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(Welcome
James Carnes, Vice Chair

Grand Entrance
1997 Special Award
1997 Inventors of the Year
1997 Members of the New jersey Inventors Hall of Fame

Tribute to the late Walter Kosonocky

Saul K. Fenster, 1995-1997 Chair

Installation of 1997-1999 Chair

james Carnes

Chair's Message
Harry Roman

Harry Roman
Eric Addeo, Selection Committee Chair
jay Brandinger, Trustee
Martin C. Pettesch
Universal Valve Company, Elizabeth
A t age 31, Martin Pettesch is
quickly developing a reputation
in the oil equipment industry for inno-
vation as the developer of some 55
products including 10 patents and six
patents pending. He is the developer
of the observation monitoring-well
manhole cover, hose retractors, a seal-
ing plug for a monitoring well, a mov-
able manhole cover, and an under-
ground service vault. At present, he
has another 15 products in research
and development.
The Observation Monitoring Well
Manhole Cover is triangular in shape
and features the standard API monitor-
ing symbol. Before the invention, fuel
transport drivers often mistook moni-
toring wells with the traditional round
manholes for entrances to under-
ground storage tanks. Filling the moni-
tor wells with gasoline was a potential
environmental catastrophe. The trian-
gular cover eliminates the potential for
accidental filling of the monitoring
wells.
Pettesch developed the Observation
Monitoring Well Manhole Cover in
1990 while a Cooperative Education
student from New Jersey Institute of
Technology.
A graduate of New Jersey Institute
of Technology, Pettesch is vice presi-
dent of engineering for Universal
Valve Co. Inc.
Walter Jinotti
University Medical Products, New Brunswick
Jl blood pump known as the "Tycos
J:1\. Pressure Infuser" and oxygen suc-
tion catheters that combine suction
with Iife-savi ng oxygenation as well as
reducing the risk of hypoxemia (arteri-
al oxygen desaturation) are among the
devices invented by Walter Jinotti.
The Tycos Blood Pump, or Tycos
Pressure Infuser, transfuses blood in a
steadier and safer method and is five
times faster than previous models. The
pump, a windup, spring-operated
device, requires no outside power and
no continuous monitoring.
The Jinotti Catheter system puts the
complete control of endotracheal suc-
tion and oxygen in the hands of the
clinician. If a particular procedure
requires the administration of a saline
solution or medications for irrigation,
an oxygen port can attach to a stan-
dard luer syringe, and the clinician can
medicate and reconnect the oxygen
line to aerosol the medication into the
patient, then immediately return to the
suction by squeezing the valve. This
valve can be used repeatedly on the
same patient while disposing of the
catheter after every use, a cost-effec-
tive method.
Jinotti also is the inventor of the
widely used Vesuvius Pollen Sampler,
which takes wind into account when
estimating a pollen count. The device,
which enables accurate measurements
of pollen and mold spores, is com-
monly used to provide media reports
on the daily pollen counts.
Jinotti is a Visiting Professor at the
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School and Visiting Professor
of Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers
University's College of Engineering.
Steven M. Kuznicki
Engelhard Corporation, Iselin
icroporous solids form the heart
of many important processes in
the areas of catalysis, ion-exchange
and adsorption. Steven Kuznicki dis-
covered a new class of microporous
materials which are changing th~
direction of this evolving field.
Kuznicki has taken a lead role in
bringing adsorption-enabling concepts
such as desiccant cool ing and heavy
metal adsorption to reality. Since dry
air is easier to cool, the desiccant air
conditioner pushes air flows through
large wheels coated with a zeolite cat-
alyst to remove water. The adsorption
of heavy metals, especially lead, from
Lee-Fang Wei
Lucent Technologies, Liberty Corner
ee-Wang Fei has continually
applied his innovative ability in
coded modulation and digital commu-
nications to drive modem and trans-
mission technology. His invention of
the high-speed modem
(Multidimensional Trellis-Coded
Communication System) was ultimate-
ly adopted by the CCiTT (international
standards body) for high-speed data
transmission (28.8kbps) over telephone
lines. Since its adoption in the interna-
tional voiceband modem standard
Y.34, it has been manufactured and .
marketed by the worldwide modem
industry. The success of the invention
drinking water has been impacted by
this new chemistry. Several other
applications are soon to follow.
These new materials are distinctive
because they contain six, instead of
four, coordinated atomic sites. This
basic new chemistry is impacting
areas from water clean-up to com-
pressorless air conditioning.
Kuznicki earned a bachelor's
degree in chemistry from Worcester
Polytechnic Institute and a doctorate in
chemistry from the University of Utah.
has led to its inclusion as a standard
feature in all the newer models of per-
sonal computers.
Wei's deep understanding of com-
munications theory, coupled with his
remarkable ability to execute his
inventions in practical systems, make
him an extremely valuable asset to
Lucent Technologies. Wei holds 22
patents with eight new applications
pending.
A graduate of the National Taiwan
University, Wei earned his doctorate at
the University of California at Berkley.
Tsong-Ho Wu and Richard C.L. Lau
Bellcore (Bell Communications Research), Red Bank
song-Ho Wu and Richard c.L. Lau
T developed new approaches to
designing and building "self-healing"
ring networks that can automatically
withstand a cut link. Self-healing rings
have emerged as the techniques of
choice in providing cost-effective and
reliable protection against fiber link
and node failures in the public net-
work. Sales of SONET ring equipment
were estimated to exceed $2 billion in
1996.
When the Synchronous Optical
Network (SONET) standards were first
proposed and debated in the 1980's,
most researchers focused on the proto-
cols and specifications. However, Wu
and Lau noted that since one strand of
fiber carries so much vital information,
survivability and self-healing would
surface as a critical issue in SONET
networks. Guided by this vision, the
two inventors proposed the basic con-
cepts of self-healing rings. They played
a leading role in working with numer-
ous organizations in the industry to
develop the detailed control algorithms
and protocols, and submitted a suite of
contributions to different standards
bodies that led to the deployment of
their protection schemes. The SONET
self-healing ring network is a critical
component in today's national infor-
mation infrastructure because it pro-
vides the required level of fault toler-
ance and robustness to hundreds of
millions of users.
Tsong-Ho Wu received a bache-
lor's degree from the National Taiwan
University and master's and doctoral
degrees from the State University of
New York at Stony Brook.
Richard Lau holds bachelor's, mas-
ter's and doctoral degrees from the
University of Pennsylvan ia.
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Alfred Y. Cho
Lucent Technologies, Liberty Corner

W hen Alfred Cho joined Bell

Laboratories in 1968, he envi-
sioned that smaller and smaller elec-
tronic and photonic devices wouild
create a need for a crystal growth tech-
nology with control of layer thickness
and material composition. This insight
led to the development of molecular
beam epitaxy (MBE).
During the early 1970's, Cho used
surface analytical techniques to under-
stand molecular beam crystal growth
under controlled high vacuum condi-
tions. He was the first to observe the
two dimensional reflection high energy
electron diffraction pattern of GaAs
crystal growth and the atomic smooth-
ing of the crystal surface which ulti-
mately formed the basis for the suc-
cessful growth of superlattice and
quantum well structures with atomic
layer precision,
MBE is used to prepare single crys-
tal films for semiconductors, metals
and insulators with exquisite control.
These structures play an important role
in the fabrication of consumer elec-
tronic and optical devices and other
products.
With 48 patents on crystal growth
and semiconductor devices related to
MBE, Cho is often referred to as "the
father of MBE," His many research
accomplishments include construction
of surface phase diagram for MBE crys-
tal growth, the first fabrication of an
MBE artificial superlattice, the first
MBE IMPATT diode, mixer diode,
field effect transistor operating at
microwave frequencies, and the first
MBE double-heterostructure laser oper-
ating at room temperature.
Cho earned bachelor's, master's
and doctoral degrees in electrical engi-
neering from the University of Illinois.
He is director of semiconductor
research of the Physical Science and
Engineering Division at Bell
Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J.
James L. Flanagan
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
O utstanding contributions in the
areas of voice communications,
computer techniques and electroa-
coustic systems by James L. Flanagan
have resulted in products and
processes of great benefit to society
and the awarding of 48 U.S. patents
in the area of telecommunications.
Flanagan's modeling of the basilar
membrane motion led to engineering
models of auditory signal processing.
His achievements with mathematical
and experimental modeling of vocal
excitation for speech production have
provided a basis for advanced speech
synthesizers.
Flanagan provided the basis for
many of the low-bit-rate coding algo-
rithms now in wide use for telecom-
munications and electronic voice mail
systems. His pioneering work on
acoustic signal processing led to the
development of autodirective micro-
phone arrays for teleconferencing.
His book, "Speech Analysis,
Synthesis and Perception", is widely
recognized as the seminal presentation
of the scientific and technical aspects
of speech processing systems.
In July 1996, he received the
National Medal of Science, the
nation's highest scientific honor, from
President Bill Clinton. Other awards
include the Gold Medal of the
Acoustical Society of America, the
Edison Medal of the IEEE,the L.M.
Ericsson International Prize in
Telecommunications and the Medal of
the European Speech Communication
Association.
Flanagan is vice president for
research and director of the Center for
Computer Aids for Industrial
Productivity at Rutgers University. He
earned a bachelor's degree from
Mississippi State University and mas-
ter's and doctoral degrees from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ezra Gould (1809190 1)
Gould Machine Company, Newark
O ne of the finest mechanics of his
day, Ezra Gould also possessed
considerable skill as an inventor. He is
credited with designing and building
the first shaping machine and one of
the earliest gear-cutting machines
made in the United States.
Gould's company began in a small
plant in Newark in 1833. His shaping
machine, drill press and hand-operated
gear-cutting machine, exhibited at the
Crystal Palace in New York City,
earned Gould the American Institute's
si Iver medal in 1851. Many other
machines, now in extensive use, owe
their history to the mechanical and
inventive genius of Gould.
In 1877, Gould formed a partner-
ship with Ulrich Eberhardt to establish
Gould & Eberhardt. The firm manufac-
tured Gould's gear cutters and shapers
and sold the machines around the
world. A major customer was the auto
industry; each of the major auto com-
panies used cutting and shaping equip-
ment to produce automotive gears.
Gould, who retired in 1890 at the
age of 81, was well known in business
and society circles and was a noted
philanthropist.
During World War II, Gould &
Eberhardt, then located in Newark,
received an Army-Navy "E"
Production Award in recognition of
extraordinary achievement in the pro-
duction of war equ ipment. At the
time, the company was one of the
largest in the world specializing in
shaping and gear-hobbing machines,
basic tools required for the produc-
tion of all types of machinery.
Milton Morse
APM Hexseal Corp., Englewood
D uring a 50-year career, Milton
Morse has provided technical
solutions important to the develop-
ment of a variety of industrial, com-
mercial and military products and sys-
tems. He holds 65 U.S. patents and 39
foreign patents, including awards in
France, Japan, Great Britain, Spain,
Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and
Canada. Still active at the age of 84,
his most recent patent was issued in
January 1995.
Among Morse's more commercially
successful inventions and the major
source of his company's revenues are
environmental sealing boots for electri-
cal components. The seals provide an
inexpensive means of protecting elec-
trical/electronic switches and circuit
breakers from failure due to exposure
to water, salt spray, dust, grease, oil,
lubricants and solvents. The seals have
been used in defense applications
including submarines, aircraft carriers,
Polaris missiles, Patriot missile launch
controls and Apollo space vehicles.
The seals are also widely used in
industrial and commercial applications
such as machine tools, aircraft, waste
treatment equipment, pressure wash-
ers, underwater lighting and chemical
processing equipment.
His patents have ranged from geo-
thermal techniques for desalinating
water to multi-speed derailleur gear-
shifting mechanisms; from electro-
acoustic loudspeaker transducers to
manually-releasable, self-grounding
electrical plugs. And from vandal-resis-
tant telephone keypads to omnidirec-
tional radar scanning systems.
Richard H. Rang (1889-1962)
Rangertone Inc., Newark
A s a designer for the Radio
.l1Corporation of America (RCA), in
1924, Richard Ranger invented the
wireless photoradiogram, or
transoceanic radio facsimile, the fore-
runner of today's "Fax" machines. A
photograph of President Calvin
Cool idge sent from New York to
London in November 1924 became
the first photo picture reproduced by
transoceanic radio facsimile.
Commercial use of Ranger's product
began two years later. Officials of the
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. in
London cooperated with RCA in intro-
ducing the Ranger system, which
could send a 5x7 inch photograph in
about 20 minutes.
In 1928, Ranger invented the
photo-radioscope, which used jets of
hot and cold air playing on a sensi-
tized screen to record enlarged pic-
tures. Three years later, he set up a
consulting business specializing in
radio, acoustics and general electronic
technique. In 1933, he invented the
electronic chimes, an automatic
device to reproduce the familiar hand-
struck chimes used by the National
Broadcasting Co. (NBC). By connect-
ing his electrically-operated chimes
with outdoor loudspeakers, he was
later able to create the effect of
church bells.
During World War II, he was put in
charge of radar and communications
for the U.S. Army and spent 1944 to
1946 on technical intelligence mis-
sions in Europe. While in Germany, he
studied advances in tape recorders
which led to further development of
magnetic tape recorders after the war.
The Academy of Motion Picture
Arts presented Ranger with an "Oscar"
in 1956 for his development of the
tape recorder and synchronization of
film and sound.
Ranger was a 1911 alumnus of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Harry L. Yale
E.R. Squibb and Sons, New Brunswick
D uring a 33-year career at the
Squibb Institute for Medical
Research, Harry Yale was responsible
for the discovery and development of
six ethical drugs. His first success was
the development of the anti-tubercu-
lous compound Isoniazid for which he
received the Lasker Award in Public
Health in 1953.
Yale also played a key role in the
development of the antipsychotic
drugs Vesperin (triflupromazine),
Prol ixin (fluphenazine) and its deriva-
tives Proflixin Enanthate and Prolixin
Decanoate which are long-acting
drugs, as well as the diuretic, antihy-
pertensive Naturetin (bendroflumethi-
azide).
The author or co-author of 156
patents and some 125 academic
research papers, Yale served as editor
of the aliphatic compound section of
Chemical Abstracts for 25 years. He
earned a bachelor's degree in chem-
istry from the University of Illinois and
a doctorate in organic chemistry from
Iowa State. Yale also worked for the
National Defense Research Committee
synthesizing booster explosives, as a
research chemist at Shell Development
Co. and on the Manhattan Project.
At his retirement from Squibb in
1979, he was a Senior Research
Fellow.
Johnson &Johnson
New Brunswick
ince the mid -1880's, when the
newly created johnson & johnson
began making the first antiseptic surgi-
cal dressings, the company has grown
to become the world's largest and most
comprehensive manufacturer of health
care products serving the consumer,
pharmaceutical and professional
markets.
johnson & johnson holds 3,232
active U.S. patents and 16,622 active
international patents along with
46,128 trademark registrations and
4,316 unique trademarks. The compa-
ny's achievements are rooted in a cen-
tury-long commitment to developing
novel technologies into new, cost-
effective products that enhance or save
lives, a highly entrepreneurial culture,
a decentralized structure and a strong
ethical core. More than 36 percent of
1995 sales were from products intro-
duced in the past five years.
In 1996, johnson & johnson's
Research and Development investment
reached $1.9 billion and included
more than 7,200 researchers, making
the company the only health care firm
among the top 10 U.S. corporations in
terms of R&D spending.
When most surgeons were still
ignoring Lister's germ theory, johnson
& johnson launched antiseptic wound
dressings, and then, with new technol-
ogy, the world's first sterile bandages.
Today, johnson & johnson is the world
market leader in oral contraceptives,
surgical stents, disposable contact lens-
es, antifungal drugs, blood glucose
monitoring systems, sutures, medical
diagnostics, over-the-counter drugs
and instruments for minimally-invasive
surgery. The company is also the U.s.
leader in clinical chemistry analyzers,
neurosurgical instruments and non-
invasive blood pressure monitors.
johnson & Johnson was the recipi-
ent of the 1996 National Medal of
Technology, the nation's highest honor
for technological innovation.
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Presented annually to a not-far-profit institution.
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark
N J'T'Stradition as an "alma mater
of invention" extends back to its
founding in 1881 as Newark Technical
School. One of the university's
founders, Edward Weston, earned 334
patents while working to revolutionize
electrical measurement.
For more than a century, an NJIT
education has served as a springboard
to careers in invention and technologi-
cal development. Over the past two
decades, NJIT has experienced spec-
tacular growth in its research pro-
grams, emerging as a major research
university. The university annually
spends in excess of $32 million on
research initiatives in environmental
engineering, manufacturing, micro-
electronics, transportation, computer
science, multimedia, particle technolo-
gy and many other areas.
Inventions developed at NJIT have
been patented and Iicensed for com-
mercial applications in areas such as
fiber optics, microelectronic devices,
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pollution prevention, environmental
control and remediation, sensor sys-
tems and separation technology.
To support and encourage invention
among both students and faculty, the
university recently established a group
of awards funded through a bequest
from the late Kazuo Hashimoto, Ph.D.
(hon.) '95, a pioneer in telephone tech-
nology. The Hashimoto Endowment
Fund promotes and rewards innovation
in the fields of electrical and computer
engi neeri ng.
In 1987, Governor Thomas Kean
asked NJIT to act as the host institution
for the New Jersey Inventors Hall of
Fame. Since that time, under the lead-
ership of President Saul K. Fenster,
NJIT has led this collaborative effort to
bring greater recognition to New Jersey
inventors and the role of invention in
New Jersey's economic development.
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Board of Trustees
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Eric Addeo** Michael Greene, Vice President, Law,

Candida Aversenti, President and COO, Lucent Technologies
General Magnaplate, Inc. Carmine P. Iovine, Vice President,
William O. Baker, Vice Chairman, Research & Development, National
New Jersey Commission on Science Starch & Chemical Company
and Technology, AT&T Bell Labs (Ret.) Wooyoung Lee, Manager, Mobil
Chemical Company
Len Bearison, President and CEO,
Technogenesis, Inc. John H. Martinson, Managing Partner,
Edison Venture Fund
James H. Blow, Jr., 7995-7997 Chair
Emeritus Calvin McCracken, Chief Executive
Jay Brandinger, Executive Director, Officer, Calmac Manufacturing *
New Jersey Commission on Science Lucye Millerand, Coordinator of Special
and Technology Events, New Jersey Institute of
James E. Carnes, President and CEO, Technology
David Sarnoff Research Center, Vice Marcus Millet, Esq., Lerner, David,
Chair Littenberg, Krumholz & Melnik
Gert Clarke, Executive Director, New Gregory Olsen, President, Sensors
Jersey Business Industry Science Unlimited**
Education Consortium, Stevens
Patricia R. Ondrick, Vice President for
Institute of Technology
University Advancement, New Jersey
Peter Eisenberger, Vice Provost for the Institute of Technology
Earth Institute, Columbia University
Harry Roman, Senior Consultant, Public
Saul K. Fenster, President, New Jersey Service Electric & Gas, 7997-7999
Institute of Technology, 7995-1997 Chair
Chair
Chester Szymanski, Unilever U.S.A.,
Robert Z. Gussin, Corporate Vice Inc. (Ret.)
President, Science and Technology
Sue Wilson, Colgate Palmolive (Ret.), Vice
Johnson & Johnson
Chair**
Samuel Goldfarb, Inventor

* Member, New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame

** Past New Jersey Inventor of the Year
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Eric Addeo, Chair** Kuo-Yann Lai, Colgate-Palmolive

Company**
James H. Blow, Jr.
Andrew G.F. Dingwall, David Sarnoff Lauren LaPlante, Public Service Electric
& Gas
Research Center*
Charles Dzuba, Public Service Electric & Harry Roman, Public Service Electric &
Gas
Gas
James W. Falk, Esq., Bellcore Larry Schmerzler, National Society of
Inventors
Leonard Godfrey, University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New jersey (Ret.) Brian Silvetti, Calmac Manufacturing

Michael Johnstone, North jersey Blood George Tselos, Edison National Historic
Center Site

* Member; New jersey Inventors Hall of Fame

** Past New jersey Inventor of the Year

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We are most grateful for the financial support of the following contributors. Their gener-
ous support of the New jersey Inventors Hall of Fame makes it possible for us to continue
our efforts to nurture the spirit of invention in New Jersey.

Johnson & Johnson Anadigics

National Starch and Chemical Edison Management Corporation
Company
Fluoramics, Inc.
General Magnaplate
GPU Energy
Bell Communications Research
NEC Research Institute
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Exxon Research and Engineering
Glenbrook Technologies
Lucent Technologies Inc.
Public Service Electric & Gas
David Sarnoff Research Center