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1957] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 4OI
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 THE 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.
The following members of the Committee were present: Mr. Park Livingston,
Chairman, Mrs. Frances B. Watkins; 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 Trustees; 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 Professor,
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.
The 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.