Patents by Inventor James A. King

James A. King 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).

  • Systems and methods for embedding problems into an analog processor
    Patent number: 10789540
    Abstract: Generate an automorphism of the problem graph, determine an embedding of the automorphism to the hardware graph and modify the embedding of the problem graph into the hardware graph to correspond to the embedding of the automorphism to the hardware graph. Determine an upper-bound on the required chain strength. Calibrate and record properties of the component of a quantum processor with a digital processor, query the digital processor for a range of properties. Generate a bit mask and change the sign of the bias of individual qubits according to the bit mask before submitting a problem to a quantum processor, apply the same bit mask to the bit result. Generate a second set of parameters of a quantum processor from a first set of parameters via a genetic algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Andrew D. King, Robert B. Israel, Paul I. Bunyk, Kelly T. R. Boothby, Steven P. Reinhardt, Aidan P. Roy, James A. King, Trevor M. Lanting, Abraham J. Evert
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATION OF DYNAMIC SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200293331
    Abstract: A highly parallelized parallel tempering technique for simulating dynamic systems, such as quantum processors, is provided. Replica exchange is facilitated by synchronizing grid-level memory. Particular implementations for simulating quantum processors by representing cells of qubits and couplers in grid-, block-, and thread-level memory are discussed. Parallel tempering of such dynamic systems can be assisted by modifying replicas based on isoenergetic cluster moves (ICMs). ICMs are generated via secondary replicas which are maintained alongside primary replicas and exchanged between blocks and/or generated dynamically by blocks without necessarily being exchanged. Certain refinements, such as exchanging energies and temperatures through grid-level memory, are also discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: William W. Bernoudy, James A. King, Andrew D. King
  • Water Bottle with Integral Phone Holder
    Publication number: 20200275764
    Abstract: An assembly with a container comprising a sidewall and a recess in the sidewall, the recess comprising a top portion and a bottom portion, and structure that is configured to releasably retain a phone with two ends in the recess. The structure includes a first flexible strap that encircles the bottle and overlies part of the recess, the first strap comprising an integral first receptacle located in or over the recess that is configured to hold one end of the phone, and a second receptacle in or over either the top or bottom portion of the recess and that is configured to hold the other end of the phone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventor: James King
  • Portable Air Freshener Device
    Publication number: 20200268925
    Abstract: A portable air freshener device that inhibits the release of fragrance when the fan is not being operated, and that controls operation of the fan based at least in part on ambient temperature in some embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: William James King
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID ALGORITHMS USING CLUSTER CONTRACTION
    Publication number: 20200234172
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for operating a hybrid computing system using cluster contraction for converting large, dense input to reduced input that can be easily mapped into a quantum processor. The reduced input represents the global structure of the problem. Techniques involve partitioning the input variables into clusters and contracting each cluster. The input variables can be partitioned using an Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean algorithm. The quantum processor returns samples based on the reduced input and the samples are expanded to correspond to the original input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: James A. King, William W. Bernoudy, Kelly T. R. Boothby, Pau Farré Pérez
  • RESCUE DART FOR PRE-SET FRAC PLUG AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20200190928
    Abstract: A rescue dart for deployment down a wellbore to dislodge a pre-set frac plug having a plug mandrel from within the wellbore is provided. The rescue dart includes a dart body adapted to be conveyed down the wellbore via fluid flow and a mandrel defeater connected to the dart body and operable to reduce structural integrity of a portion of the plug mandrel until structural failure of the plug mandrel occurs and the frac plug is unset and dislodged. A corresponding system is also provided. The system includes the rescue dart and a pump for pumping fluids down the wellbore. A method of dislodging a pre-set frac plug using the rescue dart is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicants: NCS MULTISTAGE, INC., NCS MULTISTAGE, LLC., REPEAT PRECISION, LLC.
    Inventors: James King, Clint Mickey, Brock Gillis, Patrick Williamson
  • SUBSTRATE RETAINING APPARATUS, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20200102653
    Abstract: A substrate retaining apparatus, a load lock assembly comprising the substrate retaining apparatus, and a system including the substrate retaining apparatus are disclosed. The substrate retaining apparatus can include at least one sidewall and one or more heat shields. One or more of the at least one sidewall can include a cooling fluid conduit to facilitate cooling of substrates retained by the substrate retaining apparatus. Additionally or alternatively, one or more of the at least one sidewall can include a gas conduit to provide gas to a surface of a retained substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: SHIVA K.T. RAJAVELU MURALIDHAR, SAM KIM, JEFFREY BARRETT ROBINSON, JAMES KING WILSON, JR., NINAD VIJAY SONJE
  • LIGHTING FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20200072425
    Abstract: A lighting fixture that can be installed in a ceiling or retrofitted into a ceiling containing ceiling tiles mounted in a grid, while providing a more pleasing aesthetic appearance than prior art lighting fixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Neal R. Verfuerth, Brandon James King
  • BILATERAL HAND REHABILITATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190269962
    Abstract: A bilateral hand rehabilitation device is disclosed. The device includes a pair of left and right handlebar members that are fixedly coupled or connected together. The device further includes a pair of moveable left and right finger grip members, one for each of the handlebar members. Each finger grip member being elongate and having a longitudinal axis that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of its respective handlebar member, and each finger grip member being moveably mounted with respect to its respective handlebar member for movement toward and away from the handlebar member to facilitate a user finger grasp and release movement when in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: CALLAGHAN INNOVATION
    Inventors: Marcus James King, Michael John Sampson
  • ERROR REDUCTION AND, OR, CORRECTION IN ANALOG COMPUTING INCLUDING QUANTUM PROCESSOR-BASED COMPUTING
    Publication number: 20190266508
    Abstract: The systems, devices, articles, and methods described herein generally relate to analog computers, for example quantum processors comprising qubits, couplers, and, or cavities. Analog computers, for example quantum processor based computers, are the subject of various sources of error which can hinder operation, potentially reducing computational accuracy and speed. Sources of error can be broadly characterized, for example as i) a background susceptibility do to inherently characteristics of the circuitry design, ii) as an h/J ratio imbalance, iii) bit flip errors, iv) fidelity, and v) Anderson localization, and various combinations of the aforesaid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Paul I. Bunyk, James King, Murray C. Thom, Mohammad H. Amin, Anatoly Yu Smirnov, Sheir Yarkoni, Trevor M. Lanting, Andrew D. King, Kelly T. R. Boothby
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: 10352511
    Abstract: A lighting fixture that can be installed in a ceiling or retrofitted into a ceiling containing ceiling tiles mounted in a grid, while providing a more pleasing aesthetic appearance than prior art lighting fixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Energy Bank Incorporated
    Inventors: Neal R. Verfuerth, Brandon James King
  • Distintegrable wet connector cover
    Patent number: 10329871
    Abstract: A method of protecting a component in a wet environment includes disposing a component into a wet environment, deploying a granulated disintegrable material into the wet environment and temporarily covering a portion of the component with the granulated disintegrable material, at least partially disintegrating the granulated disintegrable material, and flushing the granulated disintegrable material away from the portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: James King, Marc Samuelson
  • DISTINTEGRABLE WET CONNECTOR COVER
    Publication number: 20190136660
    Abstract: A method of protecting a component in a wet environment includes disposing a component into a wet environment, deploying a granulated disintegrable material into the wet environment and temporarily covering a portion of the component with the granulated disintegrable material, at least partially disintegrating the granulated disintegrable material, and flushing the granulated disintegrable material away from the portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: James King, Marc Samuelson
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D833664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Energy Bank Incorporated
    Inventors: Neal R. Verfuerth, Brandon James King
  • Glove
    Patent number: D849360
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventors: Darin Lugar, James King
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D855862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Energy Bank Incorporated
    Inventors: Neal R. Verfuerth, Brandon James King
  • Lighting fixture
    Patent number: D856567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Energy Bank Incorporated
    Inventors: Neal R. Verfuerth, Brandon James King
  • Injection device
    Patent number: D878561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Stuart James King, James Leslie Rhodri Jones
  • Injection device
    Patent number: D878562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH
    Inventors: Paul Richard Draper, Stuart James King, James Leslie Rhodri Jones
  • Nasal spray device
    Patent number: D895789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: GSK Consumer Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Richard Brian Clough, Stuart James King, Alexander James Peacop