Patents by Inventor Stuart Kauffman

Stuart Kauffman 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: 20230266308
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and uses of systems operating between fully quantum coherent and fully classical states. Such systems operate in what is termed the “Poised realm” and exhibit unique behaviors that can be applied to a number of useful applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Stuart Kauffman, Samuli Niiranen, Gábor Vattay
  • Publication number: 20190302107
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and uses of systems operating between fully quantum coherent and fully classical states. Examples include a hybrid quantum-classical computing system comprising a plurality of quantum processors connected via classical means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Stuart Kauffman, Samuli Niiranen, Gábor Vattay
  • Publication number: 20180238869
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and uses of systems operating between fully quantum coherent and fully classical states. Such systems operate in what is termed the “Poised realm” and exhibit unique behaviors that can be applied to a number of useful applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Stuart Kauffman, Samuli Niiranen, Gábor Vattay
  • Publication number: 20150024964
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and uses of systems operating between fully quantum coherent and fully classical states. Such systems operate in what is termed the “Poised realm” and exhibit unique behaviors that can be applied to a number of useful applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Stuart Kauffman, Samuli Niiranen, Gábor Vattay
  • Patent number: 8849580
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and uses of systems operating between fully quantum coherent and fully classical states. Such systems operate in what is termed the “Poised realm” and exhibit unique behaviors that can be applied to a number of useful applications. Non-limiting examples include drug discovery, computers, and artificial intelligence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: The University of Vermont, Tampere University of Technology
    Inventors: Stuart Kauffman, Samuli Niiranen, Gábor Vattay
  • Publication number: 20120071333
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and uses of systems operating between fully quantum coherent and fully classical states. Such systems operate in what is termed the “Poised realm” and exhibit unique behaviors that can be applied to a number of useful applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicants: TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
    Inventors: Stuart Kauffman, Samuli Niiranen, Gábor Vattay
  • Patent number: 7752064
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and method for operations management. More specifically, the present invention determines robust processes for performing one or more tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: NuTech Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Stuart Kauffman
  • Patent number: 7707091
    Abstract: A system and method are provided which dynamically adapts to a changing economic environment by selecting or synthesizing an economic model from a set of economic models based on the selected model's ability to make accurate predictions about an actual economic market. The method and system each forms a space of different economic models, forms a behavioral landscape by extracting observables from executions of the economic models, and performs model selection and composite model synthesis through optimization over the behavioral landscape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: NuTech Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart A. Kauffman, William G. Macready, Richard G. Palmer, Jack D. Cowan, Daniel Teiltelbaum, Alexander Outkin, Bruce K. Sawhill, Vladimir G. Makhankov, Vince M. Darley
  • Patent number: 6995702
    Abstract: A method and system for evolving electronic circuits based on defined rules. A first approach uses a network of nodes having established topological and behavioral relationships amongst themselves. An A/D converter is developed using this approach. A second approach employs software agents to create signal filters. The software agents are allowed to evolve in signal parameter space so as to match a reference signal, subject to established evolutionary rules and parameter space constraints. Narrowband and a low-pass filters can be formed using such agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: BiosGroup Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Herriot, Stuart A. Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20050197875
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a system and method for operations management. More specifically, the present invention determines robust processes for performing one or more tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventor: Stuart Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20050037435
    Abstract: Methods for the generation of new compounds are disclosed. The present invention eliminates the need to know in advance the structure or chemical composition of a compound having a desired property. The disclosure of the present invention provides that diversity of unknown compounds may be produced by “random” chemistry, and such a diversity of unknown compounds may be screened for one or more desired properties to detect the presence of suitable compounds. In one aspect, a starting group of organic compounds is caused to undergo a series of chemical reactions to create a diversity of new organic compounds that are screened for the presence of organic compounds having the desired property. In another aspect of the present invention, a diversity of compounds is generated from a group of substrates which are subjected to a group of enzymes representing a diversity of catalytic activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Stuart Kauffman, Julius Rebek
  • Patent number: 6842746
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method and system for performing operations management in an environment of resources. More particularly, the present invention performs operations management by representing the resources with integrated circuits that find relations among the resources and combine related resources to form new resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: NuTech Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart A. Kauffman, James Herriot
  • Publication number: 20040243366
    Abstract: Technological change at the firm-level has commonly been modeled as random sampling from a fixed distribution of possibilities. Such models, however, typically ignore empirically important aspects of the firm's search process, notably the observation that the present state of the firm guides future innovation. In this paper we explicitly treat this aspect of the firm's search for technological improvements by introducing a “technology landscape” into an otherwise standard dynamic programming setting where the optimal strategy is to assign a reservation price to each possible technology. Search is modeled as movement, constrained by the cost of innovation, over the technology landscape. Simulations are presented on a stylized technology landscape while analytic results are derived using landscapes that are similar to Markov random fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Bios Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart A. Kauffman, Jose Lobo, William G. MacReady
  • Publication number: 20030014379
    Abstract: The present invention presents a comprehensive system and method for operations management which has the reliability and adaptability to handle failures and changes respectively within the economic environment. The present invention presents a framework of features which include technology graphs, landscape representations and automated markets to achieve the requisite reliability and adaptability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 1999
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: ISAAC SAIAS, VINCE DARLEY, STUART A. KAUFFMAN, FRED FEDERSPIEL, JUDITH COHN, BENNETT LEVITAN, ROBERT MACDONALD, WILLIAM MACREADY, CARL TOLLANDER
  • Patent number: 6413723
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of identifying nucleic acid molecules that contain cis acting nucleic acid elements. Also provided is a method of isolating nucleic acid binding factors. The invention also provides methods of identifying compounds that are cis acting nucleic acid element analogs, compounds that are nucleic acid binding factor analogs, compounds that selectively bind cis acting nucleic acid elements and compounds that selectively displace binding between a nucleic acid binding factor and a cis acting nucleic acid element or between nucleic acid binding factors. Also provided is a method of determining a binding state of a nucleic acid. Pluralities of isolated nucleic acid molecules containing cis acting nucleic acid elements, of isolated cis acting nucleic acid elements and of isolated nucleic acid binding factors are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Cistem Molecular Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart A. Kauffman, Marc Ballivet
  • Publication number: 20020047796
    Abstract: A method and system for evolving electronic circuits based on defined rules. A first approach uses a network of nodes having established topological and behavioral relationships amongst themselves. An A/D converter is developed using this approach. A second approach employs software agents to create signal filters. The software agents are allowed to evolve in signal parameter space so as to match a reference signal, subject to established evolutionary rules and parameter space constraints. Narrowband and a low-pass filters can be formed using such agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: James W. Herriot, Stuart A. Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20020028446
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to production of a molecule having a predetermined property. In accordance with one embodiment, a library of initial candidate molecules that are at least somewhat dissimilar to a chosen target molecule or “targetshape” is generated. Variants of the initial candidates are generated and screened to identify intermediate candidates from among those variants that are either more or less similar to the targetshape. The process may be iterated by generating variants of the intermediate candidates and screening these variants to identify molecules further more or less similar to the targetshape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventor: STUART A. KAUFFMAN
  • Publication number: 20020026340
    Abstract: The present invention performs adaptive and robust command and control by identifying operation sequences that are outcome determinative or polyfunctional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventor: Stuart A. Kauffman
  • Publication number: 20020019705
    Abstract: The present invention relates to experimental and algorithmic methods for analysis of genetic regulatory networks. More particularly, the present invention provides methods of partitioning genes withing an organism into a plurality of groups and identification and characterization of correlations between genes and groups of genes in the genomic networks of real viruses, cells, and tissues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Stuart A. Kauffman, Bruce K. Sawhill, Roumen Borissov
  • Publication number: 20010041997
    Abstract: Technological change at the firm-level has commonly been modeled as random sampling from a fixed distribution of possibilities. Such models, however, typically ignore empirically important aspects of the firm's search process, notably the observation that the present state of the firm guides future innovation. In this paper we explicitly treat this aspect of the firm's search for technological improvements by introducing a “technology landscape” into an otherwise standard dynamic programming setting where the optimal strategy is to assign a reservation price to each possible technology. Search is modeled as movement, constrained by the cost of innovation, over the technology landscape. Simulations are presented on a stylized technology landscape while analytic results are derived using landscapes that are similar to Markov random fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Stuart A. Kauffman, Jose Lobo, William G. MacReady