ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,425,049, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES Corp. (Armonk, N.Y.).

"Maximum-likelihood decoding of quantum codes" was invented by Theodore James Yoder (White Plains, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques regarding quantum error correction are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory that can store computer executable components. The system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that can execute the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can compris...