# International Business Machines — Patents explained on PatentBrief

International Business Machines has 5 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How a System Finds and Creates Machine Learning Models](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12340293/machine-learning-model-repository-management-and-search-engine) — granted 2025
  This patent describes a system that helps users find existing machine learning models or algorithms for a specific task and, if needed, automatically trains a new model using a selected algorithm.
- [How to Fix Faulty Memory Cells in AI Chips](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10956815/killing-asymmetric-resistive-processing-units-for-neural-network-training) — granted 2021
  This patent describes a system that tests individual memory cells in AI chips for uneven behavior and then permanently disables the faulty ones before the chip starts learning, making AI training more efficient.
- [How IBM Uses Resistive Memory Chips to Speed Up AI Training](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10740671/convolutional-neural-networks-using-resistive-processing-unit-array) — granted 2020
  A method for running AI neural networks directly on specialized hardware chips that store data as electrical resistance, making them faster and more energy-efficient than standard processors.
- [How a Single Electronic Component Can Learn and Process AI Data](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10248907/resistive-processing-unit) — granted 2019
  This patent describes a tiny electronic component called a resistive processing unit (RPU) that acts like a brain cell in an artificial intelligence network, storing and processing information directly within its changing electrical resistance.
- [Attaching Flexible Circuits with Light Sensors to a Chip](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9055681/method-for-attaching-a-flexible-structure-to-a-device-and-a-device-having-a-flex) — granted 2015
  This patent describes a method and device for attaching a bendable circuit, which includes light-sensing or light-emitting components, onto a main chip, allowing light to pass through a hole in the chip to reach the flexible part.

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