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REF ID:A58689 

Applicat.tcms tar rateat ~ Albert w. s..11 R/D .,J P.:r, ,..., ,;~ 

n • .a.-:. St.utter/Rb/6m55 

1. On Z7 February 1956, Mr. Albert w. S•ll addressed a letter, Iacloaure l, 

to the 81rector, latioaal Seet.&rit7 Jst,eDlq1 requeati.Qg d.eolaaaUicatiaD ot u 

applicatioll tor patent lo. 38Q561, t1lecl 1n h18 um 10 March l9fll, ~en- MethOd 

Of And ApJamtua Por ~, Inclosun 2. Thia applicatioa. u \Jlldm' a 

P'atat Ottice Secnq ONer requ.eRed. by OM ot tla1a 1.genq• • preclecesaor 

organt•.at1ou; it 1a tn &ll.onbl.a caadition, and a patent ccul.4 iaaue pl'Qdlpt~ 

1t the S8CJ'8C7 Order wen to be reaciDded.. 

2. WbUe Mr. Small'a request vas llm1tect. to llo. 382561, there 1e, ta tact, 

a seccm4, cloaely-rel&tel, application on tile ill the Patent Office, •1•1larl.1' 

Wider a Secnqr Order; this 1a lo. 555,4o2, t1le4 22 September 1944, tor lletbod 

aa4 Apparatus tor c~, Incloaure 3. !bis case 1a not 1D allowable 

can41t1cm, bu't thia 1a ~ due to purpoaetul. ~, and it could. be made 

read¥ tor 1Mue as a pa~ within a relativel.J abort ts.me. 

3. !l'lle aubJecta at~r ~the SIBll appl1ca:t1ona are 1n part cwmm with 

the aubJect mat.t.er ot au a,pplicat.icio of Bagel.in Bo. 386569 which 1'0U recently couidend.. !be queatioa 1n the Bagel 1n cue vu Whether to seek a Secz'ec7 

Ori.er, and the unansmoue V'1ev .,.. tlat it vould. be Wlllee1rable to d.o 90. 

4 • The Jlagelin applicaticm above referred. to (at vbicb DO COW 1e at 

present aftllable) coata1Da a diaelOSUl'e oE the pr1Dciple ot reentr.r ae a;plied 

to a ratoJ' mu, tvo tois t.henof being 4eseribed., namely, reeatr:r at the 

1rlput ot a mu and reentr:r at about tbe ld.d;o1At thereof'. Tbe 8Ml, applicationa, 

en the atber lumd., describe aad. claim couiden.bq more tbali tb.eee two apectf1c: 

tona ot reet17. 

5. !ba Agf!IACf7 ia \2Dd.er no ccmpJl.a1oD to act favorabl.3 upon lllr. Smll' s 

request. Tbe cuea a present are Ocnerwt-<MUld, altbctlgb. an agreement 

exist. 'to nuaign t:bea to the 1Aventor (ad. teU back a tree liceue 111 tavor 

at tha Ooftiw') ~ aecuritJ' ccm~icu _,. pend.t. 

6. SevenJ. couna ct act1ma AJPeU' to be aw.tlele. l. !be two s-.11 

applloaticm ~ be ~ 'Witb ~rS.et7 ii\ tJle1l" pneat statue. 2. '?he 

app11cat1ca (or eitbllr at tbs) _,.be d.eclu8U1et, @14 J&tata pendtted to 

inue. 3. It 1• pl'Obable that unc'-Uie4 JOZ'\iou/Sie or l>oth of tba Bne' l 

aulie&tiODa «Nld. be "e&rvell out, n Ull IO..aal l eel tiviaicmal OZ' zwtrictecl 

appl1.ca\1oaa tue4. Whether t1d8 can be be 4epenla IOllll!llidmt UJOll a Utend.Datim 

ot the uac'••a1tie4. gortloaa. It it ea11 'be cloaa, 811'1 8ueh l"e1Jtricrte4 applicattcm 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 06-17-2014 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
REF ID:A58689 

au&Jl'C'l's AppUcat.1on& tor Patea\ ot Alber\ w.. san 

!Or Aaelatln~ Director, B/11 IBCllt l/D DAI.la ~ ~'Ph 1'-f-.cmmlf BO. l 

BRU1 •""1» a.a. StMJttu/titfa/'°255 

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WCN.14 be edtu.4 ta 11Usat.* or ~i&Uoll to tile nuas Ute ~ 1ta JIU'e:t't. 

cue; tb1I W1 ~ COU'le,,. ttat Ill'. sm11 WOltlld. :aot io.. azv risb'e flOVitla 

troa the earlJ' t1liDg d&tea of Mii anu-.uoaa Bea. 382561 amt 555'02 .. 

1. tou.r ceiuamu u. ~· As ngpaW 1D ~ 6, an 1aticat1Gll 

or wd1aU1ed. .... 1a t.t. wo w vo.&14 be qgreetated. 1a tba neat tt ta 

telt 'Ute Q.Pliaaticu (or either ot \bm) mun nmata clau1t181l. - natriete« 

QP11at1Ga. Vb1cb m1&bt ewiatuate ••'•be m4a &ftilalWt fr# enrrlaattaa Wen tu.s.ns 11' 4-Ued.. 

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l. Ltr. 4t4.. Zl 1eb. 56 

a. ~ ~ton 1o. ,382561 

3. Patent A;JUcm!.m a.. 5-55402 

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