Patents by Inventor David S. Bruce

David S. Bruce has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20200092985
    Abstract: A multilayer filter printed circuit board includes filtering material in one or more filter layers. The filtering material can include superconducting material, normal material, magnetic material and semi-conductor material. The multilayer filter printed circuit board may be used as part of a tubular filter structure. The filtering material may be dispersed in, or on the filter layers in a pattern or at random. The filter layers may have a first and second portion that are co-planar, and comprising different filtering materials from one another. The first and second portion may be electrically isolated from one another. Two or more filter layers may comprise different filtering materials from one another. Additional filter layers comprising filtering material may be formed outward of the outer electrically insulative layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: David S. Bruce, Pedro A. de Buen
  • Patent number: 10097151
    Abstract: Systems and devices for providing differential input/output communication with a superconducting device are described. Each differential I/O communication is electrically filtered using a respective tubular filter structure incorporating superconducting lumped element devices and high frequency dissipation by metal powder epoxy. A plurality of such tubular filter structures is arranged in a cryogenic, multi-tiered assembly further including structural/thermalization supports and a device sample holder assembly for securing a device sample, for example a superconducting quantum processor. The interface between the cryogenic tubular filter assembly and room temperature electronics is achieved using hermetically sealed vacuum feed-through structures designed to receive flexible printed circuit board cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: D-Wave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Murray C. Thom, Alexander M. Tcaciuc, Gordon Lamont, J. Craig Petroff, Richard D. Neufeld, David S. Bruce, Sergey V. Uchaykin
  • Publication number: 20170373658
    Abstract: Systems and devices for providing differential input/output communication with a superconducting device are described. Each differential I/O communication is electrically filtered using a respective tubular filter structure incorporating superconducting lumped element devices and high frequency dissipation by metal powder epoxy. A plurality of such tubular filter structures is arranged in a cryogenic, multi-tiered assembly further including structural/thermalization supports and a device sample holder assembly for securing a device sample, for example a superconducting quantum processor. The interface between the cryogenic tubular filter assembly and room temperature electronics is achieved using hermetically sealed vacuum feed-through structures designed to receive flexible printed circuit board cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Murray C. Thom, Alexander M. Tcaciuc, Gordon Lamont, J. Craig Petroff, Richard D. Neufeld, David S. Bruce, Sergey V. Uchaykin
  • Patent number: 9231181
    Abstract: Systems and devices for providing differential input/output communication with a superconducting device are described. Each differential I/O communication is electrically filtered using a respective tubular filter structure incorporating superconducting lumped element devices and high frequency dissipation by metal powder epoxy. A plurality of such tubular filter structures is arranged in a cryogenic, multi-tiered assembly further including structural/thermalization supports and a device sample holder assembly for securing a device sample, for example a superconducting quantum processor. The interface between the cryogenic tubular filter assembly and room temperature electronics is achieved using hermetically sealed vacuum feed-through structures designed to receive flexible printed circuit board cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: D-Wave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Murray C. Thom, Alexander M. Tcaciuc, Gordon Lamont, Jacob Craig Petroff, Richard David Neufeld, David S. Bruce, Sergey V. Uchaykin
  • Publication number: 20150263260
    Abstract: Systems and devices for providing differential input/output communication with a superconducting device are described. Each differential I/O communication is electrically filtered using a respective tubular filter structure incorporating superconducting lumped element devices and high frequency dissipation by metal powder epoxy. A plurality of such tubular filter structures is arranged in a cryogenic, multi-tiered assembly further including structural/thermalization supports and a device sample holder assembly for securing a device sample, for example a superconducting quantum processor. The interface between the cryogenic tubular filter assembly and room temperature electronics is achieved using hermetically sealed vacuum feed-through structures designed to receive flexible printed circuit board cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Murray C. Thom, Alexander M. Tcaciuc, Gordon Lamont, Jacob Craig Petroff, Richard David Neufeld, David S. Bruce, Sergey V. Uchaykin
  • Patent number: 8279022
    Abstract: Systems and devices for providing differential input/output communication with a superconducting device are described. Each differential I/O communication is electrically filtered using a respective tubular filter structure incorporating superconducting lumped element devices and high frequency dissipation by metal powder epoxy. A plurality of such tubular filter structures is arranged in a cryogenic, multi-tiered assembly further including structural/thermalization supports and a device sample holder assembly for securing a device sample, for example a superconducting quantum processor. The interface between the cryogenic tubular filter assembly and room temperature electronics is achieved using hermetically sealed vacuum feed-through structures designed to receive flexible printed circuit board cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: D-Wave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Murray C. Thom, Alexander M. Tcaciuc, Gordon Lamont, Jacob Craig Petroff, Richard David Neufeld, David S. Bruce, Sergey V. Uchaykin
  • Publication number: 20100157552
    Abstract: Systems and devices for providing differential input/output communication with a superconducting device are described. Each differential I/O communication is electrically filtered using a respective tubular filter structure incorporating superconducting lumped element devices and high frequency dissipation by metal powder epoxy. A plurality of such tubular filter structures is arranged in a cryogenic, multi-tiered assembly further including structural/thermalization supports and a device sample holder assembly for securing a device sample, for example a superconducting quantum processor. The interface between the cryogenic tubular filter assembly and room temperature electronics is achieved using hermetically sealed vacuum feed-through structures designed to receive flexible printed circuit board cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Murray C. Thom, Alexander M. Tcaciuc, Gordon Lamont, Jacob Craig Petroff, Richard David Neufeld, David S. Bruce, Sergey V. Uchaykin
  • Patent number: 5378434
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel horizontal fluid bed reactor, which in a single unit, provides for the polymerization of monomer to polymer and mixed monomers to co-polymers. Within one reactor shell the reactor contains a plurality of polymerization stages which permit the achievement of narrow residence time distribution of the produced polymer. This arrangement also creates a sufficiently tight subdivision of the reactor volume which permits a plurality of gas circulation stages of different gas compositions, as well as, polymerization temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignees: Procedyne Corp., David Bruce
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Staffin, David S. Bruce
  • Patent number: 5169913
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel horizontal fluid bed reactor, which in a single unit, provides for the polymerization of monomer to polymer and mixed monomers to copolymers. Within one reactor shell the reactor contains a plurality of polymerization stages which permit the achievement of narrow residence time distribution of the produced polymer. This arrangement also creates a sufficiently tight subdivision of the reactor volume which permits a plurality of gas circulation stages of different gas compositions, as well as, polymerization temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Procedyne Corp.
    Inventors: H. Kenneth Staffin, David S. Bruce
  • Patent number: 5101611
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a self-supporting tray-like container wherein a product-receiving well protrudes into a second well in an all-round mutually spaced relationship. The method calls for two parts, each formed with a well therein and each part formed of a thermoplastic having a different resistance to thermal deformation, to be joined at their peripheries. The present invention additionally provides that the two parts are to be formed simultaneously, their peripheries are to be joined so that their respective wells extend in opposite directions after which one well is inverted into the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: Smith Brothers, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Biskup, Erhard Scheibel, David S. Iorns, David S. Bruce
  • Patent number: 4994638
    Abstract: A self-supporting tray-like product container (especially for food) having an inner dished part for accommodating the product in a first well, and an outer dished part having a second well into which the first well protrudes, the inner and outer parts contacting and being joined to each other at their respective peripheral edges otherwise with their wells in all-round mutually-spaced relation. The spacing provides thermal and/or shock insulation and allows the inner and outer parts to be made of different materials especially one having different thermal deformation resistances which allows use of the package in either a conventional or a microwave oven or both according to the materials chosen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: Smith Brothers (Whitehaven) Limited
    Inventors: David S. Iorns, David S. Bruce, Hans-Joachim Biskup, Erhard Scheibel