Architectures for quantum information processing
Granted: July 9, 2024
Patent Number:
12035644
A device for quantum information processing is disclosed herein. According to examples, the device comprises a first plurality of confinement regions for confining spinful charge carriers for use as data qudits. The device further comprises a second plurality of confinement regions for confining spinful charge carriers for use as ancillary qudits, each confinement region of the second plurality of confinement regions couplable to measurement apparatus for measuring an ancillary qudit.…
Data storage and management and methods of thereof
Granted: July 9, 2024
Patent Number:
12033143
Described herein are various methods of sharing data across multiple computers. The method of sharing data permits the pruning of data from the shared data.
Apparatus and methods for quantum computing and machine learning
Granted: July 9, 2024
Patent Number:
12033030
An apparatus includes a plurality of processing layers coupled in series. Each processing layer in the plurality of processing layers includes a Gaussian unit configured to perform a linear transformation on an input signal including a plurality of optical modes. The Gaussian unit includes a network of interconnected beamsplitters and phase shifters and a plurality of squeezers operatively coupled to the network of interconnected beamsplitters and phase shifters. Each processing layer…
Dermal spray nozzle
Granted: July 2, 2024
Patent Number:
D1033635
Laser device, light source, and measurement apparatus, and method for using a laser device
Granted: July 2, 2024
Patent Number:
12027814
Provided is a laser device in which: a laser medium doped with ytterbium emits light upon absorption of excitation light; the light emitted by the laser medium is amplified to obtain output light; and the output light is outputted in the form of a plurality of pulses. In the laser device, a spatial filter is disposed in the optical path of the light emitted by the laser medium or is disposed in the optical path of the output light outputted from an optical resonator, the spatial filter…
Pulse plating of lithium material in electrochemical devices
Granted: July 2, 2024
Patent Number:
12027690
The present invention is directed to battery system and operation thereof. In an embodiment, lithium material is plated onto the anode region of a lithium secondary battery cell by a pulsed current. The pulse current may have both positive and negative polarity. One of the polarities causes lithium material to plate onto the anode region, and the opposite polarity causes lithium dendrites to be removed. There are other embodiments as well.
Automatic implementation of a physical barrier to protect removable storage media access
Granted: July 2, 2024
Patent Number:
12027182
The technology disclosed herein enables automatic implementation of a physical barrier to protect access to data on removable storage media. In a particular embodiment, a method provides determining that the item moved into a storage position using an automatic transfer mechanism and determining that a condition for protecting the item is satisfied. Upon determining that the condition is satisfied, the method provides implementing a physical barrier that prevents the automatic transfer…
Quantum computing task processing method, system and apparatus, and operating system
Granted: July 2, 2024
Patent Number:
12026590
Disclosed are a quantum computing task processing method and a quantum computing task processing apparatus, and a quantum computer operating system. The method includes: cutting a quantum circuit corresponding to a quantum computing task into a plurality of quantum sub-circuits based on an evolution process of a quantum state of a qubit in the quantum circuit; separately preparing an initial quantum state of a qubit in each of the quantum sub-circuits; measuring a qubit, obtained after…
Control of charge carriers in quantum information processing architectures
Granted: July 2, 2024
Patent Number:
12026588
Methods are disclosed for controlling charge stability in a device for quantum information processing. According to examples, a device for quantum information processing comprises a first plurality of confinement regions confining spinful charge carriers for use as qudits. The device further comprises a second plurality of confinement regions confining spinful charge carriers, each confinement region of the second plurality of confinement regions adjacent to a confinement region of the…
Adaptive basis selection for fusion measurements
Granted: July 2, 2024
Patent Number:
12026587
A quantum computing system and methods for performing fault-tolerant quantum computing. A fusion controller sequentially performs a series of fusion measurements on different fusion sites of a plurality of fusion sites to obtain a respective series of classical measurement results. The series of fusion measurements is performed on quantum modes of a logical qubit. For respective fusion measurements of the series of fusion measurements, a basis for performing the respective fusion…
Synchronization in a quantum controller with modular and dynamic pulse generation and routing
Granted: June 25, 2024
Patent Number:
12021532
A quantum controller comprises a first quantum control pulse generation circuit and a second quantum control pulse generation circuit. The first quantum control pulse generation circuit and a second quantum control pulse generation circuit are operable to operate asynchronously during some time intervals of a quantum algorithm and synchronously during other time intervals of the quantum algorithm.
Resonator couplable to alkali atom for qubit generation and entanglement
Granted: June 25, 2024
Patent Number:
12020120
A quantum computing system includes a first resonator couplable to a first alkali atom, a second resonator couplable to a second alkali atom, and lasers for trapping, cooling, and manipulating the first alkali atom and the second alkali atom. Detectors detect a presence of the trapped first alkali atom and the trapped second alkali atom, and a processor is configured to receive at least one input signal from at least one of the detectors, the input signal indicating a presence of the…
Time-bin qubit converter
Granted: June 25, 2024
Patent Number:
12019354
A system includes a first photonic integrated circuit. The circuit includes a qubit encoder configured to receive a spatial-mode qubit and convert the spatial-mode qubit to a temporal-mode qubit and an optical interconnect configured to receive and transmit the temporal-mode qubit. The system further includes a second photonic integrated circuit, itself including a qubit decoder configured to receive the temporal-mode qubit and convert the temporal-mode qubit back into the spatial-mode…
Orbital angular momentum generating apparatus for polarization modulation of orbital angular momentum and method thereof
Granted: June 25, 2024
Patent Number:
12019251
The disclosure provides an orbital angular momentum generating apparatus for polarization modulation of orbital angular momentum and method thereof, comprising a Gaussian light source module, a first orbital angular momentum modulation module, a second orbital angular momentum modulation module and a multiplexing module; when working, the Gaussian light source module generates a Gaussian light beam in any polarization state and enters the multiplexing module, which decomposes the…
Hydraulic charging system with electronic power limiting and load balancing
Granted: June 25, 2024
Patent Number:
12018703
A marine hydraulic system and method of use for reducing cyclic loading of the pump(s) and motor(s) and an amount of accumulator storage required in a hydraulic system. A closed loop logic controller comprising at least one control algorithm for each pump/motor pair utilized in a single hydraulic system is utilized to reduce load fluctuations on the motors, allow the use of common pressure compensated, variable displacement (VDH) pumps, reduce the number and/or volume of system…
Cellular ionic activity visualisation
Granted: June 25, 2024
Patent Number:
12016656
Described herein are improved systems and methods for cellular ionic activity visualization. Specifically, for example, the systems and methods can observe and characterize biological ionic channel activity and subsequently detect, measure or manipulate a biological sample in the field of biological or medical sciences on the cellular level. Such a capability can be implemented across any type of biological cell which possesses ionic channels on the surface or contained within.
Conjugation device and method for producing conjugates
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12012582
A conjugation device includes at least one flow reactor having an inlet and an outlet, the flow reactor(s) being completely filled with a support such as a matrix including 1) chromatography beads, fibers or membranes, and 2) a biologic catalyzer, namely the enzyme ligase, which is immobilized onto this support; a fluid delivery unit in fluid communication with the inlet of the flow reactor(s) and configured to continuously provide the flow reactor(s) with at least one kind of reaction…
Quantum chip test structure and fabrication method therefor, and test method and fabrication method for quantum chip
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12016253
Disclosed are a quantum chip test structure and a fabrication method therefor, and a test method and a fabrication method for a quantum chip. The quantum chip test structure includes: a superconducting Josephson junction and a connection structure of the superconducting Josephson junction that are located on a substrate; a first isolation layer located on the connection structure, where a connection window penetrating through the first isolation layer is formed in the first isolation…
Superconducting signal amplifier
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12015383
A system includes a plurality of superconducting wires connected in parallel with one another. The plurality of superconducting wires includes a first superconducting wire and a second superconducting wire. The plurality of superconducting wires are configured to, while receiving a bias current provided to the parallel combination of the plurality of superconducting wires, operate in a superconducting state in the absence of a trigger current. The first superconducting wire is configured…
Techniques for monitoring user interactions and operation of a website to detect frustration events
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12013745
A method is provided for monitoring operation of and/or interaction with a website to detect events (“frustration events”). A detection system can monitor a website for the same or unrelated interaction and operation to detect events that affect the performance of a website, while contributing to the frustration of user interaction with the website. The detection system can monitor interaction with and/or operation of one or more documents of a website. Interactions with a website,…
