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.
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…
Dermal spray nozzle
Granted: July 2, 2024
Patent Number:
D1033635
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.
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,…
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…
Peristaltic pumping of fluids and associated methods, systems, and devices
Granted: June 18, 2024
Patent Number:
12011716
Embodiments described herein generally relate to apparatuses, cartridges, and pumps for peristaltic pumping of fluids and associated methods, systems, and devices. The pumping of fluids is, in certain cases, an important aspect of a variety of applications, such as bioanalytical applications (e.g., biological sample analysis, sequencing, identification). The inventive features described herein may, in some embodiments, provide an ability to pump fluids in ways that combine certain…
Superconducting logic components
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12009819
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for operating superconducting circuitry. In one aspect, a superconducting component includes: (1) a superconductor having a plurality of alternating narrow and wide portions, each wide portion having a corresponding terminal; and (2) a plurality of heat sources, each heat source thermally coupled to a corresponding narrow portion such that heat from the heat source is transmitted to the corresponding narrow…
Wellness monitoring by measurement of incidental routine
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12009101
The present disclosure provides for the automatic measurement of measurable incidental routine parameters (MIRP). MIRP can include every movement of the body and a user's routine. This data can be incorporated into an accurate and comprehensive evaluation of a user's routine. The present disclosure functions by identifying normalcy for an individual in the consistency of habitual movement and behavior. This normalcy can become an indicator of wellness. Therefore, the present disclosure…
Machine learning mapping for quantum processing units
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12008436
Some embodiments include a process, including obtaining, with a classical computer system, a mathematical problem to be solved by a quantum computing system, wherein: the quantum computing system comprises one or more quantum computers, the mathematical problem involves more variables than any of the one or more quantum computers have logical qubits, and solving the mathematical problem entails determining values of the variables; decomposing, with the classical computer system, the…
Measuring radio frequency electromagnetic waves with an in-line measurement device
Granted: June 11, 2024
Patent Number:
12007425
In a general aspect, a system for measuring radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves includes a laser system configured to generate plurality of input optical signals. The system also includes an RF measurement device having first and second mode converters and an internal cavity therebetween. The internal cavity contains a vapor that is configured to produce an output optical signal based on the plurality of input optical signals. The RF measurement device also includes an RF…
Integrated dilution refrigerators
Granted: June 4, 2024
Patent Number:
12000640
A distributed refrigeration system is provided. The distributed refrigeration system comprises a pre-cooling system configured to be thermally coupled to two or more cryogenic devices and to provide a first cooling stage to the two or more cryogenic devices. The two or more cryogenic devices may be two or more of a dilution refrigerator, a low-temperature microscopy system, a 3He refrigeration system, and/or a superconducting CMOS system.
Methods and compositions for protein sequencing
Granted: June 4, 2024
Patent Number:
12000835
Aspects of the application provide methods of identifying and sequencing proteins, polypeptides, and amino acids, and compositions useful for the same. In some aspects, the application provides methods of obtaining data during a degradation process of a polypeptide, and outputting a sequence representative of the polypeptide. In some aspects, the application provides amino acid recognition molecules having a shielding element that enhances photostability in polypeptide sequencing…
