REF ID:A416Jai9B ~ GOVERNMENT PATENTS BOARD 

Office of the Chairman 

April 26.ll 1951 

PROCEDURAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR sUBMITTING THE REPORTS S>ECIFIED 

IN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NOlo 5 

Administrative Order Noo 5, entitled Rules .and Regulations for the 

Adiididstration ·of a Unifarm Patent Policy with Respect to the Domestic 

Rights i1f Inventions Made by Government Employees .ll which supersedes . Administrative Order Noo 1,, has been appraved by the President and is 

being issued under date of April 26, 19510 Section 9 of that Grder 

provides that the Chairman of the Government Patents Board will prescribe · 

the £onns to be used in submitting the reports specified in that ordero 

A copy of Administrative Order Noo 5 accompanies these revised procedural 

instructions, which supersed~ those issued u~der date of Februa.I"J 123 19510 

lo Case Number~ Each invention will be reported as a separate case 

and each report wiil'be assigned a case number by the originating agency» 

consisting of the code nu.~ber indicated on the accompanying lists (or, if 

not so indicated, as assigned at the request of the agency)~ followed by a 

dash· and a serial number assigned by the agency o For example,· if the agency 

code number is· 5, its first case will be 5=1. 

2.. Type of _E~se g Following the case number the agency will indicate, 

in parentheses.ll the"'tYPe of caseo The several types of cases will be indicated by reference to the secti9n and paragraph of Administrative Order 

No. 5 under which the invention is reported, as followsg 

6c - Report of agency determination that title. be left with 1nventor 

8d - Report when patent application is filed 

Be - Report of agency determination not to file application Bf ... Report when patent issues · 

7b = Repor·t by agency subsequent to appeal by employee 

It may be that several reports will be submitted on one invention,)) as for 

example under 8d and 8f or -qnder 8d and 6c o The same case number will be 

used in all reports on the same inventionj but separate reference will be 

made on each report to the applicable section and paragrapho 

J. ~-ssi~<?.!..-1!~.P~~ Except for reports on disputes and con= 

troversies, all reports will be submitted in duplicate, single spaced,)) on 

paper size 8 x 10·~. Reports on disputes and controversies (type 7b) will 

be submitted in quadruplicate, single spaced, on paper.size 8 x lDt~ ·Only 

one copy of the patent need accompany reports on type Bf cases. 

4o Information as to Date Invention Is Made~· A1J. reports will indicate. 

l'hether the invention was made (1) prior to~ or (2) on or after the date of 

Executive Order 10096 (January 23.ll 1950) ~ In this connection see Interpreta-. 

tions and Opinions No. 13 entitled Interpretation of ttMade"a 

Enclosures 

Archie M., Palmer 

Chairman 

l!\pproved for Release by NSA on 12-05-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352f3 
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W CWE NUMBERS ..._. 

ASSIGNED TO EXEQJTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES 

Fat .. USE W'rlEN REPCR.TING INVENTIONS 

Agriculture» Department of • o • • • • • • • • • • • 1 

Air Force 3 Department ot the • • o " • • • • l2 

America Battle Monuments CCrmnission o • • • • • • • 40 ~ » l>9pa!"tnlent ot the • o • • • • • • • • • • 10 

Central Intelligence Agency • • • • • • • • o • • • 27 

Civil Aeronautics Board • • • • • • • • • • • • • o 37 

Civil Service Camn:i.ssion ~· ~ •••••••••••• 14 CCIDlllerce~ Department of • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 

Detense 9 Depa.rtni.ent of~ 

Office ot the Seeret&l')" •. • • • • • • • • • • 9 

·Department of the Air F<m:e •• ., • • • • • • 12 Dep~tment of the ~ • • • • • • 10 

Department of the H~ • Q • • • ~ • • • • • • ll 

Defense Production Adminis.traticm. •.•• ,., . .., ·• • • • h4 

District of c·olumbia Oovernm8nt • · • " • • . • • o • • 47 Economi~ Cooperation Adm:inietrati® • ., • • • • • • 24 

Federal Communications Camnisnon • e • • • • • • • 17 

Federal Deposit In~e Corporation • • • • .. • • Ll 

Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service • • • • . • • 31 

Federal Power Caimisaion • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 21 

Federal Reserve System • • • " • • o • • • • • • • 38 

Federal Security Agency 0 e 0 . 0 D 0 0 0 0 Q u 0 • • 6 

Federal Trade Comi~aion • • • • • • • • .. • • • .. • ·2S 

General Services Admima~UD.n . • o o o o o o o o e 1 

Housing and Honie Finance AgeDCT <> o o • o o o o o o 22 

Housing Expedi tier a . attic e of the o o o o • o o o • 45 

Inte.rior.v Dep...-nt of the o o o o o o o o o o o o 3 

Interstate Ccmnerce Commisaion • o o o • o o • o .. o 26 , · 

Justice 9 Ddp&l"tment of o o o o o o o o o o o o o • o 4 

Labor.v Department ot o • o o o o o • o " o o o o ., 16 

National Ad'fis017 Camni ttee for AeX"ODaut:ics • • o e 8 

National Capital Housing· Authority " o o o o o • o o 42 

National Capital P~k &. Planning. Canmi~~ion o o ., o 39 

National X..bor Relations Boa.rd o o • o o • o • o • 32 

National Mediation Board o o o o o o o o e o o o o o 43 · National Secu.rl ty Council o .. o o o o o o • o • o .. 28 

Nati0nal Security Resources Board. o o o o • o o o o 29 

Na9y9 Department of the o o o o o o o • o o e o o o 11 

Panama Canal.1> The o o o ~ o • o o o o o o o o o • o 46 

Post Office Department o o o o o • e o o e ., o o o 13 

Railroad Retirement Board... o • o o o o o o o • o o o 3.3 

Reconstl"uCtiQn Finance Carpqr.ation o o o o o o o o o l.8 

SeCUrities & Exchange Cc:mmis~i~ e o o o .. o • o o 34 

selective Sern.ce 5y'$tem, o o o o • o • o • • o o • JO 

Smitbsoniau Institution o 9 o o • u oo o o o o o e 23 

State .!l D~tMnt I of . 0 ? 0 0 0 0 " 0 " 0 0 0 0 0 e . 5 

Tarift qOmmisa~on~ Unit~d States e o e o • o o o o • 35 

~ 

Xenne,see Valley AUthoritf e o o o o o o o a o o • o 19 

Department o o • o o o o o o • o " o • o e 15' 

Veterans Administration o u e .. o o o o o o • e e u 20 

Wu C1aims Canrai!lei.aU .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 e e 0 • G 0 0 0 36 

Government Patents Board 

April 263 l95i 
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~ CODE NOMBERS ,._, 

ASSIGNED. '00 :.,JWiCU.Tilzl DEPAR'i'NIENTS ANO .. 4GE."JCft:8 

FOR' u'sg ~;waa~'-REPORTING INVDJT!ONS ,· 

1.- Department of-Agriculture 

2 ~ Department ·or, Commerce 

)·-:-Department of }nt;erior 

4 - Dep~tment of Ju~.t.i,ce 

. s ~ Department of State.·. ·. 

6 ~ Federal Security Agency 

7 - General SerVices Administration · ·•. 8 - National Advisory Committee tor Aeronautics 

9 -.Office of the Secretary of Defense · lo ~ Department oi' the Army 11 ~ Department of the Navy 

12 - Department of the Air Force 

13.- Post Of'fi.ce Department 

14 - Civil Service Commi~slon 

15 - Treasury Department .:, 

16 - Department of Labor . · 

17 - Federal Communications Com.~ission 

·1s - Reconstruction Finance Corporation 

19 - Tennessee Valley Authority 

20 ~ Veterwis Administration 

21 - Federa~ Power Commission 

22 - Housing and Home Finance Agency 

23 - Smithsonian Institution 

24·- Economic Cooperation Administration 

25 - Federal Trade Commission 

26 - IntersU:i.te Commerce Commission 

27 - Central Intelligence Agency 

28 - National Security Council 

29 - National Security Resources Board 

30 - Selective Service System 

31 - F'eder&.l. Mediation and Conciliation Service · 32 - National Labor Relations Boa.rd 

33 - Railroad Retirement Board . 34 - Securities and Exchange Commission 

35 - United St&.tes Tariff Commission 

36 - War Claims Commission 

37 - Civil Aeronautics Board 

JS -·Federal Reserve System . 39 - National Capit&l Park &"Planning Comr.ilssion 

40 - American Battle iJ!onuments Coziimission 

41 - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 

42. - National Capital Housing Authority 

43 ~ National Mediation Board 

44 ~ Defense Production Administration 

45 - Heusing Expediter~ Office of the 

46 - Panama Canal 

47 = District of Columbia Government