National Inventors Council

The National Inventors Council (NIC) was a United States government organization established in 1940 as part of the Department of Commerce's Office of Technical Services (OTC).[1] It was designed to serve as a clearinghouse for inventions with possible military and national defense uses, and to bring these to the attention of the U.S. armed forces.[1]

Most active during World War II, the NIC continued into the mid-1950s. Its functions were transferred to the National Bureau of Standards when the Commerce Department abolished the OTC.[1]

In 1973, the NIC was transferred from the National Bureau of Standards to the private sector, where it was overseen by the Academy of Applied Science and the Franklin Pierce Law Center.[2]

As of at least 2009, its files are stored at the Washington National Records Center.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "National Inventors Council Files" (PDF). National Archives & Records Administration. September 17, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ Cavicchi, Prof. John. "The Mystery of the the [sic] Classified and Missing National Inventors Council (NIC) Files". University of New Hampshire School of Law via IP Mall. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2012.