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       U.    Patent Assignment (FOR 7)

       Mr. Hardymon moved that the Board authorize the President to execute
an assignment on behalf of the Board of Trustees to the University of
Kentucky Research Foundation the following Letters Patent of the United
States and the invention represented thereby: Bradley B. Hill, Serial No.
(to be assigned), filed September 23, 1994. He reported that the invention
relates generally to an endoscopic surgical procedure and, more
particularly, to a minimally invasive method of repairing a transected or
torn flexor or extensor tendon of a finger that has retracted proximally
within the associated tendon sheath. His motion, seconded by Professor
Mather, passed. (See FCR 7 at the end of the Minutes.)

       V.    Patent Assignment (FCR 8)

       Mr. Hardymon moved that the Board authorize the President to execute
an assignment on behalf of the Board of Trustees to the University of
Kentucky Research Foundation the following Letters Patent of the United
States and the invention represented thereby: David A. Pienkowski, Serial
No. (to be assigned), filed July 19, 1994. He noted that this invention
provides a method for reducing the amount, or changing the shape and size,
of wear particulates generated by a total joint implant. The implant is
more firmly in place and a longer implant service life is provided. Mrs.
Bell seconded the motion and it carried. (See FCR 8 at the end of the
Minutes.)

       W.    Patent Assignment (FCR 9)

       Mr. Hardymon moved that the Board authorize the President to execute
an assignment on behalf of the Board to the University of Kentucky Research
Foundation the following Letters Patent of the United States and the
invention represented thereby: Radovan (NMI) Kovacevic and Yu Ming Zhang,
Serial No. (to be assigned), filed (to be filed.) He said that this
invention provides a method and apparatus for determining weld pool surface
geometry in 3-D in the presence of a welding arc during a welding operation
that overcomes the limitations and disadvantages of the prior art. His
motion, seconded by Professor Mather, passed. (See FCR 9 at the end of the
Minutes.)

       X.    Patent Assignment (FCR 10)

       Mr. Hardymon moved that the Board authorize the President to execute
an assignment on behalf of the Board to the University of Kentucky Research
Foundation the following Letters Patent of the United States and the
invention represented thereby: Gerald P. Huffman, Jianmin Zhao and Zhen
Feng, Serial No. (to be assigned), filed September 30, 1994. He reported
that this invention relates to a method of producing highly dispersed iron
oxide catalyst precursors useful for direct coal liquefaction. The motion,
seconded by Professor Mather, carried. (See FCR 10 at the end of the
Minutes.)