Patents by Inventor Bryan T. SPANN

Bryan T. SPANN 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: 20240126135
    Abstract: A beam delivery system is provided that includes a beam delivery photonic integrated circuit. The beam delivery photonic integrated circuit includes one or more optical inputs; a plurality of waveguide outputs; and a plurality of beam paths. Each beam path connects one of the plurality of waveguide outputs to at least one of the optical inputs. The plurality of waveguide outputs are configured to emit a plurality of parallel beams. The beam delivery photonic integrated circuit is on a chip. The beam delivery system further includes a telecentric optical relay assembly. The telecentric optical relay assembly is configured to receive the plurality of parallel beams provided by the waveguide outputs and focus each received beam on a corresponding one of a plurality of positions of an atomic object confinement apparatus in a telecentric manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Mary A. Rowe, Michael Belt, Bryan T. Spann, Molly R. Krogstad, Robert D. Horning, David A. Deen, Michael D. Young, Nathan Worts
  • Patent number: 11892744
    Abstract: Provided is a novel beam delivery system for quantum computing applications that includes a beam delivery photonic integrated circuit on a chip and an optical relay assembly. The beam delivery photonic integrated circuit on a chip may contain one or more layers, and a layer may contain one or more inputs connecting one or more outputs. The optical relay assembly receives a beam or beams from one or more outputs from a layer of the beam delivery photonic integrated circuit. The optical relay assembly focuses each received beam on a corresponding position of an atomic object confinement apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Quantinuum LLC
    Inventors: Mary A. Rowe, Michael Belt, Bryan T. Spann, Molly R. Krogstad, Robert D. Horning, David A. Deen, Michael D. Young, Nathan Worts
  • Publication number: 20210389522
    Abstract: Provided is a novel beam delivery system for quantum computing applications that includes a beam delivery photonic integrated circuit on a chip and an optical relay assembly. The beam delivery photonic integrated circuit on a chip may contain one or more layers, and a layer may contain one or more inputs connecting one or more outputs. The optical relay assembly receives a beam or beams from one or more outputs from a layer of the beam delivery photonic integrated circuit. The optical relay assembly focuses each received beam on a corresponding position of an atomic object confinement apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Mary A. ROWE, Michael BELT, Bryan T. SPANN, Molly R. KROGSTAD, Robert D. HORNING, David A. DEEN, Michael D. YOUNG, Nathan WORTS