that all rights to these six new compounds be released to Dr. Pelletier to develop as he may see fit. I concur.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, these recommendations were approved.