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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Hughes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Stratton, Mr. Williamson. On motion of Mr. Bissell, the Board adjourned.

A. J. JANATA PARK LIVINGSTON

Secretary

President

MEETING OF T H E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE On call of the Chairman, a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held in the LaSalle Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, April 17, 1957, beginning at 9:30 p.m. T h e following members of the Committee were present: Mr. P a r k Livingston, Chairman, Mrs. Frances B. W a t k i n s ; Mr. Wayne A. Johnston was absent. Also present were: Mr. Cushman B. Bissell, Mr. Wirt Herrick, Mrs. Doris S. Holt, Mr. Earl M. Hughes, Mr. Vernon L. Nickell, Mr. Timothy W . Swain, of the Board of T r u s t e e s ; President David D. Henry, Vice-President and Provost Henning Larsen, Vice-President and Comptroller Herbert O. Farber, and Mr. A. J. Janata, Secretary of the Board. The Committee considered the following matters of business presented by the President of the University. RECOMMENDATION AND REPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY PATENT COMMITTEE The University Patent Committee submits, with the concurrence of the Chairman of the University Research Board, the following recommendation relating to an invention by a member of the staff: A linear cathode ray tube — Robert D. Rawcliffe, Research Assistant P r o fessor, Control Systems Laboratory, and Donald L. Bitzer, Research Assistant, Control Systems Laboratory, inventors. This invention was developed in classified research for the United States Army, and information thereon can not be disclosed. The Patent Committee recommends release of this invention to the Federal Government because its non-military uses appear to be commercially unimportant. I concur in this recommendation. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this recommendation was approved. T h e following actions of the University Patent Committee relating to inventions by members of the staff are reported, with the concurrence of the Chairman of the Research Board, for record: Synthesis of 2, 4-dichloro-5-fluorophenoxacetic acid — Glenn C. Finger, Chemist, State Geological Survey, inventor. This compound was synthesized by chemists of the State Geological Survey under a cooperative research contract between the Chemical Corps, the University, and the Survey. It now appears that it may have definite herbicidal properties, and the Patent Committee has requested the University of Illinois Foundation to investigate the commercial possibilities and report back to the Committee. Method for cleaning gases with electrostatically charged particles — H . F . Johnstone, Research Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Engineering Experiment Station, inventor. This invention was conceived by Dr. Johnstone at a time when his work was supported in part by funds furnished the University by the Atomic Energy Commission. It appears that it may have definite commercial possibilities, and accordingly, the University is negotiating with the A.E.C. to determine in what manner patent applications may be made to serve the interests of the public, the University, and the government.

These reports were received for record.