Networked System and Method for Passive Monitoring, Locating, or Characterizing Activities
Granted: January 9, 2025
Application Number:
20250012939
Systems and methods are provided for determining localization information for sources of seismic energy positioned below a ground surface. In accord with one series of embodiments, a method of determining localization information receives data from first seismic sensors in a first three dimensional array containing sensors emplaced below the ground surface and coherently processes the signals to provide three dimensional localization information that enables determination of an angle of…
METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING
Granted: January 9, 2025
Application Number:
20250011840
Methods of sequencing molecules based on luminescence lifetimes and/or intensities are provided. In some aspects, methods of sequencing nucleic acids involve determining the luminescence lifetimes, and optionally luminescence intensities, of a series of luminescently labeled nucleotides incorporated during a nucleic acid sequencing reaction.
Redundant Quantum Random Number Generator in a Quantum Communication System
Granted: January 2, 2025
Application Number:
20250007704
The disclosed embodiments generally use multiple QRNGs contained within independent servers operating in a round-robin fashion via an Application Programming Interface (API) such that the quality of the random number bitstream can be enhanced due to a sum of entropy being gathered across multiple QRNGs that are multiplicative in nature. This allows for multiple modes of operation to be accomplished, the first being a higher overall random stream bitrate, the second being an enhanced…
Measuring Thermal Radiation Using Vapor Cell Sensors
Granted: January 2, 2025
Application Number:
20250003805
In a general aspect, a radiometer is disclosed that includes a vapor cell sensor. The vapor cell sensor contains a vapor and is configured to generate an optical signal in response to laser signals and thermal radiation interacting with the vapor. The vapor includes a Rydberg electronic transition that is configured to interact with the thermal radiation. The radiometer also includes a computing system having one or more processors and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when…
POLYMERIZING ENZYMES FOR SEQUENCING REACTIONS
Granted: January 2, 2025
Application Number:
20250002877
Compositions comprising modified recombinant polymerizing enzymes are provided, along with nucleic acid molecules encoding the modified polymerizing enzymes. In some aspects, methods of using such polymerizing enzymes to synthesize a nucleic acid molecule or to sequence a nucleic acid template are provided.
METHOD FOR EVALUATING ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY STATE USING CHARGING DATA ANALYSIS
Granted: December 26, 2024
Application Number:
20240424946
A method for evaluating an electric vehicle battery state using charging data analysis, includes collecting and analyzing charging data, and classifying battery states for precise diagnosis using a KNN (K-Nearest Neighbor) algorithm in order to diagnose the state, safety, and performance level of an electric vehicle battery using the charging data without disassembling the battery or using an expensive charging/discharging device.
RETINAL FOVEATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
Granted: December 26, 2024
Application Number:
20240423465
An improved image foveation method is described employing a more complete digital model of the retina and coordination of one or more nodes for foveated image creation, processing, compression and display.
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING BIOLOGICAL PREDICTIONS USING A TRAINED MULTI-MODAL STATISTICAL MODEL
Granted: December 19, 2024
Application Number:
20240420850
Methods and apparatus for predicting an association between input data in a first modality and data in a second modality using a statistical model trained to represent interactions between data having a plurality of modalities including the first modality and the second modality, the statistical model comprising a plurality of encoders and decoders, each of which is trained to process data for one of the plurality of modalities, and a joint-modality representation coupling the plurality…
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALOGUE QUANTUM COMPUTING
Granted: December 19, 2024
Application Number:
20240420004
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to fabrication methods for analogue quantum systems (AQSs). Further aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods for solving computational problems using an AQS. Methods for fabricating an AQS include generating a Hamiltonian based on a computational problem, which may be an optimization problem or a simulation problem. Further, the method includes identifying AQS fabrication parameters based on one or more identified…
VARISTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A VARISTOR DEVICE
Granted: December 12, 2024
Application Number:
20240412901
A varistor device for voltage-surge-protecting an electronic circuit at a cryogenic temperature comprises an electric lead composed of a superinsulator material, and electrical contact elements. The electrical contact elements are for connecting different positions along the electric lead to the electronic circuit. The electrical contact elements are in electric contact with the electric lead at the different positions along the electric lead. The electric lead is adapted to provide a…
INTERFACES, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONSTRUCTING 3D AR ENVIRONMENT OVERLAYS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
Granted: December 12, 2024
Application Number:
20240412510
Systems, apparatuses, interfaces, and methods for implementing the systems, apparatuses, and interfaces include capturing an image, displaying the image on a display devise, scanning and identifying objects and/or attributes associated with the image and/or objects therein, generating a 3D AR environment within the display overlaid on the image, generating a ray pointer for improved interaction with the image and the generated 3D AR environment, where the environment includes virtual…
SPACE CONFORMABLE PRESSURIZED GAS STORAGE SYSTEM
Granted: December 12, 2024
Application Number:
20240410525
A pressurized-gas storage vessel includes a liner defining a chamber therein, the chamber being configured to receive a gas; a first wrapping surrounding the liner; and a second wrapping surrounding the liner. Methods of manufacturing and using the storage vessel are also disclosed.
MESSAGE SCHEDULING FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC HASHING
Granted: December 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240405998
A method of performing cryptographic hashing when mining for Bitcoin comprises causing a message scheduler to calculate a set of partially-calculated input values for a SHA256 (e.g. SHA2560 424) cryptographic compression function using values which are based on invariable portions taken from an initial input message of the input messages (e.g. 418) to be hashed. For each subsequent input message of the input messages (e.g. 418) to be hashed, a set of fully-calculated input values for the…
MULTIPLEXING FOR PHOTONIC CIRCUITS
Granted: December 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240405888
Circuits and methods can implement reconfigurable spatial rearrangement (also referred to as “spatial multiplexing”) for a group of photons propagating in waveguides. For instance, two sets of small optical multiplexer circuits (such as two sets of 2×2 optical multiplexer circuits or two sets of 3×3 optical multiplexer circuits) can be used to rearrange a pattern of photons on a first set of waveguides into a usable input pattern for a downstream optical circuit.
NV CENTER BASED MICROWAVE FREE AND GALVANICALLY ISOLATED MAGNETOMETER
Granted: December 5, 2024
Application Number:
20240402271
A current sensor includes a magnetometer. The magnetometer includes a sensor element including at least one paramagnetic center that generates fluorescence radiation, a radiation receiver configured to receive the fluorescence radiation from the sensor element and generate a first electrical signal based on receiving the fluorescence radiation from the sensor element, and an electronic output circuit configured to generate and output a second electrical signal based on the first…
Apparatus, Method and System for Scalable Optical Cavity Locking
Granted: November 28, 2024
Application Number:
20240396285
According to aspects of the disclosure, an apparatus, system and method for stabilising the length of a plurality of optical cavities is provided. The apparatus comprises an optical light source configured to output an incident light beam. The apparatus also includes a separating means configured to receive the incident light beam output from the optical source and split the received incident light beam so as to output two or more light beams. The apparatus further includes a plurality…
ACCURATE AND EFFICIENT RECORDING OF USER EXPERIENCE, GUI CHANGES AND USER INTERACTION EVENTS ON A REMOTE WEB DOCUMENT
Granted: November 28, 2024
Application Number:
20240394324
The present disclosure describes how to capture events (e.g., changes and user interactions) of a document and combine those changes with the original tree data structure displayed to accurately and efficiently enable a replay engine to redisplay the tree data structure, changes, and user interactions which occurred at the client device. The data collected from a client-side capture engine can be combined with a minimal amount of contextual information to a replay engine so as to…
BELL STATE GENERATOR FOR TEMPORALLY-ENCODED QUBITS
Granted: November 28, 2024
Application Number:
20240393659
Circuits and methods that implement multiplexing for photons propagating in waveguides (or optical paths) are disclosed, in which an input photon received on a selected one of a set of input paths can be selectably routed to one or more of a set of output paths. One or more of the output paths can be always selected while one or more other output paths can be selected on a rotating or cyclic basis, in a fixed order, and the input path can be selected based at least in part on which…
Sensing Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields
Granted: November 28, 2024
Application Number:
20240393379
In a general aspect, a system is described for sensing radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic fields. The system includes a laser system that generates probe and coupling laser signals. The system also includes an RF source that generates a reference RF electromagnetic field. The reference RF electromagnetic field is part of a combined RF electromagnetic field that also includes a perturbing RF electromagnetic field. A vapor cell sensor of the system generates an optical signal in response…
METHOD FOR ISOLATING TARGET NUCLEIC ACID USING HETERODUPLEX BINDING PROTEINS
Granted: November 21, 2024
Application Number:
20240384329
The invention includes methods and apparatus for separating mutations, especially rare and unknown mutations, using heteroduplex binding proteins. Nucleic acids may optionally be nicked at or near the mutation in order to promote heteroduplex binding protein recognition and binding. In particular, using the disclosed methods, it is possible to separate heteroduplexed nucleic acid strand pair from homoduplexed nucleic acid strand pairs having similar sequences and being at a much higher…
