Software-defined pulse orchestration platform
Granted: March 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11616497
A system comprises pulse program compiler circuitry operable to analyze a pulse program that includes a pulse operation statement, and to generate, based on the pulse program, machine code that, if loaded into a pulse generation and measurement circuit, configures the pulse generation and measurement circuit to generate one or more pulses and/or process one or more received pulses. The pulse operation statement may specify a first pulse to be generated, and a target of the first pulse.…
Cyphergenics-based verifications of blockchains
Granted: March 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11615323
A method for verifying a material data chain (MDC) that is maintained by a creator is disclosed. The method includes receiving an unverified portion of the MDC from the creator including a set of consecutive material data blocks (MDBs). Each respective MDB includes respective material data, respective metadata, and a creator verification value. The method includes modifying a genomic differentiation object assigned to the verification cohort based on first genomic regulation instructions…
Encrypted data storage system and method based on offsite key storage
Granted: March 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11615213
An encrypted data storage system and method based on offsite key storage are provided, comprising the system includes a key control center, an offsite key storage system, and a data encryption/decryption storage system. The offsite key storage system includes a first key control device, a key storage device, and a first quantum key distribution device. The data encryption/decryption storage system includes a second key control device, a data encryption/decryption storage device, and a…
Methods and apparatus for sample measurement
Granted: March 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11614405
The present application discloses a sensor system that includes a sensor having a sensor surface, a sample cartridge including one or more flexible membranes and a membrane frame, the membrane frame including one or more openings covered by the one or more flexible membranes defining one or more wells for holding one or more samples, the flexible membrane having a sample side supporting the sample and an opposite sensor side, the sample cartridge being removably insertable in the sensor…
Removable fastener for structural elements and a method of its use
Granted: March 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11614117
A removable fastener for securing a first stud to a second stud each stud having an aperture with lateral and bottom edges, includes a joining member with a first end and second end having first and second notches sized to admit lateral edges made adjacent by placing the studs back-to-back. Fastener includes a locking member that has a stud end configured to rest on the bottom edges of the apertures and a fastener end configured to attach to the joining member, holding the joining member…
High intensity labeled reactant compositions and methods for sequencing
Granted: March 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11613772
Compositions useful for the detection of single molecules in a sample are provided. In some aspects, the disclosure provides a nucleotide connected to a nucleic acid comprising a FRET label comprising at least three luminescent molecules. In some embodiments, the nucleic acids described herein comprise one or more structural features that provide enhanced fluorescence intensity. In some aspects, methods of sequencing using the labeled nucleotides of the disclosure are provided.
Physically unclonable function device, method and apparatus
Granted: March 21, 2023
Patent Number:
11611444
A physically unclonable function (PUF) device 1 capable of exhibiting a unique quantum mechanical effect as a result of quantum mechanical confinement exhibited by the device 1. The device 1 comprises a group IV semiconductor heterostructure. The group IV semiconductor heterostructure may comprise Silicon/Germanium. The device 1 may comprise a group IV semiconductor resonant tunnelling diode (RTD). A Si-integrated circuit, method, use, and apparatus are also provided.
Mud motor/BHA compression safety catch
Granted: March 21, 2023
Patent Number:
11608690
A safety catch assembly design to prevent loss of drilling components during downhole operation is disclosed. The safety catch assembly can include a lower inner radial bearing comprising a catch ring retention zone. The safety catch assembly can also include one or more catch rings removably disposed in the catch ring retention zone, including a first catch ring having one or more ridges about its inner diameter and a second catch ring having one or more ridges about its inner diameter.…
High-precision servo system for advanced magnetic tape storage system
Granted: March 14, 2023
Patent Number:
11605399
A servo system for a magnetic tape storage system includes a magnetic tape (550) including a first servo band (573), and a first data band (575). An auxiliary servo pattern (575A) is embedded within the first data band (575). The auxiliary servo pattern (575A) is modified to generate an updated auxiliary servo pattern (688A) during a writing pass as data is being written to the first data band (575). The servo system can further include a magnetic tape drive (326) including a head…
Automatic implementation of a physical barrier to protect removable storage media access
Granted: March 14, 2023
Patent Number:
11605401
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…
Remote distress monitor
Granted: March 14, 2023
Patent Number:
11605279
A remote distress monitor includes a steerable microphone array, a memory, and a control system. The steerable microphone array is configured to detect audio data and generate sound data. The memory stores machine-readable instructions. The control system includes one or more processors configured to execute the machine-readable instructions. The generated sound data from the steerable microphone array is analyzed. Based at least in part on the analysis, a token associated with the audio…
Distributed erasure encoding in shared file system
Granted: March 14, 2023
Patent Number:
11604697
Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for supporting distributed erasure coding in a shared file system. In one example, a method is provided to be performed by an initiator device configured to read and write data in files stored in a plurality of storage nodes that are controlled by a file management system. The method includes generating a stripe by identifying data to be stored in a storage system; dividing the data into K data segments; and performing an erasure encoding…
Superconducting field-programmable gate array
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
11601127
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for operating superconducting circuitry. In one aspect, a programmable circuit includes: (1) a superconducting component arranged in a multi-dimensional array of alternating narrow and wide portions, the superconducting component having an input terminal at a first end and an output terminal at a second end opposite of the first end; and (2) control circuitry coupled to the narrow portions of the…
Garnet materials for Li secondary batteries and methods of making and using garnet materials
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
11600857
Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable…
Lithium-stuffed garnet thin films and pellets having an oxyfluorinated and/or fluorinated surface and methods of making and using the thin films and pellets
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
11600850
Set forth herein are processes for making lithium-stuffed garnet oxides (e.g., Li7La3Zr2O12, also known as LLZO) that have passivated surfaces comprising a fluorinate and/or an oxyfluorinate species. These surfaces resist the formation of oxides, carbonates, hydroxides, peroxides, and organics that spontaneously form on LLZO surfaces under ambient conditions. Also set forth herein are new materials made by these processes.
Apparatuses for attractive selection of objects in real, virtual, or augmented reality environments and methods implementing the apparatuses
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
11599260
Systems, interfaces, and methods for implementing the systems and interfaces include a dynamic environment generation subsystem that changes objects and subobjects based on locations of the motion sensors and/or the nature, time and/or location of sensed motion and include selection attractive movement as the selection protocol, where a selection object is used to discriminate between selectable objects and attract a target object toward the selection objects, where the direction and…
Microfluidic devices with bubble diversion
Granted: March 7, 2023
Patent Number:
11596944
A microfluidics device has one or more bubble diversion regions. Problems associated with the generation of air bubbles are avoided in a microfluidics device such as a cartridge, for use with a point of care (POC) diagnostics device, the cartridge being able to carry out downstream processing such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and/or nucleic acid capture. The bubble diversion region has a lower flow resistance than the flow resistance of an area of interest.
Apparatus and methods for gaussian boson sampling
Granted: February 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11593699
An apparatus includes a light source to provide a plurality of input optical modes in a squeezed state. The apparatus also includes a network of interconnected reconfigurable beam splitters (RBSs) configured to perform a unitary transformation of the plurality of input optical modes to generate a plurality of output optical modes. An array of photon counting detectors is in optical communication with the network of interconnected RBSs and configured to measure the number of photons in…
Lithium stuffed garnet setter plates for solid electrolyte fabrication
Granted: February 28, 2023
Patent Number:
11592237
Setter plates are fabricated from Li-stuffed garnet materials having the same, or substantially similar, compositions as a garnet Li-stuffed solid electrolyte. The Li-stuffed garnet setter plates, set forth herein, reduce the evaporation of Li during a sintering treatment step and/or reduce the loss of Li caused by diffusion out of the sintering electrolyte. Li-stuffed garnet setter plates, set forth herein, maintain compositional control over the solid electrolyte during sintering when,…
Method of measuring the distance to a satellite in consideration of quantum and gravity effects, method of measuring a location using the same, and user terminal
Granted: February 21, 2023
Patent Number:
11585940
A method of measuring a distance to a satellite, which is performed by an electronic device, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises receiving a linearly polarized photon from and angular momentum per unit mass of the satellite the satellite; measuring an amount of rotation of the polarized photon, the rotation being induced by a space-time warpage due to gravity; and calculating a distance to the satellite by using the rotation amount of the…
