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1274 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 19
MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON JUNE 19, 1958
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 Sheraton-Blackstone
Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, June 19, 1958,
beginning at 1:30 p.m. The following, constituting all members of the
Committee, were present: Mr. Park Livingston, Chairman, Mr. Wayne
A. Johnston, Mrs. Frances B. Watkins.
Also present were Mr. Cushman B. Bissell, Mrs. Doris S. Holt,
Mr. Vernon L. Nickell, Mr. Timothy W. Swain, and Mr. Kenney E.
Williamson of the Board of Trustees; President David D. Henry, Vice-
President and Provost Gordon N. Ray, Dr. H. E. Longenecker, Vice-
President in charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges, Executive
Dean C. C. Caveny of the Chicago Undergraduate Division, Mr. Ralph
F. Lesemann, Legal Counsel, Mr. C. E. Flynn, Director of Public
Information, Mr. Morris S. Kessler, Assistant Comptroller; and Mr.
H. O. Farber, Comptroller, and Mr. A. J. Janata, Secretary of the
Board.
The Committee considered the following reports and recommendations
submitted by the President of the University.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY PATENT COMMITTEE
(1) The University Patent Committee submits, with the concurrence of the Chairman
of the University Research Board, the following recommendations relating In
inventions by members of the staff.
1. Functionalizing steroids at G8 — Elias J. Corey, Professor of Organic
Chemistry, and Walter R. Hertler, graduate student (Ph.D., 1958), inventors. This
invention essentially is a method for the synthesis of certain types of steroids,
which were not readily accessible previously, and which may in some cases possess
desirable and useful physiological activity. None of the specific compounds
synthesized so far are physiologically active, however.
The Patent Committee believes that at present the invention has no commercial
value and that the development of this invention would be very expensive. However,
it might be possible to arrange with a company to do the development work
with some chance for future royalty payments to the University. For these
reasons, the Committee recommends that the invention be released to the University
of Illinois Foundation for investigation of its commercial value and that, if the
Foundation finds that no commercial value exists, the invention be released to the
inventors.
2. Controlled contact cutting tool — B. T. Chao, Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, and K. J. Trigger, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, inventors.
This invention concerns a new method of cutting tool preparation which restricts
the contact between the chip and the tool so that the temperature there is minimized.
It results in a substantial reduction in power consumption, an increase 111
tool life, more efficient utilization of cutting fluids, and improved surface finish on
the machined work piece.
After investigation by the University of Illinois Foundation, the Committee
finds that this invention has no commercial value and most likely can not be
patented. Therefore, the Committee recommends that the invention be released to
the Chicago Ordnance District, Department of the Army, sponsor of the research
project which produced this invention.
3. Planar logarithmically periodic antenna structures — R. H. DuHameL
former Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, inventor. This
invention concerns antenna structures for which the input impedance and radiation
patterns vary periodically with the logarithm of the frequency. The antennas are
approximately linearly polarized, and bi-directional beams of equal principal plan 1
beamwidths are obtained. The beamwidth may be controlled to a considerable
extent by the geometry of the structure. ,
The Committee believes that consideration of a patent application would