Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1976 [PAGE 406]

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Herron, Research Assistant in Ceramic Engineering, Urbana, inventors; developed under the sponsorship of Ingram-Richardson Corporation. University Patents, Inc., advises that good patent protection appears available, and the commercial potential for this invention appears bright. The University Patent Committee therefore recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation for patenting and development 2. Improvement on High Speed Optoelectronic Sampling Head — Henry Merkelo, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Urbana, inventor; developed under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. University Patents, Inc., reports that there is a reasonable possibility for commercial success of this idea. Accordingly, the University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be transferred to the University of Illinois Foundation, subject to the rights of the sponsor. 3. Continuous Observation Parabiotic Chamber — Michael G. Gabridge, Assistant Professor in the School of Basic Medical Sciences, Urbana, inventor; developed under the sponsorship of the United States Army. University Patents, Inc., recommends not filing a patent application because of a limited market and possible prior art, and the Army advises that it will not pursue a patent on this idea. Accordingly, the University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the inventor, subject to the rights of the sponsor. 4. Laser Doppler Velocimeter — Ronald J. Adrian, Assistant Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Urbana, inventor. Because of disclosure of this idea in a paper presented March 28, 1974, patent protection is unavailable. T h e University Patent Committee therefore recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the inventor. 5. Complex Waveform Phonetic Speech Synthesizer — Murray L. Babcock, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Michael P. Hoffman, former Instructor in Electrical Engineering, Urbana, inventors. University Patents, Inc., recommends not filing a patent application on this idea because of prior art and nonexistence of a working model. Accordingly, the University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the inventors. 6. Hybrid Metal Mesh-Dielectric Output Coupler for Optically Pumped Far Infrared Lasers — Edward H. Danielewicz, Jr., Research Assistant in Electrical Engineering, Urbana, inventor; developed under the sponsorship of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. University Patents, Inc., recommends that the subject disclosure for this idea be returned to the inventor because in its opinion the size of the market would not be sufficient to warrant the expenditure of patent expenses at this time. However, a letter from the Department of Electrical Engineering states that, as far infrared becomes commercially valuable, this idea will become more valuable because it is a standard far infrared laser technique. Accordingly, the University Patent Committee recommends that the rights of the University in this invention be released to the University of Illinois Foundation for patenting, subject to the rights of the sponsor. 7. Transient Radar Target Recognition System — L. Wilson Pearson, Research Assistant in Electrical Engineering, Michael L. Van Blaricum, Research Assistant in Electrical Engineering, and Raj Mittra, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Urbana, inventors. University Patents, Inc., recommends release of the University's rights in this