(19)
(11) EP 4 816 988 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.06.2026

(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24949894.0

(22) Date of filing: 27.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06N 10/70(2022.01)
G06N 10/40(2022.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G06N 10/70; G06N 10/40
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/057817
(87) International publication number:
WO 2026/054794 (12.03.2026 Gazette 2026/11)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 30.11.2023 US 202363604732 P

(71) Applicants:
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Cambridge, MA 02138 (US)
  • Quera Computing Incorporated
    Boston, MA 02135 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZHOU, Hengyun
    Cambridge, MA, 02138 (US)
  • CAIN, Madelyn
    Cambridge, MA, 02138 (US)
  • BLUVSTEIN, Dolev
    Cambridge, MA, 02138 (US)
  • MEISTER, Nadine
    Cambridge, MA, 02138 (US)
  • BONILLA ATAIDES, Juan Pablo
    Cambridge, MA, 02138 (US)
  • LUKIN, Mikhail, D.
    Cambridge, MA, 02138 (US)
  • KALINOWSKI, Marcin
    Cambridge, MA, 02138 (US)
  • MASKARA, Nishad
    Cambridge, MA, 02138 (US)
  • ZHAO, Chen
    Cambridge, MA, 02138 (US)

(74) Representative: Peterreins Schley 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB Hermann-Sack-Straße 3
80331 München
80331 München (DE)

   


(54) ERROR-CORRECTED QUANTUM COMPUTATION USING TRANSVERSAL GATES AND CORRELATED DECODING