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l. lb.a :BoP..!'d met at 10:00 A.ai., July 1, 1942-, in Room 2042, Fuildinf'" "~ 11 , with the :"ollowine p!"eSt!dlt: 

Lieutenant Colonel Don~.ld K. Lip1iincott, Signal Corps (Lepel BrMc:h) 

Lieutenant Colonel w. A. Top;inc;, Si·:nal Corps (.t'lant Division) 

Llajor Glenn f.~. Green, Si;:;nal Co?"1·a (Gena""al Development Branch) 

Major J. ~I. ,t.:cRae 1 Si:::nal Corps (-l.adar Di vision) • 

Dr. H.. F. Nicholson, Signal Corps (Army PicwrieJ. >:.iervice) • 

2. The purpose or the meetinr \''as to c01:~sider t.he :'ol} oy11.nr, in~r.tions 

5.tld to.make recommendations for their disposition: 

.!• Secret Sien_aling System, by Lt. },. F. Hutchinson, Radar 

Branch, Signal Corps. 

B• Radio Cr~rnpass Direction Finder, by Simon Di.qenzo (N.I.C. 

sue. No. 49335-88). 

g. Key ~ounting; Band Spread; Secret Co:mmunicc.'l.tion; \}y Pvt. 

Dante A • .Antonelli, Hq. Co., 145th Infantry. 

g. Equipment fCYr Code In:Jt.ruotion, by John ai. Petty and Thomas 

1 ••• Morse, Assistant Radio 0pe~,at:l.ub Instruetors, Air Carps Teo!-.nical 

Sch~l, Tulsa, Oklahoma • 

.!!• Jtiethod tor Forming Sur:;~aoe of a ParaLoloid of Revolution, by 

Barrison_J. Merrill, Assistant I'hysicist, S.C.G.D.L., Ft. Monmouth, 

New Jersey. -j· · 

l· Speedy Plotting Device, by Sgt. E'orest D. Crum, S.N. 20.330712, 

AP0-1104, 24J4-U1 lOlat Signal ltadio Intel. Co .. (c/o l-os+.master, San. 

Frat!cisco). 

B.• Collapsible Portable Antennas, by Georre F. Cooley, Jr., 

Chief Engineering j)ra...~sman, S.C.G.::>.L., Ft. li!omnouth, !i.J • 

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h· Double L...odulation o'ystem, by SeJ11lour 3. Krinsky, H • ...:. wo., 

13th Int., Ft. Jackson, s.c., APO #8. 

i• Rade:.r Aerial Torpedo, by Sol ~:'lretsky, Assoc. Radio Engineer, 

Proc. Liidson Br., Radar Division, Sienal Gorps. 

J,. Device for Droprinc Ob~e-cts from Aircra..i...rt, by William r:. \'Jarden, 

Assoo. Mech. Jmgineer 1 S.C.G.D.L., ?i:.. i.:onmouth, New Jeroey. 

k· Improvement on Wire Layinf Unit (RL-31) 1 by .. )gt. Walter F. Pont 1 

Hq. and Ho. Btcy., C • .A..R.T.C., 'Ft. Eustis, Va. 

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eclassifi ed and a roved for release b ursuantto E .0. 1352 \ ../ 
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,!. ilechanica1 Flasl)l.i_Jit, by Lt. G. B. Ellis, sor.DL, Ft. 

Jfonmouth, N'er. Jersey. 

!!!• .Detection of Enemy Craft in Coastal \"taters, by Oi;.ptain 

Albert L. \iindler, C of E, 4811-I·'i, Ft. Dix, N.J. 

;a. Automotive Heo.dlizb.t. S;rstem, by Charles S. Hadler, TIJ.ectrical 

Erl6ineer, SCGDL, ·Ft. l1~onmouth, NeTI" Jersey • 

.2• ?.~et!'-od of Pr.opa.ratinz Hertzian · • .aves Beyond the 'optical 

Eo~zcn, by CE1.rl A. ~·liley, Jr., He.dio En:in1S.er, AR.Ir, i7right ~.,ield, 

D~on, Ohio. 

. !!• Radio 'l'eletype Syster.i., by Lt. Ca1dv1ell r. SJ:lith, Commun- icatio..~s Officer,,3~th Interceptor Oontro1 Squadron, 31st Pursuit 

Group. 

g. Improvement in Field Telephones, by Corp. Georce Ha.rt, 

6th Signal Service Company. 

J:• Automotive Ic;nition System, by Charles s. Nadler,"Electrical 

Enfineer, SCGDL, Ft. I.!onmouth, New Jersey;. · 

.§• Portab1e P..and Operated Sizna1ing Device, by Georc;e l!'. 

_Ooole;r, Jr., C'.hief ~ineering Draftsman, SOGDL, Ft. i:1onmouth, 1r.J. 

A further purpose of the meetinz V18.S to consider t..~e pending metion 

referre.d to in p&ragra.ph 3 of the minutes 0£ J,.eeting Ho. 36, and to hear 

the analysis and report on the Legal J..uthorities pertinent thereto by· 

Lt. Moore. The motion concerned the policy 0£ permitting inven"flors to 

retain their cOJ!Dl1erc1al ri~ts. . . 

:3. The Boa.rd finds: I . 

J!• That the inventions described in ParafTaphs ~ and~ have 

suf"ficient :r.1.ili tary value to r.arra.nt ui""Oseoution of pa·tent api:•lications 

by the ilar Department. · - · 

b. That t.he inveutions arose in connection with and as a result 

of the official duties of the inventors. Th~re was no specific 

desif;lle.tion to invent the thines descr~.bed in Paragraphs &[ ar!d 61. 

c. That ~he inventors desire to obta:bl patents under the provisions 

of 1.R 850 .. 50. ~L 86-36/50 USC 3605 · 

·£l.- That the :inventions need not· be kept secret. Eo 3 · 3 ( h) ( 2) 

. I · S.• ~"h:·,t Lt. IIutch:inson r:ishes to disclose his invention, set forth 

ir• pnraeraph ~ e.boveJ ~snd that ::t"~CCIJD."1endations of S.I.$. Y:Ould be helpful in rleterm:i..nine t e 

. propriety o£ peri:dtt:l.nc tt\«t:~oaura, . I .f' 

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·., '. ·S.lCP.AL OO:?PS P!'l!Kft ~ - llm'INO RO. YI ..:'OP JVLY 1 1 1942. 

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f. That the mvmion or S:brlon 1Wt4uo · (d of .21;!} wouli! be 

or .ore inter.at to the .Navy Department t.hati to th• ilar Department. 

£• That Pa.tent Xeaorandmls Jlos .. 3 and 4 now •ifned tv" Sipal. • 

Corps inventors are abie:tJoua aDd tall to def'ine cl.ear~ the ~ts 

o:t inventors; that it -. contru,- to tbet apP&nnt .intent ot the 

ae;:t"•ements to.t.ake omplete u•1gmaeuts of all hinntteaa ude 

b)o" Bipl Corps apl.CJ79•• <houab IUoh would he proper Sa a331' 

einn case or clr..se. of oases wh~ftr a ccmplete ue~t would 

best serve the f1ublic 1rt.tereat. . · 

4. The Board Reoomaendes !. 

.I• That a pat~nt not be obtained a.t ~t expe:a.H cm. the 

inventions aentioned in Paragraphs 2511 a.,,. ¥z, ZJa,. ,i&,, £1., l&, ~'~'~'~J~,md~. ' 

!" That pe.tent.5 be obtaine<l. at Government expense ~ the inwntiona· 

mentioned in P:\rt~:;raphs Zt. and il· · 

.2:• There is no objection to the i:lvento!"s listed 1n Paracrapha. 

~t z.t, ~' ~' ,li, ~' ~' ,?a, ~' Z,;g, Zs., k1 and ,b 8.!\P~ ~or pa.!.entf' e.t their O"im. expense, i1' they so desire. 

g. l'hst the inventors mentioneod in Paraerapha U ard. ll will 

not enter into acreemente l'fith lU.DufacturerB rt.thout COlllp:qillg • 

with the rer,u1at1ons ot t.he Chief" Siena.J. Ottieer ~rtaining to 

St:!Ch llfl'eellents • 

.!• That the invention l13ted ill Z,A be rf'ferred to S.I.S. for 

r.eview and !"ecO!:!!:lendatione as t.o proper ola.ssitication and.for 

report as to tbir interest in invention. 

1· That the invention listed in 3!? be. returned "° the r\at.:tor-.i 

Inventors Co~, with recamend&tian that it be forwarded to 

the Ka.vy Depar1:.1ll~nt, as being ot er~ter interest to tbs Jfa.v 

Department th.an to the llar lleparlr,ient. 

_g .. That the Patent .t-:emorendt11.s ·3 and I+ be redra:f'ted into 

language r.hich is definite arid certain in meaning and that the 

rev:I.aed :memoranduiu be resubmitted to the Boan1 Gd then to tha Jud~e .idvooa.te Oenere.1 t"o:r appron.l. 

h~ That the in'V9!ltions listed in 6Ji and 4g be considered at 

a later ~eting of the Patent Board, pending additional cor.isiderat:i.on 

mld investi~ation .. 

i. That the inTeT-tion listed in .3.! be f"ornnled to the '<rineers 

Corpo '!:or d.etendnation as of its ir..terest to th-. 

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. .• . ~I'IFAL CORl-1$ P..t.'1"":'-.l~T BOA.~ - Lm.:TING NO. J? - Ol:' JULY l, 1942 • 

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J.. That t!le invent:fcns listed 1n 6JJ and ~ be forsarded to 

Lht!I ~ue.."T"termastf?r Ccrpa as of' ~ssible inte.reat to that a1"fict1• 

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DoneJ.d K. 

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Lippincott, 

Lieutenant Colonel, Sfeual Corps 

.t..c·i;:fne Che.irma.n 

Glenn Li. reen1 

Major, Signal C:orps 

ror 

J. D. O'Connell, Lie~tte.!lB.l:i.t Co!one1, Sign.&1 Corps 

:t.1ember 

. Dr. R. F. Iii cholso.n,, 

for 

R. '£. ~>c1--loaber8, 

Lieutenant Colonel, S1£nal Corpis 

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Lieutenant ~'-A.~ Colcnel, S1gnal Col"p• 

tor 

'I. V. Parker, 

Col01.11'll, Sien.al Corps 

Jlember 

~:?.- li~r~· S~al Corpe 

for 

Toa C. ru:ves 

Colonel, SienaJ. Corps 

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