ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,664,234, issued on June 23, was assigned to Bank of America Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Hybrid quantum computing system for hyper parameter optimization in machine learning" was invented by Maharaj Mukherjee (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and Utkarsh Raj (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for performing optimization of hyper parameters in machine learning typically includes a classical computer apparatus and a quantum optimizer in communication with the classical computer apparatus. The classical computer apparatus is configured for gathering data sets associated with an application, identifying parameters associated with the a...