Patents by Inventor Jennifer McDonough

Jennifer McDonough 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: 10878940
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for using machine-learning methods to perform linear regression on a DNA-computing platform. One or more processors generate and initialize beta coefficients of a system of linear equations. These initial values are encoded into nucleobase chains that are then padded to a standard length. The chains are allowed to bind with complementary template chains in a DNA-computing reaction, and the resulting DNA molecules are decoded to reveal the relative the relative likelihood of each chain to bind. The initial values of the beta coefficients are weighted proportionally to these likelihoods, and the process is repeated iteratively until the beta coefficients converge to optimal values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, Jennifer McDonough, Sathya Santhar, Craig M. Trim
  • Publication number: 20190295692
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for using machine-learning methods to perform linear regression on a DNA-computing platform. One or more processors generate and initialize beta coefficients of a system of linear equations. These initial values are encoded into nucleobase chains that are then padded to a standard length. The chains are allowed to bind with complementary template chains in a DNA-computing reaction, and the resulting DNA molecules are decoded to reveal the relative the relative likelihood of each chain to bind. The initial values of the beta coefficients are weighted proportionally to these likelihoods, and the process is repeated iteratively until the beta coefficients converge to optimal values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, Jennifer McDonough, Sathya Santhar, Craig M. Trim
  • Patent number: 10388404
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for using machine-learning methods to perform linear regression on a DNA-computing platform. One or more processors generate and initialize beta coefficients of a system of linear equations. These initial values are encoded into nucleobase chains that are then padded to a standard length. The chains are allowed to bind with complementary template chains in a DNA-computing reaction, and the resulting DNA molecules are decoded to reveal the relative the relative likelihood of each chain to bind. The initial values of the beta coefficients are weighted proportionally to these likelihoods, and the process is repeated iteratively until the beta coefficients converge to optimal values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, Jennifer McDonough, Sathya Santhar, Craig M. Trim
  • Publication number: 20170116372
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for using machine-learning methods to perform linear regression on a DNA-computing platform. One or more processors generate and initialize beta coefficients of a system of linear equations. These initial values are encoded into nucleobase chains that are then padded to a standard length. The chains are allowed to bind with complementary template chains in a DNA-computing reaction, and the resulting DNA molecules are decoded to reveal the relative the relative likelihood of each chain to bind. The initial values of the beta coefficients are weighted proportionally to these likelihoods, and the process is repeated iteratively until the beta coefficients converge to optimal values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, Jennifer McDonough, Sathya Santhar, Craig M. Trim