# Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives CEA — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives CEA has 2 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [Efficient Hardware for Spiking Neural Network Calculations](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11507804/device-and-method-for-calculating-convolution-in-a-convolutional-neural-network) — granted 2022
  This patent describes a specialized processor designed to quickly calculate layers in a spiking convolutional neural network by using parallel computing units whose number doesn't depend on the network's size, making AI processing more efficient.
- [How a Special Reactor Makes Methane Fuel Without Constant Electricity](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10145018/method-for-operating-an-soec-type-stack-reactor-for-producing-methane-in-the-abs) — granted 2018
  This patent describes a method for a Solid Oxide Electrolyser Cell (SOEC) reactor to produce methane, even when electricity is scarce, by switching from electrolysis to a heat-generating chemical reaction.

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