Patents by Inventor Kejun Kang

Kejun Kang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10302578
    Abstract: Methods and system for decomposing a high-energy dual-energy X-ray CT material are disclosed. In the method, two types of effect such as Compton effect and electron pairing effect which dominates are reserved and the influence of the other effect such a photoelectric effect is removed so as to improve the accuracy of the material decomposition. The unique advantage of the present disclosure is to effectively remove the error of the calculated atomic number Z due to directly selecting two effects during processes of material decomposition in the conventional dual-energy CT method. This may greatly improve the accuracy of dual-energy CT identification of the material, and it is important to improve the conventional dual-use CT imaging system applications, such as clinical therapy, security inspection, industrial non-destructive testing, customs anti-smuggling and other fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Liang Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Kejun Kang, Li Zhang, Ziran Zhao, Yuxiang Xing, Jianmin Li, Yulan Li, Tiao Zhao
  • Patent number: 10151712
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicle-carried inspection system, including a radiation source and a detector, the radiation source and the detector being arranged to form an inspection passage. The inspection system further includes a controller configured to control the radiation source so that a first dose of radiation which is safe to a driver is radiated from the radiation source when the driver's cab of the inspected vehicle passes through a ray beam, and control the radiation source so that the dose of radiation of the radiation source becomes a working dose of radiation larger than the first dose of radiation when the other subsequent portions of the inspected vehicle pass through the ray beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: Tsunghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Xuejing Yang, Shangmin Sun, Yu Hu, Jingyu Gu, Weifeng Yu, Ke Li, Lei Liu, Youai Yu
  • Patent number: 10152774
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and device for estimating a point spread function. In one implementation, a method includes capturing, by a scanning device, an image by scanning a plurality of rectangle blocks which are same sized and closely arranged, wherein the plurality of rectangle blocks are made of different materials and/or have different mass thicknesses, and an incident direction of rays is perpendicular to a scanning direction and a surface of the plurality of rectangle blocks arranged closely during scanning; obtaining line spread functions for two directions along a length side and a width side of each of the rectangle blocks based on the scanned image, and obtaining standard deviation parameters of the line spread functions; and combining the standard deviation parameters for the two directions to obtain a two dimensional Point Spread Function (PSF) parameter so as to estimate the point spread function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Li Zhang, Ziran Zhao, Yaohong Liu, Jianping Gu, Zhiming Wang
  • Publication number: 20180328866
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a low-angle self-swinging type computed tomography (CT) apparatus, which is provided with an X-ray accelerator and a plurality of rows of detectors and is configured to include a slip ring, such that the slip ring with the accelerator and the detectors thereon is capable of performing a single-pendulum reciprocating movement while an objected to be inspected passes through the slip ring, a three dimension CT image of the object is displayed, thereby achieving accurate inspection for large-scale objects, such as van containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Kejun KANG, Zhiqiang CHEN, Yuanjing LI, Li ZHANG, Ziran ZHAO, Yaohong LIU, Jianping GU, Liang LI, Yuxiang XING
  • Patent number: 10088595
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for inspecting an aircraft. An X-ray/Gamma ray radiation source and a detector are located at above and below a fuselage of an aircraft, respectively. The X-ray/Gamma ray radiation source emits a beam of radiation[ ], wherein the X-ray/Gamma ray radiation[ ] passes through the aircraft to be inspected. The detector receives and converts the beam of X-ray/Gamma ray radiation[ ] that has passed through the aircraft to an output signal, and the system generates a vertical transmission image in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Jianmin Li, Jingyu Gu, Yuanjing Li, Yulan Li, Yaohong Liu, Zhen Tan, Yucheng Wu, Weizhen Wang
  • Patent number: 10074166
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and system for inspecting cargoes. The method comprises: acquiring a transmission image of the inspected cargoes; processing the transmission image to acquire an interested region; extracting features from the interested region, and determining cargo information of the inspected cargoes according to the extracted features; and providing a proposed treatment suggestion of the cargoes based on the determined cargo information and at least a part of information in a manifest. The above solution can facilitate an image judgment person to accurately judge whether the concerned cargoes are allowed to pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Ziran Zhao, Yaohong Liu, Jian Zhang, Jianping Gu, Qiang Li, Duokun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180156741
    Abstract: Inspection devices and inspection methods are disclosed. The inspection method includes: performing X-ray scanning on an object being inspected so as to generate an image of the object being inspected; dividing the image of the object being inspected to determine at least one region of interest; detecting interaction between a cosmic ray and the region of interest to obtain a detection value; calculating a scattering characteristic value and/or an absorption characteristic value of the cosmic ray in the region of interest based on size information of the region of interest and the detection value; and discriminating a material attribute of the region of interest by means of the scattering characteristic value and/or the absorption characteristic value. With the above technical solutions, inspection accuracy and inspection efficiency may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Jianping Cheng, Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Junli Li, Xuewu Wang, Zhi Zeng, Ming Zeng, Yi Wang, Qingjun Zhang, Jianping Gu, Xi Yi, Bicheng Liu, Guangming Xu, Yongqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 9915751
    Abstract: The present application discloses a detector module, which is arranged on a detector arm, comprising one or a plurality of detector units arranged in a scattered configuration, wherein each of the detector units in the detector module is installed aiming at a beam center of a ray source, thus improving imaging quality and reducing the size of a detector frame drastically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Jianmin Li, Yuanjing Li, Yulan Li, Jingyu Gu, Weizhen Wang, Quanwei Song, Qingjun Zhang, Shenjin Ming, Xuewu Wang, Hui Gong, Tao Xue
  • Patent number: 9897716
    Abstract: A vehicle-mounted inspection system comprises: a chassis; a rotation mechanism disposed on the chassis; a first ray emission device connected to the rotation mechanism and configured to emit a ray; a first detection device connected to the rotation mechanism and configured to receive the ray emitted by the first ray emission device; and a second ray emission device connected to the rotation mechanism and configured to emit a ray. The rotation mechanism is configured to rotate the first ray emission device, the first detection device and the second ray emission device substantially around an upright axis between a retracted position and an operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Jingyu Gu, Zhiqiang Chen, Jianmin Li, Yuanjing Li, Yulan Li, Dongyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20180038970
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reconstructing an incident energy spectrum for a detector are disclosed. In this method, an object to be inspected is illuminated with rays, and then rays transmitted through the object to be inspected are received by the detector to convert the received rays into data of a detected energy spectrum. The incident energy spectrum for the detector is reconstructed based on the data of the energy spectrum using a statistical iterative algorithm with a pre-established detector response function. With the above solution of the embodiments, the incident energy spectrum for the detector can be more accurately acquired, thereby reducing a distortion of the incident energy spectrum caused by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Liang Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Ziran Zhao, Yuxiang Xing, Kejun Kang, Lan Zhang, Ruizhe Li
  • Publication number: 20170329039
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, a device and a system for inspecting a moving object based on cosmic rays, pertaining to the field of radiation imaging and safety inspection techniques. The method includes: detecting whether a speed of the inspected moving object is within a preset range; recording a motion trajectory of the moving object with a monitoring device; acquiring information about charged particles in the cosmic rays with a position sensitive detector, the information about charged particles including track information of the charged particles; determining the moving object by matching positions of the motion trajectory and the track information; reconstructing the track of the charged particles according to the information about the charged particles; and recognizing the material inside the moving object based on the track reconstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Kejun KANG, Jianping CHENG, Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Junli LI, Xuewu WANG, Zhi ZENG, Qingjun ZHANG, Jianping GU, Xi YI, Bicheng LIU, Guangming XU, Yongqiang WANG
  • Publication number: 20170328844
    Abstract: Methods and system for decomposing a high-energy dual-energy X-ray CT material are disclosed. In the method, two types of effect such as Compton effect and electron pairing effect which dominates are reserved and the influence of the other effect such a photoelectric effect is removed so as to improve the accuracy of the material decomposition. The unique advantage of the present disclosure is to effectively remove the error of the calculated atomic number Z due to directly selecting two effects during processes of material decomposition in the conventional dual-energy CT method. This may greatly improve the accuracy of dual-energy CT identification of the material, and it is important to improve the conventional dual-use CT imaging system applications, such as clinical therapy, security inspection, industrial non-destructive testing, customs anti-smuggling and other fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Liang Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Kejun Kang, Li Zhang, Ziran Zhao, Yuxiang Xing, Jianmin Li, Yulan Li, Tiao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20170329038
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method, apparatus and system for inspecting an object based on a cosmic ray, pertaining to the technical field of radiometric imaging and safety inspection. The method includes: recording a movement trajectory of an inspected object by using a monitoring device; acquiring information of charged particles in the cosmic ray by using a position-sensitive detector, the information of charged particles comprising trajectory information of the charged particles; performing position coincidence for the movement trajectory and the trajectory information to determine the object; performing trajectory remodeling for the charged particles according to the information of charged particles; and identifying a material inside the moving object according to the trajectory remodeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Kejun KANG, Zhiqiang CHEN, Yuanjing LI, Ziran ZHAO, Junli LI, Xuewu WANG, Yaohong LIU, Zhi ZENG, Jianping GU, Song LIANG, Bicheng LIU, Guangming XU, Yongqiang WANG
  • Publication number: 20170309043
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dual-energy ray imaging method and system. The method comprises: calculating the mass thicknesses of the materials in the overlapped area of two materials by using a calibrated surface fitting method, and then decomposing a pair of original high-energy and low-energy data for this pixel into two high-low-energy data sets corresponding to the two materials, and finally calculating and acquiring the composition result of different materials for each pixel. The disclosure is especially advantageous in that the problem of error recognition of materials due to the two overlapped materials can be eliminated and the stratified imaging of multiple materials can be achieved, thereby improving the accuracy of the substance recognition and reducing the rate of false positive and false negative which is very important to the applications in the field of security check and anti-smuggling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicants: Tsinghua University, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Liang LI, Zhiqiang CHEN, Kejun KANG, Li ZHANG, Ziran ZHAO, Yuxiang XING, Yongshun XIAO, Jianping GU, Juan ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20170299762
    Abstract: This invention provides a scan method, scan system and radiation scan controller, and relates to the field of radiation. Wherein, the scan method of this invention comprises: obtaining detection data of an object to be inspected under radiation scanning using a detector; adjusting an accelerator output beam dose rate and/or an output electron beam energy level of a radiation emission device according to the detection data. With this method, working conditions of the accelerator of the radiation emission device may be adjusted according to the detection data detected by the detector, so that for a region having a larger mass thickness, a higher output beam dose rate or a higher electron beam output energy level is adopted to guarantee satisfied imaging technical indexes, for a region having a smaller mass thickness, a lower output beam dose rate or a lower electron beam output energy level is adopted to reduce the environmental dose level while guaranteeing satisfied imaging technical indexes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Yaohong Liu, Ziran Zhao, Wei Jia, Jianping Gu, Chuanxiang Tang, Huaibi Chen, Jianjun Gao, Wei Yin, Xiying Liu
  • Patent number: 9780426
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a phase shifter, an accelerator, and an operating method therefor. The phase shifter comprises a rotating part having a first hollow structure, the first hollow structure having a first cavity, a distance between a circumference of the cross section of the first cavity and a rotation center of the rotating part changing periodically and continuously in a peripheral direction, such that when the rotatory part rotates, a phase shift occurs between two adjacent microwave pulses at an outlet of the phase shifter. The operating method comprises transmitting a microwave pulse within the accelerator at a repetitive frequency v Hertz; the driving devices drives the rotating part to rotate at a rotation speed of n RPM, wherein n=15v*m, m is an odd number, 1, 3, 5 . . . , such that when transmitting a microwave pulse each time, the long axis of the oval cross section of the first cavity of the rotatory part is rotated to a horizontal or vertical state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Jiaru Shi, Ping Wang, Chuanxiang Tang, Huaibi Chen, Yaohong Liu, Xinshui Yan, Wenhui Huang
  • Patent number: 9772427
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a multi-power multi-dosage accelerator. The multi-power multi-dosage accelerator comprises an electron gun configured to provide a first voltage of the electron gun and a second voltage of the electron gun, and an accelerating tube configured to generate a first X-ray having a first dosage and first power according to the first voltage of the electron gun and generate a second X-ray having a second dosage and second power according to the second voltage of the electron gun, wherein the first dosage is a dosage which can be accepted by human bodies and is much less than the second dosage, the first X-ray is used for inspecting a first area where a person is located, and the second X-ray is used for inspecting a second area where goods are located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Jianmin Li, Ying Li, Yuanjing Li, Wei Yin, Juan Zheng, Lei Zeng
  • Publication number: 20170187085
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a phase shifter, an accelerator, and an operating method therefor. The phase shifter comprises a rotating part having a first hollow structure, the first hollow structure having a first cavity, a distance between a circumference of the cross section of the first cavity and a rotation center of the rotating part changing periodically and continuously in a peripheral direction, such that when the rotatory part rotates, a phase shift occurs between two adjacent microwave pulses at an outlet of the phase shifter. The operating method comprises transmitting a microwave pulse within the accelerator at a repetitive frequency v Hertz; the driving devices drives the rotating part to rotate at a rotation speed of n RPM, wherein n=15v*m, m is an odd number, 1, 3, 5 . . . , such that when transmitting a microwave pulse each time, the long axis of the oval cross section of the first cavity of the rotatory part is rotated to a horizontal or vertical state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Jiaru Shi, Ping Wang, Chuanxiang Tang, Huaibi Chen, Yaohong Liu, Xinshui Yan, Wenhui Huang
  • Publication number: 20170186507
    Abstract: A collimator and an inspection system having the collimator are disclosed. The collimator includes: a collimator body including a first part and a second part; a collimating slit formed between the first part and the second part and having a first end and a second end in a longitudinal direction thereof; and a shielding member which is movable relative to the collimator body such that both a beam divergent angle and an elevation angle of a ray beam propagating through the collimating slit are varied. An inspection system and an inspection method for scanning a vehicle are further disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Kejun KANG, Ying LI, Jianmin LI, Yulan LI, Guoping ZHU
  • Patent number: 9685247
    Abstract: A radiation protection device is disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention. The radiation protection device is used for a system which is configured to perform safety inspection of a cargo or a vehicle by a ray. The radiation protection device comprising: at least one container, and a radiation protection part disposed within the container. The radiation protection material may comprise at least one of concrete, sandstone, and water, or the radiation protection part may comprise a steel-lead protection wall or a concrete protection wall. With the radiation protection device according to the embodiment of the present invention, after the container is transported to the site, it can be directly put in place to be capable of shielding rays without needing operation or with only simple operation. The amount of on-site work, construction time, and construction cost are low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Yuanjing Li, Ying Li, Jianmin Li, Junli Li, Yanli Deng