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12 .July 1946 

Seourity Htwiaw of Patent Applications 

f\r,r.,y~11avy 'Pata!, t Advisory Board 

C/U Of,fioa o!' Judge Ad Vo ca ta Gern!J·al of tl1e Army 

Patents Division 

Wuahington 25 1 P. G. 

ATTBNTH.1Jlr Uajo H:. E. Gulleha1·, Jr. • ~ico retary 

1. On 27 April 194fi, Gol. George W. Ga.rd~s, Judge Advnca·i;e Gm:.e:rHl 

Department l>Ji.c"'mber or the tloard; he1d a meetiq~ in his OfficP. n.t which, 

Mr~ ·r. l!l. C.oagrovo, AH;Grnuta Or.dmlnc<o1 Dapfirtinent Uembor, and hir. Lawrence 

Glassman, Si~a.1 (!orpa Momber of the Boo.rd, rriisad certa.ir1 queationm 

arising from the:i apparimt diacontinua."'l.ce by tho Pa·;;en t O.f.fino oi' the ·prooedurc for ~\l.bmi tting to tho Annvd l"or~es for revi~w pn tent app.l if;ations 

i?lcluding subjoe'C-raatter coming w~thin outnt;orios c:nni:;id.ered cln.l!'.si.f'ied. 

Questions werN a.lao rniaocl as to· the }JOssib:i,lity of the Army'" sponsoring 

a r.;t<1tut0 dosit,."Ile<l to f'aoilitutfJ security protection of patont appliMt.tions, 

·and aa to improv~ent in securi·t,y prooa1h1res ut the Patent Orf'ico. i.;aj. 

U. E. uallehor, Jr.,, *;ecretary ~.md Alternate Judi;e f\clvocnto Gen11;ral Tiepartmen·t Mal.llba.r cf tlH~ J~oartl ,, was &1 ao present. 

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2. At tt: is mo sting, tho .i'ollovd.n5 ooncl us ions ~1are rav,ch€1d~ 

a. Colomtl GRrdes stot~d th(~t AnPAB would write to aach branch 

of t.he }.ro,1y. Nt.4.vy 'and Ai1:· Force i·ep:r-esent-9d on that Ben rd, and f'l'>q~ae:•t 

the Vi69'1G of :)UOh branch l:!l.1'1 to tho t•einsta.temer.i.t by thA Pate:::!t Of'fico or 

·tho procedure of ::mhmi tting to th1::1 Armed Forcas j'.:Jl' socuri ty T'6Viow, appl ioati1.ma ccm1ing wii;hiu eor·eain cat~g;ori0:rn, und. wcmld fl.lso :roquai;;-c n.' 

list of thor;a1 cat--egori~r; in the event t;hnt the brunch thQur;Lt thi:tt the 

procedure ahnuld bo reinstated• It• as would li\lmbst certuinly p1·ove to 

be tha oalrn J A~'iP.li.B drrnifled thu t the proc:mhlre flhould b(~ reins ta tFJd, 

Colonel Gardes would e.rrrm:;e f'or a meeting with the CommisRioner of 

Patonts to e;ct his views on thi!> .matter. 

b. Durinr, the va•n~ moet:tnt; irfith tht~ Cmnmissioner of' Pa.trmt:i; 

CC7ltmal G~rdfW wm;ld dism ... ss t4'1e poas:ih.Hit:y that the Ar-;ny Wc.;ul.d sponsor 

a new atuti.ite vth.ich would provide for th•• octual. excision (if tho classified 

pi:irtiona of' a patat.t 8£>pl ica·tion \9her-e m~oh po rbonr. wer1<: not eMo ttial 

to the CoroplatflnetiEI Of' the diool()SU:re. 'f}~is 67.:Cision Wnuld be a;:c;ompaniod 

by approprinta sa.f',eq~v1i.rds, such us ccrrnont of' th<-} Cor:irdssioner of Patents 

Oeclassifi ed and approved for release by NSA on 11-04 2014 pursuant to E .0. 1352a 

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u.nd or the ovmer of ttrn appl ioation; and wonld he dona only u t: tho request 

of: the Armed Forces. It w<ts conte:;...1J.plat;;;cl. u.lsf.J that ;.he r;t.3.tute wculd provide for· complete destruction ( il.t;aia w _L'i:J1 appropriate snfaguai-1fo) o.r ~ 

pa.tent application which llo.'.1tain12d very highly clnrrni.t'iuci :im .. ::-H·:natii.m oo 

mu.oh distributed throuihQut the Ri•Plicntion tho.t it wu.r: most u11J.ikely 

tha'G the t'l."ppl ic~t:lon would eVE1r be f£;li:d ttect t() i1Hwc !HJ u pnt<mi:. ::i1 .wh 

a a-::a:cu te would maJ.:.<e} it ponsible tc;i rnr.m-.;o nome appJ.icattons .t'1·om se~recy 

more quickly, and to rJsatroy r·of'-!:'in)nceis to ola~;sified inJ'ornt,ti.on. 

c. Col1;nal Uer<l.cs a.11:10 stat6::t thu.t he would. d:Lscu1Hi eit::H~r with 

tho Cornml:.rnioner or Patents or ·"·~rnistm.it Co~miBSiQrter of. Patents [~r. 

Thou1as F. Murphy• the quectior.i of th(!l a~lequa.L:i of the sect,_ri ty prot{~ntioh 

given by tha h1tent Office to cltHJSifiod vat0i:t applicmtions a::.FI, i!' 

possible, W(;11ld mnkf3 a ~i1,1rvey 0f tlH) type oJ.' protectim1 u.f'fcrdF.id h, snmo 

of the P"tent Of.rice; division~ ht:.i.\rinir.. a coneid~;t·ahle nur.:bar of sur.:h 

a.ppl 1ca ticJri.s. 

2. }fo rE:Jquaat has yet beon received by the Signal Corpu i'rolt! A ·<,-'AB 

for a li~1t of the cu.tegories of pat.e.;1.t applicutions which tho :-·101al Gorps 

V."Ould like to h£'.ve tho Patent Cf.fio<:1 1H.:.hI;tit fo_r set:\;rit:; reviow. ~ ince 

the 1;i:ignul Gorps ill stroni;ly intere!!Rtl!ld. on its own behaL: and. that of 

tha Army Sacuri·ty Agency·• in having this revi::ivr procedure roinstat.ed as 

quiokly !l'.5 poasib1e, the SiP.;nal Ge:rr..;a 1 int of categories ia given below: 

a. Devioea a.rid 1ry11:tems ·•.ttHJd in or ha"\.':l.nb f.\..'1.Y oon:•oc tioti with 

6$Crat sie;nuling 01'.' aecre"t Cm.r.ttunication by Erny means of °Lr"tl.l'l5mi~rnio.1!o 

b~ blectro;uagn~tic vm .. ve :::Gmote um1t:tol deviceu iind ~1ystoi:w 

wtd.ch fH'a applicable to guided mirt:si:toa. 

c. Electronic dcn.:ricea nn~.l :;yst~n::.il appl ica.blu to ni.U t~ry 

O~W1.terraeaRurel!. (Thil'.l inulwion dei,:e-ntive dovices. _in'CeHtionul ait:ne.1- ~~ L -

.jrurruing genaratora;; oywtcms a.:td tec~miques ::or nhtti.ining & c!.1o;r;:irad si191a.l 

in the prs::-;ance of- intontional jamminc. It dous not includiit ordinary 

noiae ~entlrn·oors ·f'or laborntory t•~:ct: purpose~ <>r tHchniql!os !'or vbtuining a dcslred signal throv.r,h .ns.tural interference.) 

d. 11Peuth ra.y" ~avi°'eG wid systems in which electrical particlos 

or wave. radiations are claimed to Cin:sc.;: delt:ltorinus ei'f"ec'ts Oll hu1'lan boint~s or machines. 

e. 11adiolr;gfcal datectiou and 11;t~asuring instr..:i-.;11:111ts. 

:s. 'fhe Signal Corps w:i.11 f'orwar<l to tha Army ;}ac1~rity Age.ncy for 

raview,, these appliofi.tiona invol.ving, subjoct-matter of apGicial .lnt(l)rust 

to ·ttuit .Agency. 
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4. I£ the category listed in Par. 2e a.bovo is hoing reviewed by 

- the Atomic Energy Gommisaion.. it Ydll not be necessary to have a Signal 

Corps ruviow of' oasea 1n this catagery. 

5.. It would be appracinted ii' action oould be taken promptly by 

your Board to reinstate this security review procBdure• at lernst as far 

i.u; tha cutegories listed L'"l Pur. 2 above are conoomed• 

L.Al.ffih1~CE Gl ... \SSl/.AN 

$ignnl C!!>rps Member. 

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