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3!Glli.L OORFS P~O~ . • 

UDTDlG :NO. 35 

1. The Board met a.t 10:00 J..ll. 1 Jprll 71 1942, in B.oca _2042, Bn11d1-ag 

"A", with the t"ollowi»g preeen:ta , 

Lieutenant Colonel ?rill V. Parker, Signs] Corps (Plant Div.) 

Jlajor Donald K. Lippinoott,, Signal Corp$ (Legal Div.) 

JJajor IJ.oyd D. LeUan, Signal Corps (P.haffo. Div.) _ Captain t.~l vin N. Abramovich, Signal Oorpa (Aircraft Radio Div.) 

lat LiE'utenant William lt. Hewlett, Si~ Corpe (Gen. Dev. Div.) 

2. The purpose of the meeting was to conaider the f'ollaw:ltJg inventions 

.snd to make reoommendations for t.'1eir diepos! t.ion: 

/ .1-Fi.xsd Mast Antenna ror .Airarai't' by Mr. George L.. Haller. 

Signal Corps, Aircraft Radio Laboratory. 

-IR,-Hetrocqned X-Rq Oscillator, by' Corporal. Paul. E. II. Gormlq, c.11.s., Edgewood Araenal,-lkl. 

~ .s-Centri.f'ugal Fluid Switch, by Afr. ilex. I. Bronwick, Signal 

Corps Laboratories • 

.-'"g-Communication Device, by Private l.~ayer L. Oppenheimer, 

Signal Corps Oificers Candidate School. 

I ,!-Method of Determining Ground Speed, b7 Captain Leo Maok:t&, 

Dental Corps, Fort Dix,, N.J. ' 

"t-Ini'ra-Red Scam:.'ling Device, by fsir. Charles W. Axel, Rock 

!eland Arsenal. . 

".s-Conatant Voltage Generat.or, by l.lr. Samuel D. Ma.Bon, Signal 

Corps Laboratories. 

J' h-Cormectors £or Radio Tubes,· by Mr. Barry- Trees and Mr• 

Charles E. Morris, Sip,nal Corps Le.boratories. 

"'J:-Variable Condensers, by t»!r. Ralph ll. Armstrong, Signal Corpe 

Radar Laboratory. 

l'J.-Pbase Measurine Device, by Mr. G. W. James, Signal. Corpe 

Laboratories. 

-'Js-Frequency Control System, by Mr. Williams. Marks, Jr., Signal 

Corps Laboratory. 

i !-Extended Radio &.nee Receivers, by .L:ir. James Le.3etti, Signal 

Corpe Laboratories. · 

'm-Sub-Aqueous Microphone, 'b1' fa. William R. MnoLean, Sif!Jlal 

Gorps Laboratoriee. 

/_n-Ultra Violet Rq" L~eter, by hr. Lawrence Granburt,:, Signal 

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Corps Ie.boratories. ..,,.........,...-.,....,.----.-....,....---......... - ......... ------- (" r-1n .... , eclass1f1ed and approved for release by 

~--.. _.;!~L ;; SA on 09-12-2013 ursuantto E.O. 1352 
,..sz-'l'ranarormers, by t.ir. Lawrence Crimburg, Signal Corpe 

Laboratories. 

'R-Extensilile Antenna Matching Devioe, !by Mt-. George L. Haller, 

::3.ignal ·Corps Aircraft Radio Laboratory-. 1 

v!l,-Telephone Support, by .r.r. Dorsi• c. Harleman, Wri£ht Field, 

air Corps • 

.IJ:"':'Hew Type Rotor (Cryptor,raph:!.c Purposes), b7 Captain Leo ttoaen, 

;:ti(;nal Corps, Si~ In..tel~enoe Service. 

,• il,!•Fi"lc'l Sp::.ice, 'b7' 1st Lieutenant Nelson Moore, Sienal. Corps, 

Le.e, l\l. Di vision. 

·~-Aerial Torperdo Chaser, by Privatt1i Leonhard Katz, ?0th Tank 

bn., Ft. Brncg, i;.c • 

..;. '.l'he board !"inds1 

,1-'l'hs.t the inventj ons rfoscribed in P· rQCraphs 2,a, 2}!2 21' 1 2l} 

and 2,E have suf'ticient mili t~,. value to warrant prosecution of patent 

applications by the 'fi:\r Jltip~tt.lent. 

b-Tho.t the illve-ntiono o.rose in connection with and ao a result of 

tl!e off'iohl duties of the :Inventor.a. There !';as no specific designation 

t.o :l.t1vent the tbin~s deacr;b'!?cl in P~agraphs 2,!1 2}'!J 2js, 232 and 2,£ • 

.s .. 'l'hz.it the :Inventors desi-re to or.tain patents under the provisions 

of AR 850-50. 

,S-That the inventions, except those 1nentioned in Paragraphs 

2,r rJ1d 2.:!£ need not be kept secret. 

,!-Th!l.t the inventions of Captain Leo Rosen, PP.raeraph 2,r, and 

Pri vet,e Leonhard f.o.:tz, Porar.ra.ph 2,li: shO"..tld be kept secret. 

1~. It?e board reoommends1 

.1-Thnt a pc.ter&t not bfl' obtained at Government expense on the 

inventions mentioned !n Paragraphs 2.!b 2,2, 2.Sh 2,sl, 2,, 2£, 2.1,, 2J;., 2J!., 

21i., 2,g, and 2SL. 

R-That patents be obtcdned r:.t Government expense on 'the inV91ltione 

:r.ientio:ned in Pt'ra:raphs 2,1, 211' 2]S, 2n am 2,1:. 

,g-Th&.~ action on the invention or fr. Relph .l.rmstrong, Variable 

Condensers, Paragraph 2Ji, be deferred pending receipt ot more inf'ormation 

as to its uses and circuits. 

g-~lt action on the invention of l31i lieutenant Nelson 1.oore 1 

:F'ield Splice, P~~ragraph 2!t. be deferred pending a f'ield test • 

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• . ,m .. '.1.'hc~t I.he invention of Prlvate LeoDhard Kat11, .Aerial Torpedo 

Chaser, P. ?•a._7a31h 2,jf,iie forwarded to Radar ,,.nd Aircraft Rad:f.o Branch 

far study. 

I-There is no objection to th~ :inventors.lioted in Pr.ragi•aphs 

2,1, 2lb 2j}, ~..g, ~. 2,a, 2.t, 2.Ju 2Ja, 2.Jh 2,2, am 2s ar.plying ror patents 

at tt.eir om e:xpen:;e, if they so desire • 

.c:-T-~n.t the inventors mentioned in Paraeraphs 2,t, 2,h, 2,k, 2B 

and 21: will not enter into a:-1reer.:ents with manufacturers without oomply:lng 

wit!. th~ ~t·JZ..~ .. ~·ief d1-l or~~:;;::;;,;;.~~-· 

Lieutenant 

/ill 

Colonel, 

V. hrker, s;,.~ Corps J.1ajo1•, llmlal.d 

Sisnal 

K. Lip~ Corps 

~:1i!~ Uem; ~~ ~~~ A:elvin N, -oh, . i:ajor, SicnaJ. Corps Captair., Sip,nal Corps 

J.omber f~· 

/I~'!.' ~I..,_..,....,.111 c. !lives ,.. :..:: 

,. • limn Tt. 

lst Lieute1umt, for 

/.l"Zi!.f"'".&1""' Col ... ~al Corps 

Jom.r.s D. 0 1Comiell 

Lt. Col. , ~i·_;n J. Corps 

N~~c:~ l:.

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:1U11 Oll:l'JUD 

J.tajor Ge1B ral, 

Chief' s1enru. O:f't'icer or the Arrq