Nuclear magnetic resonance diffraction
Granted: March 10, 2020
Patent Number:
10585154
In a general aspect, a magnetic resonance system includes a primary magnet system configured to generate a principal magnetic field in a sample region. The magnetic resonance system also includes a field source device. The field source device includes a substrate and first and second conductor layers on the substrate. The first conductor layer includes a constriction configured to generate a radio frequency magnetic field in the sample region. The second conductor layer is vertically…
Cloud storage method and system
Granted: March 3, 2020
Patent Number:
10581599
A cloud storage method and a cloud storage system are provided. The method includes: generating, by a QKD system on a terminal side and a QKD system on at least one cloud server side, at least one quantum key over a quantum network; sending, by the QKD system, the at least one quantum key to the key management terminal for storage; and obtaining, by a cloud storage client, the at least one quantum key from the key management terminal, and processing the at least one quantum key to…
High speed high voltage drivers
Granted: February 25, 2020
Patent Number:
10574222
A voltage driver is provided that includes a driver circuit, comprising (i) first positive channel transistor devices (PCTDs) coupled in series between a reference node and an output node; and (ii) first negative channel transistor devices (NCTDs) coupled in series between the output node and an electrical ground node. The voltage driver further includes a speed-up circuit comprising: (i) second NCTDs coupled to the first PCTDs, configured to discharge gate-source capacitances of the…
Superconductor-to-insulator devices
Granted: February 25, 2020
Patent Number:
10573800
The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for fabricating and operating superconducting switch devices. In one aspect, an electrical circuit includes: (1) a switch device configured to switch between an on state and an off state in response to a first voltage, the switch device comprising: (a) a superconductor layer adapted to transition from a superconducting state to an insulating state in response to a first strain; and (b) a piezoelectric layer…
Photodetector with superconductor nanowire transistor based on interlayer heat transfer
Granted: February 18, 2020
Patent Number:
10566516
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for detecting light. In one aspect, a photodetector device includes: a superconducting wire, and a transistor that includes a semiconducting component and a superconducting component. The superconducting wire is electrically coupled to the superconducting component. The semiconducting component is located adjacent to the superconducting component. The superconducting component is configured to, in response…
Testing antenna systems
Granted: February 18, 2020
Patent Number:
10564201
In a general aspect, electromagnetic emissions from a cell tower are measured. In some aspects, a method includes receiving, at a vapor-cell sensor system associated with the cell tower, electromagnetic radiation from an antenna system disposed on the cell tower. The method includes receiving, at the vapor-cell sensor system, input optical signals communicated from a laser system through respective input optical channels. Output optical signals are generated in the vapor-cell sensor…
Lithium stuffed garnet setter plates for solid electrolyte fabrication
Granted: February 18, 2020
Patent Number:
10563918
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,…
Diagnostic tape cartridge patterned with predetermined head-media spacings for testing a tape head of a tape drive
Granted: February 11, 2020
Patent Number:
10559322
A diagnostic tape (318) for use with a tape drive (310) having a tape head (322) includes a first tape section (430A) and a second tape section (430B). The first tape section (430A) and the second tape section (430B) are configured to move across the tape head (322) during use of the tape drive (310). The first tape section (430A) includes a first patterned data code (432A) that is indicative of a first spacing between the tape head (322) and the first tape section (430A). The second…
Mobile secret communications method based on quantum key distribution network
Granted: February 11, 2020
Patent Number:
10560265
A mobile secret communications method based on a quantum key distribution network, comprises the following steps: a mobile terminal registering to access the network and establishing a binding relationship with a certain centralized control station in the quantum key distribution network; after a communication service is initiated, the mobile terminals participating in the current communication applying for service keys from the quantum key distribution network; the quantum key…
Frequency generation in a quantum controller
Granted: February 11, 2020
Patent Number:
10560076
A quantum controller comprises quantum control pulse generation circuitry, signal generation circuitry, and phase parameter generation circuitry. The phase parameter generation circuitry is operable to determine, based on an output of the time-tracking circuitry, a first value of a phase parameter to be used for generation of an oscillating signal. The signal generation circuitry is operable to, at a first time instant, begin generation of the oscillating signal at a first frequency for…
Biomolecule sequencing devices, systems and methods
Granted: February 11, 2020
Patent Number:
10557167
Devices, systems and methods for sequencing protein samples are provided. In some examples, currents generated when a monomer passes through between electrodes of a nanogap electrode pair are measured for each of several different distances, so that monomers are identified when compared to a reference physical quantity of a known monomer, which may be obtained from a current measured with a similar inter-electrode distance(s) at which each of plural kinds of monomers are identifiable and…
In-situ data verification for the cloud
Granted: February 4, 2020
Patent Number:
10552640
Example methods and apparatus asynchronously verify data stored in a cloud data storage system. One embodiment comprises a monitoring circuit that determines if a data auditing condition associated with a cloud storage system or archived data stored in the cloud storage system has been met, a metadata mirror circuit that controls a metadata mirror to provide metadata, including a first checksum, associated with the archived data to the apparatus, a checksum circuit that computes a second…
Event detection and management system
Granted: February 4, 2020
Patent Number:
10552608
Systems and methods for management of data files using a plurality of interconnected operations associated with a plurality of roles are provided. A method involves receiving, from a user terminal, a request to access a portion of the plurality of interconnected operations corresponding to one of the plurality of roles, obtaining a human representation of the portion, and transmitting the human representation to the user terminal for display thereon. The human representation (i.e., an…
Compact beam shaping and steering assembly
Granted: February 4, 2020
Patent Number:
10551624
Apparatus and methods for coupling an optical beam from an optical source to a hi-tech system are described. A compact, low-cost beam-shaping and steering assembly may be located between the optical source and hi-tech system and provide automated adjustments to beam parameters such as beam position, beam rotation, and beam incident angles. The beam-shaping and steering assembly may be used to couple an elongated beam to a plurality of optical waveguides.
Vapor deposition system
Granted: February 4, 2020
Patent Number:
10550475
A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture…
Vapor deposition system
Granted: February 4, 2020
Patent Number:
10550474
A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain at least one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the…
Recursive multi-threaded file system scanner for serializing file system metadata exoskeleton
Granted: January 28, 2020
Patent Number:
10545915
Methods, apparatus, and other embodiments facilitate discovering and serializing metadata for a file system. After initializing or accessing a serialization data structure, recursive search threads that begin at a selected location in the file system are spawned. The threads analyzes the selected location in the file system, acquire metadata associated with the selected location in the file system, serialize the metadata associated with the selected location in the file system into the…
Optical system and assay chip for probing, detecting and analyzing molecules
Granted: January 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10533945
Apparatus and methods for analyzing single molecule and performing nucleic acid sequencing. An apparatus can include an assay chip that includes multiple pixels with sample wells configured to receive a sample, which, when excited, emits emission energy; at least one element for directing the emission energy in a particular direction; and a light path along which the emission energy travels from the sample well toward a sensor. The apparatus also includes an instrument that interfaces…
Solid state catholyte or electrolyte for battery using LiMPS(M=Si, Ge, and/or Sn)
Granted: January 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10535878
The present invention provides an energy storage device comprising a cathode region or other element. The device has a major active region comprising a plurality of first active regions spatially disposed within the cathode region. The major active region expands or contracts from a first volume to a second volume during a period of a charge and discharge. The device has a catholyte material spatially confined within a spatial region of the cathode region and spatially disposed within…
Interferometer filters with compensation structure
Granted: January 14, 2020
Patent Number:
10534130
A Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) filter comprising one or more passive compensation structures are described. The passive compensation structures yield MZI filters that are intrinsically tolerant to perturbations in waveguide dimensions and/or other ambient conditions. The use of n+1 waveguide widths can mitigate n different sources of perturbation to the filter. The use of at least three different waveguide widths for each Mach-Zehnder waveguide can alleviate sensitivity of filter…
