Patents by Inventor Gavin Earl Crooks

Gavin Earl Crooks 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).

  • Using a quantum processor unit to preprocess data
    Patent number: 11960972
    Abstract: In a general aspect, input data for a computer process are preprocessed by a preprocessor unit that includes a quantum processor. In some aspects, a preprocessor unit obtains input data for a computer process that is configured to run on a computer processing unit. Randomized parameter values are computed for variable parameters of a quantum logic circuit based on the input data. A classical processor in the preprocessor unit computes the randomized parameter values from the input data and a set of random numbers. A quantum processor in the preprocessor unit produces quantum processor output data by executing the quantum logic circuit having the randomized parameter values assigned to the variable parameters. Preprocessed data generated based on the quantum processor output data are then provided as the input for the computer process configured to run on the computer processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Rigetti & Co, LLC
    Inventors: Johannes Sebastian Otterbach, Christopher Mogan Wilson, Marcus Palmer da Silva, Nikolas Anton Tezak, Gavin Earl Crooks
  • Using a quantum processor unit to preprocess data
    Patent number: 11551127
    Abstract: In a general aspect, input data for a computer process are preprocessed by a preprocessor unit that includes a quantum processor. In some aspects, a preprocessor unit obtains input data for a computer process that is configured to run on a computer processing unit. Randomized parameter values are computed for variable parameters of a quantum logic circuit based on the input data. A classical processor in the preprocessor unit computes the randomized parameter values from the input data and a set of random numbers. A quantum processor in the preprocessor unit produces quantum processor output data by executing the quantum logic circuit having the randomized parameter values assigned to the variable parameters. Preprocessed data generated based on the quantum processor output data are then provided as the input for the computer process configured to run on the computer processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Rigetti & Co, LLC
    Inventors: Johannes Sebastian Otterbach, Christopher Mogan Wilson, Marcus Palmer da Silva, Nikolas Anton Tezak, Gavin Earl Crooks