Patents by Inventor Paul Herr

Paul Herr 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: 12156484
    Abstract: A fabrication stack comprises at least one Josephson junction, at least one capacitor, and one or more high kinetic inductance wires that comprise NbTiN. The one or more high kinetic inductance wires are configured to electrically couple the at least one Josephson junction to the at least one capacitor to form a superconducting circuit that facilitates switching a state of the Josephson junction via a single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Yurievna Herr, Quentin Paul Herr
  • Patent number: 12094530
    Abstract: Josephson junction based memory devices and methods for their use are described herein. An example Josephson junction based memory device includes a plurality of superconducting loops. Each superconducting loop includes at least one Josephson junction. The plurality of superconducting loops are electrically coupled. The plurality of superconducting loops include a plurality of input loops, a plurality of readout loops, and at least one shared loop. The plurality of superconducting loops are configured to store or annihilate magnetic flux quanta in one or more of the superconducting loops in response to a combination of control signals and single flux quantum (SFQ) pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: IMEC VZW
    Inventors: Henry Luo, Anna Yurievna Herr, Quentin Paul Herr
  • Publication number: 20240038589
    Abstract: A method for forming a superconducting interconnect structure, comprising: providing a substrate, forming a superconductive layer, forming a layer of a first dielectric material, removing parts of the layer of the first dielectric material and of the superconductive layer so as to form a pattern comprising a first set of line structures comprising: a first set of superconductive line structures, and a first set of line structures made of the first dielectric material, forming a second dielectric material between the line structures of the first set, forming a layer formed of a third dielectric material, providing a patterned mask, transferring the pattern into the first dielectric material and into the layer formed of the third dielectric material, so as to form the at least one via hole, removing the patterned mask, and forming a superconductive material layer so as to form at least one via.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Anna Yurievna HERR, Quentin Paul HERR, Zsolt TOKEI, Anshul GUPTA
  • Publication number: 20240039541
    Abstract: Josephson junction based logic devices and methods for their use are described. An example Josephson junction based logic device includes a two-input OR/AND (OA2) gate. The OA2 gate includes a first input node inductively coupled to a first input source and a second input node inductively coupled to a second input source. The first and second input sources are configured to provide single-flux-quantum (SFQ) pulses. The OA2 gate also includes first plurality of inductors coupled between the first input node and one of: a first output node or a second output node. The OA2 gate additionally includes a second plurality of inductors coupled between the second input node and one of: the first or the second output nodes. The OA2 gate also includes Josephson junctions coupled between a common node and one of: the first or the second input node, or the first or the second output node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Quentin Paul Herr, Anna Yurievna Herr
  • Publication number: 20240038298
    Abstract: Josephson junction based memory devices and methods for their use are described herein. An example Josephson junction based memory device includes a plurality of superconducting loops. Each superconducting loop includes at least one Josephson junction. The plurality of superconducting loops are electrically coupled. The plurality of superconducting loops include a plurality of input loops, a plurality of readout loops, and at least one shared loop. The plurality of superconducting loops are configured to store or annihilate magnetic flux quanta in one or more of the superconducting loops in response to a combination of control signals and single flux quantum (SFQ) pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Henry Luo, Anna Yurievna Herr, Quentin Paul Herr
  • Patent number: 11770113
    Abstract: A superconducting circuit comprises a resonator and a Josephson junction. The resonator comprises an inductor and a capacitor. The inductor comprises a first terminal and a second terminal. The second terminal of the inductor is electrically coupled to a first terminal of the capacitor. A second terminal of the capacitor is electrically coupled to a first terminal of the Josephson junction. The terminal shared by the inductor and the capacitor is configured to be electrically coupled to an alternating current (AC) voltage source having a particular frequency and particular phase. The inductance of the inductor and the capacitance of the capacitor are selected to cause the resonator to resonate at a frequency and a phase that substantially match the particular frequency and the particular phase, respectively, of the AC voltage source to facilitate switching a state of the Josephson junction via a single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: IMEC USA NANOELECTRONICS DESIGN CENTER, Inc.
    Inventors: Quentin Paul Herr, Anna Yurievna Herr
  • Publication number: 20230208400
    Abstract: A superconducting circuit comprises a resonator and a Josephson junction. The resonator comprises an inductor and a capacitor. The inductor comprises a first terminal and a second terminal. The second terminal of the inductor is electrically coupled to a first terminal of the capacitor. A second terminal of the capacitor is electrically coupled to a first terminal of the Josephson junction. The terminal shared by the inductor and the capacitor is configured to be electrically coupled to an alternating current (AC) voltage source having a particular frequency and particular phase. The inductance of the inductor and the capacitance of the capacitor are selected to cause the resonator to resonate at a frequency and a phase that substantially match the particular frequency and the particular phase, respectively, of the AC voltage source to facilitate switching a state of the Josephson junction via a single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Quentin Paul Herr, Anna Yurievna Herr
  • Publication number: 20230210022
    Abstract: A fabrication stack comprises at least one Josephson junction, at least one capacitor, and one or more high kinetic inductance wires that comprise NbTiN. The one or more high kinetic inductance wires are configured to electrically couple the at least one Josephson junction to the at least one capacitor to form a superconducting circuit that facilitates switching a state of the Josephson junction via a single flux quantum (SFQ) pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Anna Yurievna Herr, Quentin Paul Herr
  • Patent number: 10486556
    Abstract: An adjusting device for longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat comprises a lower rail 2 and a second rail 1 movably guided relative to the first rail. A first end stop 4 is supported on the second rail 1 or on the first rail 2 at a central position so as to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction, for defining the front end position and/or rear end position of the second rail 1 by cooperation with the first rail 2 or the second rail 1 and edges of a retainer cage 6 used for accommodating bearing members. According to the invention the total travel range of the adjusting device can be extended, because the central end stop can be displaced in longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Leo Ioppolo, Paul Herr
  • Patent number: 10160350
    Abstract: An adjusting device for longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat comprises a lower rail 2 and a second rail 1 movably guided relative to the first rail. A first end stop 4 is supported on the second rail 1 or on the first rail 2 at a central position so as to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction, for defining the front end position and/or rear end position of the second rail 1 by cooperation with the first rail 2 or the second rail 1 and edges of a retainer cage 6 used for accommodating bearing members. According to the invention the total travel range of the adjusting device can be extended, because the central end stop can be displaced in longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg
    Inventors: Leo Ioppolo, Paul Herr
  • Publication number: 20180354392
    Abstract: An adjusting device for longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat comprises a lower rail 2 and a second rail 1 movably guided relative to the first rail. A first end stop 4 is supported on the second rail 1 or on the first rail 2 at a central position so as to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction, for defining the front end position and/or rear end position of the second rail 1 by cooperation with the first rail 2 or the second rail 1 and edges of a retainer cage 6 used for accommodating bearing members. According to the invention the total travel range of the adjusting device can be extended, because the central end stop can be displaced in longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Leo IOPPOLO, Paul HERR
  • Publication number: 20170001542
    Abstract: An adjusting device for longitudinal adjustment of a vehicle seat comprises a lower rail 2 and a second rail 1 movably guided relative to the first rail. A first end stop 4 is supported on the second rail 1 or on the first rail 2 at a central position so as to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction, for defining the front end position and/or rear end position of the second rail 1 by cooperation with the first rail 2 or the second rail 1 and edges of a retainer cage 6 used for accommodating bearing members. According to the invention the total travel range of the adjusting device can be extended, because the central end stop can be displaced in longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Leo LOPPOLO, Paul HERR
  • Patent number: 7497097
    Abstract: A spacer-fabric sweatband, for, and incorporated into headwear which has an inner, skin-contact fabric layer, and an outer, headwear-facing fabric layer connected by a multiplicity of hydrophobic monofilament-pile spacing elements. The pile spacing elements function like thousands of miniature springs to maintain the fabric layers in uniform spaced parallel relation while creating substantial, pile-supported airspace between the fabric layers to facilitate the movement of ventilating airflow. The headwear-facing fabric layer is mesh-like for enhanced air circulation. The skin-contact layer is composed of solid skin-friendly fabric. The pile segments block sweat from migrating from the inner to the outer fabric layers by virtue of their hydrophobic composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Inventor: Paul Herr
  • Publication number: 20060277951
    Abstract: A spacer-fabric sweatband, for, and incorporated into headwear which has an inner, skin-contact fabric layer, and an outer, headwear-facing fabric layer connected by a multiplicity of hydrophobic monofilament-pile spacing elements. The pile spacing elements function like thousands of miniature springs to maintain the fabric layers in uniform spaced parallel relation while creating substantial, pile-supported airspace between the fabric layers to facilitate the movement of ventilating airflow. The headwear-facing fabric layer is mesh-like for enhanced air circulation. The skin-contact layer is composed of solid skin-friendly fabric. The pile segments block sweat from migrating from the inner to the outer fabric layers by virtue of their hydrophobic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Paul Herr
  • Patent number: 3952424
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for training the motor movement of a person to make writing more easily learned. The apparatus includes a frame having a pair of horizontal bars. A large, bright colored ball is disposed on one bar and a smaller, bright colored ball is disposed on the other bar. The frame includes means for supporting a looped bar and an undulating bar. Each bar may be disposed in two vertical planes and one horizontal plane. A ball is provided on each of the looped and undulating bars. Each of the balls includes a finger hole and a smaller writing implement-receiving hole therein. The bars, with their associated ball thereon, are disposed in a predetermined sequence of orientations so that the balls thereon can be moved in a predetermined sequence wherein the balls are first moved along horizontal straight bars, then along the undulating bar and finally along the looped bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1976
    Assignee: Motor Skills Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Herr, Dubi Leumi