US Patent Issued on Oct. 6 for "Electron transport gate circuits and methods of manufacture, operation and use" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,755,140, issued on Oct. 6.

"Electron transport gate circuits and methods of manufacture, operation and use" was invented by Christopher J. Rourk (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A circuit is disclosed that includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a plurality of quantum dot devices disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. An impedance is coupled to the second electrode and has a value selected to conduct or block conduction of current when a coherent electron conduction band is formed by one or more of the quantum dot devices, such as with quantum dot devices in an adjacent circuit."

The patent was fi...