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1. The Board met &tr 10100 A.M., ldq 5, 1942, in 1loom. 2042, Building •.A.•, with the :following presents . Lieute1U111t Colonel Conrad E. Snow, Signal. Corps (I.egal Division) - Part-t:!.'8i 

Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Topping, S:l.gna1 Corps (Plant Di"f'i&d.on) 

Major Donald K. LipphcQt.t, Signal Corps (Legal Division) 

llajftr J • 11'. llcRae, 9' gnal Corps (Radar Branch) 

Lieutenant J. J. LJ.o,U, Signal Oo.t'l?a (Gen. Dev. l>iv.) 

Dr. R. F. Nicholson, Signal Co:rys (Photo. Div.) 

2. Major Lippincott made a brief' report or the latest meeting ot the 

.Arlq-Bav,y Patent Advisory Board. 

). A req,uest b,- llr. George L. Ba]Jar ot the Airoratt Radio Laborator;r tor 

permission to negotiate Yit.h manUf'acturers tor his commercial rights cm. his 

"Extensible .Antenna and Matching Device• was presented to the Board. It was det~rmined that Mr. Haller ahould be permitted. to negotiate ror the sale of 

these righteJ however, the Board granted such permission in thia particular 

case without prej'Odice to & pending motion made b7 Major Lippincott to the 

effect that the poliey permitting employees to negotiate.for their commercial 

right.a in wartime should be care.tul.17 reconsidered. Deciaion on the motion 

was deterred, pending an anaJJ"sis and report on the legal authorities b7 

Lt. Moore. 

4 • .I. f'nrther purpose or the meeting'waa to consider the tallowing 

l"Dvu.ticms and to make recommendations ror their disposition. ' 

6 /,1-. •Method ot Constructing Devices llaving Magnetic Circuj,ts as 

Component Part,n by Mr. La"Wrence Keltz, Of'f'iae of the Chief' 

S•gn-.1. Officer. 

l,R. "Blimination of Noiae in Radio,• b7 Private Stephen s. Iorlrus 1 

42nd F. A., camp Gordon,, .&gusta, Ga. 

v-S. •nuid Process Duplicating Process,• by Lt •. Oard.on o. Avery. 

~. "lletal Radio Ta.be Extractor," aubaitted by the Pabema Air Depot, 

CaD&l Zone. 

l'.t· "Hydrogen EJ.eotrio Batte?"T, • by Pvt. Boria Niokolof'.f, 28th Inf'., Fort Jackson, s. o. 

-'!. •Secret Communication System,• by Lt. H. P. Hutchinson, orttice 

ot the Chief Signal otficer. 

5. !be "Board finds a 

.!• That the inventions described in Para.graphs Ali am bl, haw 

auttio1ent JDilitary val• to •arrant prosecution or patent applications by 

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the •r Department. eclassified and approved for release by NSA on 

. SECRET 9-12-2013 ursuantto E .0. 13526 
.. - !lt ~·:A10ii2._6 .. b. 'l!ha.t nventions arose lll connect~th and as a result 

.,; of the of':r'icial. d of' the :l.nventors. -There was-r spec11":i.o des:l{;na'tion 

to invent thfli things described :ln Para&T«phs .M and '4:t.,,. • · 

S• That the inventors desire to obtain patent. under the provisions 

or AR 850-50. 

,4. That the inventions, except that mentioned in ParagraphM.,, need not be kept aecret • 

.!• That the invention or Lt. H. P. Hutchinson, Paragraph S;g 

should be kept secret. 

6. 'lb.e Board recommends: 

.I• That a patent not be obtained at Government expense on the 

invention& mentioned in Paragraphs .4e, /J&. 1 and Id... 

,g. That patents be obtained at Government expense on the inventions 

mentioned in Paragraphs .M snd /Jl.• 

S• That acti.on on the invention or Mr. La11rence Keltz, Paragraph 

"' be deferred pendine receipt of more information as to materials 

used, 8.!ld method of construction. 

S• There is no objection to the inventors listed in Paragraphs 

AQ, {tQ, and /,& applying for patents at their own expense, if 

they so desire • 

.!• '!bat the inventors mentioned in Paragraphs ~ and AZ. will not 

enter into agreel!19nta with manufacturers without complying with 

the regulations or the Cbief' Signal Of tioer pertaining to such 

~"7?.~ Conrad E. Snow, 

Lieutenant Colonel, Signal Corps 

Kmber 

C/J.o Jtr. f __:_,.,.~--::::II Donald t: -~ .. , 

Major, Signal Corps Acting Chairman 

J. J. Lloyd, 

2nd Lieutenant 1 ww.~IU.-

For 

J. D. or 

Lieutenant CO•.u1.o11.ma. 

\ -' , ~em ~c;;.r:~~~:;.:....,...., Dr. a. F. Nicholson 

For 

Lieutenant ~ Colonel., Si€nal Corpe 

For 

W. V. Parker, 

Lieutenant Colonel, Signal Corps 

Member 

#.~:~~ 14ajc:.: Signal Corps 

For 

Tcmi o. Rivee, 

Colonel, Signal Corps, 

.lamber 

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DAWSON OUIBTEAD 

la.jar General, 

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R. T. Schlosberg, 

Lieutenant Co1onel, Signal Corps 

Member Chief Signal Of'ticer of the Arsq,. 

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