Patents by Inventor Daniel Robert Queen

Daniel Robert Queen 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).

  • Patent number: 11937518
    Abstract: One example includes a superconducting circuit. The circuit superconducting circuitry fabricated on a first surface of a circuit layer. The circuit layer includes a dielectric material. The circuit also includes a metal layer formed on a second surface of the circuit layer opposite the first surface and a through-substrate via (TSV) conductively coupled to the metal layer and extending through the circuit layer to the first surface. The circuit further includes a flux gasket conductively coupled to and extending from the TSV on the first surface proximal to the superconducting circuitry. The flux gasket can be configured to divert magnetic fields away from the superconducting circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daniel Robert Queen
  • Publication number: 20230380301
    Abstract: One example includes a superconducting circuit. The circuit superconducting circuitry fabricated on a first surface of a circuit layer. The circuit layer includes a dielectric material. The circuit also includes a metal layer formed on a second surface of the circuit layer opposite the first surface and a through-substrate via (TSV) conductively coupled to the metal layer and extending through the circuit layer to the first surface. The circuit further includes a flux gasket conductively coupled to and extending from the TSV on the first surface proximal to the superconducting circuitry. The flux gasket can be configured to divert magnetic fields away from the superconducting circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: DANIEL ROBERT QUEEN
  • Publication number: 20230260679
    Abstract: One example includes a superconducting circuit. The circuit includes superconducting circuitry fabricated in a circuit layer. The circuit layer includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The circuit also includes a flux moat comprising a dielectric material formed in the circuit layer. The flux moat can be configured to trap a magnetic flux as the superconducting circuit is cooled to below a superconducting critical temperature. The circuit further includes a magnetic film arranged proximal to the flux moat on at least one of the first and second surfaces of the circuit layer. The magnetic film can be configured to guide the magnetic flux to the flux moat as the superconducting circuit is cooled to below the superconducting critical temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daniel Robert Queen
  • Patent number: 10727162
    Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided that comprises a thermal sink layer, a first ground plane associated with a first set of circuits that have a first operational temperature requirement, and a first thermally conductive via that couples the first ground plane to the thermal sink layer. The circuit further comprises a second ground plane associated with a second set of circuits that have a second operational temperature requirement that is higher than the first operational temperature requirement, and a second thermally conductive via that couples the second ground plane to the thermal sink layer, wherein the first thermally conductive via has a greater volume of thermal conductive material than the second thermally conductive via to remove heat from the first set of circuits with less gradient than the second set of circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Loney, Robert Miles Young, Daniel Robert Queen, Aaron Ashley Hathaway, John X. Przybysz
  • Patent number: 10629535
    Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided that comprises a first ground plane associated with a first set of circuits that have a first operational temperature requirement, and a second ground plane associated with a second set of circuits that have a second operational temperature requirement that is higher than the first operational temperature requirement. The second ground plane is substantially thermally isolated from the first ground plane. A superconducting coupler electrically couples the first ground plane and the second ground plane while maintaining relative thermal isolation between the first ground plane and the second ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Alan Loney, Aaron Ashley Hathaway, Daniel Robert Queen, John X. Przybysz, Robert Miles Young
  • Publication number: 20190157184
    Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided that comprises a thermal sink layer, a first ground plane associated with a first set of circuits that have a first operational temperature requirement, and a first thermally conductive via that couples the first ground plane to the thermal sink layer. The circuit further comprises a second ground plane associated with a second set of circuits that have a second operational temperature requirement that is higher than the first operational temperature requirement, and a second thermally conductive via that couples the second ground plane to the thermal sink layer, wherein the first thermally conductive via has a greater volume of thermal conductive material than the second thermally conductive via to remove heat from the first set of circuits with less gradient than the second set of circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: PATRICK LONEY, ROBERT MILES YOUNG, DANIEL ROBERT QUEEN, AARON ASHLEY HATHAWAY, JOHN X. PRZYBYSZ
  • Publication number: 20190131246
    Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided that comprises a first ground plane associated with a first set of circuits that have a first operational temperature requirement, and a second ground plane associated with a second set of circuits that have a second operational temperature requirement that is higher than the first operational temperature requirement. The second ground plane is substantially thermally isolated from the first ground plane. A superconducting coupler electrically couples the first ground plane and the second ground plane while maintaining relative thermal isolation between the first ground plane and the second ground plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: PATRICK ALAN LONEY, AARON ASHLEY HATHAWAY, DANIEL ROBERT QUEEN, JOHN X. PRZYBYSZ, ROBERT MILES YOUNG
  • Publication number: 20190080983
    Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided that comprises a thermal sink layer, a first ground plane associated with a first set of circuits that have a first operational temperature requirement, and a first thermally conductive via that couples the first ground plane to the thermal sink layer. The circuit further comprises a second ground plane associated with a second set of circuits that have a second operational temperature requirement that is higher than the first operational temperature requirement, and a second thermally conductive via that couples the second ground plane to the thermal sink layer, wherein the first thermally conductive via has a greater volume of thermal conductive material than the second thermally conductive via to remove heat from the first set of circuits with less gradient than the second set of circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: PATRICK LONEY, ROBERT MILES YOUNG, DANIEL ROBERT QUEEN, AARON ASHLEY HATHAWAY, JOHN X. PRZYBYSZ
  • Patent number: 10229864
    Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided that comprises a thermal sink layer, a first ground plane associated with a first set of circuits that have a first operational temperature requirement, and a first thermally conductive via that couples the first ground plane to the thermal sink layer. The circuit further comprises a second ground plane associated with a second set of circuits that have a second operational temperature requirement that is higher than the first operational temperature requirement, and a second thermally conductive via that couples the second ground plane to the thermal sink layer, wherein the first thermally conductive via has a greater volume of thermal conductive material than the second thermally conductive via to remove heat from the first set of circuits with less gradient than the second set of circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Loney, Robert Miles Young, Daniel Robert Queen, Aaron Ashley Hathaway, John X. Przybysz