Patents by Inventor Trevor Michael Lanting

Trevor Michael Lanting 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: 9335385
    Abstract: SQUIDs may detect local magnetic fields. SQUIDS of varying sizes, and hence sensitivities may detect different magnitudes of magnetic fields. SQUIDs may be oriented to detect magnetic fields in a variety of orientations, for example along an orthogonal reference frame of a chip or wafer. The SQUIDS may be formed or carried on the same chip or wafer as a superconducting processor (e.g., a superconducting quantum processor). Measurement of magnetic fields may permit compensation, for example allowing tuning of a compensation field via a compensation coil and/or a heater to warm select portions of a system. A SQIF may be implemented as a SQUID employing an unconventional grating structure. Successful fabrication of an operable SQIF may be facilitated by incorporating multiple Josephson junctions in series in each arm of the unconventional grating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: D-Wave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Michael Lanting, Paul I. Bunyk, Andrew J. Berkley, Richard G. Harris, Sergey V. Uchaykin, Andrew Brock Wilson, Mark Johnson
  • Publication number: 20150346291
    Abstract: SQUIDs may detect local magnetic fields. SQUIDS of varying sizes, and hence sensitivities may detect different magnitudes of magnetic fields. SQUIDs may be oriented to detect magnetic fields in a variety of orientations, for example along an orthogonal reference frame of a chip or wafer. The SQUIDS may be formed or carried on the same chip or wafer as a superconducting processor (e.g., a superconducting quantum processor). Measurement of magnetic fields may permit compensation, for example allowing tuning of a compensation field via a compensation coil and/or a heater to warm select portions of a system. A SQIF may be implemented as a SQUID employing an unconventional grating structure. Successful fabrication of an operable SQIF may be facilitated by incorporating multiple Josephson junctions in series in each arm of the unconventional grating structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Trevor Michael Lanting, Paul I. Bunyk, Andrew J. Berkley, Richard G. Harris, Sergey V. Uchaykin, Andrew Brock Wilson, Mark Johnson
  • Publication number: 20150262073
    Abstract: Systems, devices, articles, methods, and techniques for advancing quantum computing by removing unwanted interactions in one or more quantum processor. One approach includes creating an updated plurality of programmable parameters based at least in part on a received value for the characteristic magnetic susceptibility of the qubit in the at least one quantum processor, and returning the updated plurality of programmable parameters. Examples programmable parameters include local biases, and coupling values characterizing the problem Hamilton.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Trevor Michael Lanting
  • Patent number: 9129224
    Abstract: Increasing the energy scale of a quantum processor improves its performance. Energy scale of a quantum processor may be increased by increasing the coupling strength of communicatively coupled superconducting devices comprised in the quantum processor. Configuring the physical dimensions of communicatively coupled superconducting devices such that an intentional direct coupling is induced between a pair of superconducting devices communicatively coupled by a coupling device may controllably add an additional mutual inductance to the mutual inductance of the pair of superconducting devices. Furthermore, reducing the beta parameter of a coupling device may improve the tunability of the coupling device. The combined effects of improved tunability of the coupling devices and the increased coupling strength between superconducting devices communicatively coupled by respective coupling devices comprised in the quantum processor may thus improve the performance of the quantum processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: D-Wave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Michael Lanting, Colin Enderud, Elena Tolkacheva
  • Publication number: 20150032991
    Abstract: Increasing the energy scale of a quantum processor improves its performance. Energy scale of a quantum processor may be increased by increasing the coupling strength of communicatively coupled superconducting devices comprised in the quantum processor. Configuring the physical dimensions of communicatively coupled superconducting devices such that an intentional direct coupling is induced between a pair of superconducting devices communicatively coupled by a coupling device may controllably add an additional mutual inductance to the mutual inductance of the pair of superconducting devices. Furthermore, reducing the beta parameter of a coupling device may improve the tunability of the coupling device. The combined effects of improved tunability of the coupling devices and the increased coupling strength between superconducting devices communicatively coupled by respective coupling devices comprised in the quantum processor may thus improve the performance of the quantum processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Trevor Michael Lanting, Colin Enderud, Elena Tolkacheva
  • Publication number: 20150032993
    Abstract: Achieving orthogonal control of non-orthogonal qubit parameters of a logical qubit allows for increasing the length of a qubit chain thereby increasing the effective connectivity of the qubit chain. A hybrid qubit is formed by communicatively coupling a dedicated second qubit to a first qubit. By tuning a programmable parameter of the second qubit of a hybrid qubit, an effective programmable parameter of the hybrid qubit is adjusted without affecting another effective programmable parameter of the hybrid qubit thereby achieving orthogonal control of otherwise non-orthogonal qubit parameters. The length of the logical qubit may thus be increased by communicatively coupling a plurality of such hybrid qubits together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Mohammad H.S. Amin, Trevor Michael Lanting, Colin Enderud
  • Patent number: 8812066
    Abstract: SQUIDs may detect local magnetic fields. SQUIDS of varying sizes, and hence sensitivities may detect different magnitudes of magnetic fields. SQUIDs may be oriented to detect magnetic fields in a variety of orientations, for example along an orthogonal reference frame of a chip or wafer. The SQUIDS may be formed or carried on the same chip or wafer as a superconducting processor (e.g., a superconducting quantum processor). Measurement of magnetic fields may permit compensation, for example allowing tuning of a compensation field via a compensation coil and/or a heater to warm select portions of a system. A SQIF may be implemented as a SQUID employing an unconventional grating structure. Successful fabrication of an operable SQIF may be facilitated by incorporating multiple Josephson junctions in series in each arm of the unconventional grating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: D-Wave Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor Michael Lanting, Paul I. Bunyk, Andrew J. Berkley, Richard G. Harris, Sergey V. Uchaykin, Andrew Brock Wilson, Mark Johnson
  • Publication number: 20110065585
    Abstract: SQUIDs may detect local magnetic fields. SQUIDS of varying sizes, and hence sensitivities may detect different magnitudes of magnetic fields. SQUIDs may be oriented to detect magnetic fields in a variety of orientations, for example along an orthogonal reference frame of a chip or wafer. The SQUIDS may be formed or carried on the same chip or wafer as a superconducting processor (e.g., a superconducting quantum processor). Measurement of magnetic fields may permit compensation, for example allowing tuning of a compensation field via a compensation coil and/or a heater to warm select portions of a system. A SQIF may be implemented as a SQUID employing an unconventional grating structure. Successful fabrication of an operable SQIF may be facilitated by incorporating multiple Josephson junctions in series in each arm of the unconventional grating structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Trevor Michael Lanting, Paul I. Bunyk, Andrew J. Berkley, Richard G. Harris, Sergey V. Uchaykin, Andrew Brock Wilson, Mark Johnson