Patents by Inventor George Andrew Keefe

George Andrew Keefe 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: 20230401476
    Abstract: A device comprises a first superconducting quantum bit, a second superconducting quantum bit, and a coupler circuit. The first superconducting quantum bit comprises a superconducting tunnel junction and a shunt inductor which form a first superconducting loop. The second superconducting quantum bit comprises a superconducting tunnel junction and a shunt inductor which form a second superconducting loop. The coupler circuit is coupled between the first and second superconducting quantum bits. The coupler circuit is configured to implement an entanglement gate operation between the first and second superconducting quantum bits through exchange interactions between the coupler circuit and the first superconducting quantum bit and the second superconducting quantum bit, when the coupler circuit is driven by a control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Aaron Finck, Cihan Kurter, Sarunya Bangsaruntip, Harry Jonathon Mamin, Charles Thomas Rettner, John Blair, George Andrew Keefe
  • Publication number: 20230186134
    Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate space-saving coupler arm arrangement for superconducting qubits are provided. In various embodiments, a device can comprise a superconducting qubit. In various aspects, the superconducting qubit can be capacitively coupled to two or more coupler arms. In various instances, a parasitic capacitance between the two or more coupler arms can be within an order of magnitude of a capacitance between the superconducting qubit and at least one of the two or more coupler arms. In various cases, the parasitic capacitance can arise due to a physical proximity between the two or more coupler arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Srikanth Srinivasan, George Andrew Keefe, David C. Mckay, Xuan Wei, Abhinav Kandala
  • Publication number: 20230169252
    Abstract: One or more systems, devices and/or methods of use provided herein relate to a device that can facilitate reduction of inter-qubit cross talk and/or allow for increased interaction strengths between qubits as compared to existing technologies. A device can comprise a qubit lattice comprising a plurality of repeated and connected unit cells, and the unit cells comprising individual sets of qubits, wherein the unit cells comprise different cross talk groups of qubits having qubit islands connected together by couplers in different orders, and wherein the different cross talk groups are repeated among the unit cells of the qubit lattice. A device can comprise a qubit lattice comprising a plurality of different, interconnected cross talk groups of qubits, wherein the different cross talk groups are repeated within the qubit lattice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Jiri Stehlik, David Zajac, George Andrew Keefe, SRIKANTH SRINIVASAN
  • Patent number: 11658660
    Abstract: A device comprises first and second qubits, and a qubit coupler coupled between the first and second qubits. The second qubit comprises first and second modes with the first mode configured to store data. The qubit coupler comprises first and second modes, and operates in a first state or second state. In the first state, the first qubit is exchange coupled to the first mode of the qubit coupler, and the second mode of the second qubit is exchange coupled to the second mode of the qubit coupler, to suppress interaction between the first and second qubits. In the second state, the first qubit and the first mode of the second qubit are exchange coupled to both the first and second modes the qubit coupler, to enable interaction between the first and second qubits for an entanglement gate operation in response to a control signal applied to the qubit coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Finck, John Blair, George Andrew Keefe, Muir Kumph
  • Publication number: 20220058508
    Abstract: Devices and/or computer-implemented methods to facilitate a multipole filter on a quantum device with multiplexing capability and signal separation to mitigate crosstalk are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise an interposer substrate comprising a readout resonator. The device can further comprise a qubit chip substrate comprising a qubit coupled to the readout resonator and to a multipole filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Srikanth Srinivasan, John Blair, George Andrew Keefe, Thomas George McConkey, Dongbing Shao, Firat Solgun
  • Patent number: 7791430
    Abstract: A low pass filter having a coaxial structure of an inner conductor, an outer conductor and a metal powder composite interposed between the inner and outer conductor. Embodiments include a 50? characteristic impedance. The metal powder can be bronze, copper or other metals, mixed in an epoxy carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George Andrew Keefe, Roger Hilsen Koch, Frank P. Milliken, Jr., James R. Rozen
  • Publication number: 20090085694
    Abstract: A low pass filter having a coaxial structure of an inner conductor, an outer conductor and a metal powder composite interposed between the inner and outer conductor. Embodiments include a 50? characteristic impedance. The metal powder can be bronze, copper or other metals, mixed in an epoxy carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George Andrew Keefe, Roger Hilsen Koch, Frank P. Milliken, JR., James R. Rozen
  • Patent number: 7456702
    Abstract: A low pass filter having a coaxial structure of an inner conductor, an outer conductor and a metal powder composite interposed between the inner and outer conductor. Embodiments include a 50? characteristic impedance. The metal powder can be bronze, copper or other metals, mixed in an epoxy carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George Andrew Keefe, Roger Hilsen Koch, Frank P Milliken, Jr., James R. Rozen
  • Publication number: 20080284545
    Abstract: A fixed impedance low pass metal powder filter having a planar buried stripline geometry comprises first and second parallel ground planes spaced from one another and a central stripline spaced equal distance from the first and second parallel ground planes and parallel thereto. The space between the first and second ground planes is filled with a dielectric containing metal powder. The densities of the metal powder within the dielectric are highest near the central stripline and become less near the first and second ground planes. The dielectric is a laminated structure that comprises layers of epoxy impregnated fiberglass, layers having different densities of metal powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: George Andrew Keefe, Roger Hilsen Koch, Frank P. Milliken, JR., James R. Rozen
  • Publication number: 20080258849
    Abstract: A low pass filter having a coaxial structure of an inner conductor, an outer conductor and a metal powder composite interposed between the inner and outer conductor. Embodiments include a 50? characteristic impedance. The metal powder can be bronze, copper or other metals, mixed in an epoxy carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: George Andrew Keefe, Roger Hilsen Koch, Frank P. Milliken, James R. Rozen
  • Patent number: 5642045
    Abstract: An improved magnetic field gradiometer having major and minor correction circuits is disclosed. The major correction circuits cancel the main components of an applied magnetic field, such as the earth's uniform field, and the minor correction circuits correct for smaller, but still significant effects, such as assembly imperfections and unavoidable cross-talk between the elements of the gradiometer. Also disclosed is a method for processing the gradient data from the gradiometer to enable the positions of magnetic objects to be located in space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George Andrew Keefe, Roger Hilsen Koch