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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1974 Version B
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332 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [Juty 18 this invention be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation, subject to the rights of the sponsor. 5. Pseudo-Sinusoidal Driver for Step Motors — B. C. Kuo, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Urbana-Champaign, R. A. Yackel, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Urbana-Champaign, and Gurdial Singh, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Urbana-Champaign, inventors; developed under the sponsorship of Warner Electric Brake and Clutch Company. The University Patent Committee noted that the inventors recommend release of rights to the sponsor, that the department head indicated that substantial developmental costs would be involved, and that University Patents, Inc., stated that the invention is probably nonpatentable. Accordingly, the University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the sponsor. 6. Step Motor with Dual Stator Windings for Damping — B. C. Kuo, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Urbana-Champaign, R. A. Yackel, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Urbana-Champaign, and Gurdial Singh, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Urbana-Champaign, inventors; developed under the sponsorship of Warner Electric Brake and Clutch Company. The University Patent Committee noted that the inventors recommend release of rights to the sponsor, that the department head indicated that substantial developmental costs would be involved, and that University Patents, Inc., stated that the invention had marginal patentability. Accordingly, the University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the sponsor. O n motion of M r . Forsyth, these recommendations were approved. PURCHASES (24) The President submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases proposed by the Directors of Purchases and recommended by the Vice President for Financial Affairs. The list of purchases was presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from State appropriations to the University) and purchases from institutional funds. The latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, contracts with private corporations and other organizations, funds from foundation grants, and grants from corporations and other donors, and University revolving funds authorized by law. The total amounts of these purchases were: From Appropriated Funds Recommended $ 28 950 IS From Institutional Funds Recommended 1 521 592 63 Grand Total $1 550 542 78 A complete list of the purchases, with supporting information, including the quotations received, was sent to each member of the Board in advance of the meeting, and a copy is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. On motion of Mr. Howard, the purchases recommended were authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Mr. Steger, Governor Walker. REPORT OF PURCHASES APPROVED BY T H E VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL AFFAIRS (25) The Vice President for Financial Affairs also submitted a report of purchases
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