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l· The Board met at ·10100 J..M., September 23, 1941, in Boc.m 3.4351 

L"Unitions Building, with the following presents 

Lieutenant Colcmel Dav.l.d E. Washburn, Signal Corp~ (R&D D1rl.s1on) 

Ila.Jar Donald K. Lippincott, Signal Corps (B&D Division) • , . · ~ r.ajor F. E. Kidwell, St.gnaJ. Corps (War Plans & Training Division) 

lst Lieutenant A. P. Carter1 Signal Corpe (Plant & Traff'ic Division) 

{ 2. '!'he purpose of tbe ir-eeting ns to consider the following izn9n-

\~:1ons and to make recorrtrnendatione tcr their d:f.apositi~n: 

v .!• Transreission Line for Aircrafi Radio, b7 George L. Ball.er 

and Jsmes K. De.Armond, J:RL. 

/l!.• Directive !Dtenna S7&tem, by Albert D. l . .artin, Jr., OCSigG. 

i' £• Dtthod of Freq_ueney Change, b7 Walter H. Campbell, OOSifit(). 

C /d. Oryptograph, (Secret;), by' w. F. Friedtlan and Frank B. Rowlett, 

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.; I· Tube Flaring Tool, b7 Walter I.:ajusick, m. 

~f.· Self Locking Sa.fety Catch, by 'iialter I.:ajusick, .00:,. 

,;g. Extrudirig Tool, by ri'aJ.ter i:ajusick, ARI.ie 

-"a· Soldering Iron, b7 Heney E. l/r\r ':.n, .ABL. 

• 2:• Plotting Device, b7 Vernon I. Weihe, BL. 

rlJ.. Connecrtor Plug tor Electrical Circuits, bJ' Herbert F • ..-d.ller, 

Air Corps Inspector. 

11&· Use of Infra Red ~s to I1I1prove Vis1bi11~7, by l.c..rr.i.s J. Olsen. 

Pvt., 21st Pursuit Sqd. 

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I'!• Method cf obtaiuing non-11.near relati(_,n between contro1 voltage· and 

plate resistance ot a vacuum tube, 'b7 Edwin K. Stodola, Assoc. Radie Eng. SCL. 

"!!• fnethod Of amplitude 1I'OClttl£tion in Which carrier Jll&l" be sappressec:t to 

any- desired eact::nt, by Edwin K. Rtodola, ASsoc. ttadio Eng., SOL • 

.-!!• t:etllvu of phase or .frequency -'odulation in which large phase ahitta 

with low dist<)rtic.n ':lay be produced in the modulator, by Edwin I:. Swciola, Sat.. 

' t· g. Jisthod of producing phase of f1"8quency n:odulation b7 the use or two 

voltage sources differing ir1 phase, by Edwin K. Stodol.a, Assoc. Radio Eng .. $CL. 

t E.. liethoa of producing lar&e phase shifts wi tl1 le.Yi distort.icn by the · 

cascading or fhase ~odulatvrs, by Edwin K. Stodola, Assoc. Radio Eng., SCL~ 

eclassified and approved for release by NSA on 

9-12-2013 ursuant to E. 0. 13526 

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~ !l• Device for Automatic Correction or Aila, by"lralter J. Newton, 

lat. Lieutenant, Dental Corps. 

"""• Qmi-D.trect:lonal Radio Range, bJ' Henry Wilkie and Francia 

Mosely, iRL. ! ·· · 

~ •• Equ:I pment far Detecting & Uaing Ultra Rlgh Frequeney 

Radiations, bJ" Arthnr R. Knight, Associate Radio Engineer, ARL. 

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v!• Ileana Enlarging Color P:l.otures, 'b1' Captain Ve Ce Stevena. 

/ ~· Radio llemoey, by Heney C. Good_win. 

3. The Board finds1 

a. That the inventions above in paragrapha 2 b,c,~1,r,t and u 

have aut?icient military value to warrant prosecution or-pateni applica- tions by the War Department. 

b. That the inventions arose- in comiection with and u a re•ult 

ot the official duties of the inventors 1 ba:t. that there 1'8.111 no specific 

designation to invent th111 things described. 

c. 'l'hat the inventors desire to obtain patents under the provisions o.til 850-50 • 

d. That the inventions except those mentioned in paragraph 3e 

below neid not be kept secret. -

e. That the invantionR of W.F. Friedman and Frank B. Rowlett, 

ParagrapFi (2 d.), and Arthur R. Knight, Paragraph (2 a.), and Captain 

v. c. Stevens'; Paragraph (2 t.), should be kept secret. . - . 

4. The :Roa.rd Reconnenda1 

a. That a patent not be obtained at government exp"nse on the 

inventions mentioned in pat"agrapha 2 !•.!•bi•!!..~:!. and !1 and that. deoi.aicm 

on 1:.he invent.ions ment.ioned in paragraphs 2 11'!,tn,o,n and.a be deferred. 

until next meeting pending receipt ot .further in?ormation from the laboratories, as to the practicability ot the inventions. 

b. That patents be obtained on inventions mentioned in paragraph 

3 !.•• it-round to be patentable. 

5. The Roard decided a regular meeting should be held each month, 

and designated the first Tuesday ot the month for the time of the meetings. 

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Lieutenant Cclo11el, Signe.l Cor:1s 

Actinc Chainr.e.n 

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J..k..r..ald i:. ~ ... pr-~-ncott, 

l . .a.j.:.r, S!.,::;nal Corps 

Act!.n.t; l\eccr1...f:r 

ti /-.di-:2 . ._ F. E. Kidwell, 

t.:a.jor, Signal Corps 

for ~il~~imr s. Rumbough, 

Lieutenant Colonel, Signal 

bu.ber Corps 

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A. r. Carter 

lst Mi~utenant, Sig.r.al ~~rps 

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f aul c. Gripper, 

Llautannnt CulGnel, Signal CLrrs 

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.ii.PPRO'V.:":D Sept.ember 30 19.41· 

Dli.ii5'::, CL: STJ:.AD, 

Jri;;aci:ler General, U. S. Arr y, Actin~ C..~ief Signal Officer 

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