Patents by Inventor Ziran Zhao

Ziran Zhao 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: 11193860
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gas purifying device and an ion migration spectrometer. The gas purifying device includes a first purificant vessel, a second purificant vessel and a valve communicated between the first purificant vessel and the second purificant vessel. The valve is configured to allow a gas flows from the second purificant vessel to the first purificant vessel in a first state and to permit the gas to flow from the first purificant vessel to the second purificant vessel in a second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Qingjun Zhang, Yuanjing Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Yinong Liu, Yaohong Liu, Lili Yan, Ge Li, Qiufeng Ma
  • Patent number: 11156739
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a millimeter wave security inspection apparatus and a method for inspecting human or article. The apparatus includes: a door device including a first door and a second door arranged in a stacked mode and each made of a material allowing a millimeter wave to penetrate therethrough; a millimeter wave transceiver arranged between the first door and the second door and including an millimeter wave transceiving antenna array configured to transmit and receive a millimeter wave signal to and from an entrance side and an exit side of the door device; and a linear driver to which the millimeter wave transceiver is connected to be movable relative to the door device, so as to scan a first side of an object positioned at the entrance side and a second side of the object opposite to the first side positioned at the exit side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Yingkang Jin, Lingbo Qiao, Zhimin Zheng, Ming Xu, Xilei Luo
  • Publication number: 20210325561
    Abstract: The application describes a security inspection apparatus and a method of controlling the same. An example security inspection apparatus includes a body fixed in the field and an electromagnetic imaging device installed on the body. The electromagnetic imaging device includes a two-dimensional multi-input multi-output array panel, including at least one two-dimensional multi-input multi-output sub-array and a control circuit. Each two-dimensional multi-input multi-output sub-array includes transmitting antennas and receiving antennas, with the transmitting antennas and the transmitting antennas being arranged such that equivalent phase centers are arranged in a two-dimensional array. The electromagnetic imaging device further includes a signal processing device configured to reconstruct an image of an inspected object based on an echo signal received and a display device configured to display the reconstructed image of the inspected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Yan You, Yuanjing Li, Xuming Ma, Jian Wu
  • Publication number: 20210325528
    Abstract: A security inspection apparatus and a method of controlling the same are described. An example security inspection apparatus includes a bottom plate configured to carry an inspected object and a two-dimensional multi-input multi-output array panel, including at least one two-dimensional multi-input multi-output sub-array. Each two-dimensional multi-input multi-output sub-array includes transmitting antennas and receiving antennas arranged such that equivalent phase centers are arranged in a two-dimensional array. The security inspection apparatus includes a control circuit configured to control the transmitting antennas to transmit a detection signal in a form of an electromagnetic wave to the inspected object in a preset order, and to control the receiving antennas to receive an echo signal from the inspected object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yan You, Ziran Zhao, Xuming Ma, Kai Wang
  • Patent number: 11152932
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a gate protection circuit for an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), the IGBT being used as a switch device in a solid state pulse modulator based on the MARX generator principle, the gate protection circuit including: a voltage regulator configured to supply a stable voltage to an emitter of the IGBT with respect to the ground for a gate of the IGBT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Yaohong Liu, Ziran Zhao, Jinsheng Liu, Wei Jia, Wei Li, Xinshui Yan
  • Patent number: 11151422
    Abstract: Empty container identification method and system are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining customs declaration information, and finding out an vehicle declared as an empty container or an empty vehicle from the customs declaration information; performing X-ray inspection on the vehicle to acquire a transmission image of the vehicle; inputting the transmission image into an empty container identification model obtained by pre-training, so that the empty container identification model determines candidate regions of the transmission image, and performs post-processing analysis on the candidate regions to obtain an image identification result; and comparing the image identification result with the corresponding customs declaration information to determine whether or not the image identification result is consistent with the customs declaration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Yanjie Yao, Yongchun Liu, Yan Zhang, Ziran Zhao, Li Zhang, Yuxiang Xing
  • Patent number: 11148445
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a self-driving system having an RFID reader and a built-in printer. In one embodiment, a self-driving system includes a mobile base having one or more motorized wheels, the mobile base having a first end and a second end opposing the first end, a console coupled in an upright position to the first end of the mobile base, and a tag reader integrated with the console, the tag reader having a sensor surface facing upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO. LTD
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Xin Hou
  • Patent number: 11110727
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a self-driving system having an RFID reader and a built-in printer. In one embodiment, a self-driving system includes a mobile base having one or more motorized wheels, the mobile base having a first end and a second end opposing the first end, a console coupled in an upright position to the first end of the mobile base, and a tag reader integrated with the console, the tag reader having a sensor surface facing upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO. LTD
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Xin Hou
  • Patent number: 11110728
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a self-driving system having an RFID reader and a built-in printer. In one embodiment, a self-driving system includes a mobile base having one or more motorized wheels, the mobile base having a first end and a second end opposing the first end, a console coupled in an upright position to the first end of the mobile base, and a tag reader integrated with the console, the tag reader having a sensor surface facing upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LINGDONG TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO. LTD
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Xin Hou
  • Patent number: 11112528
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method of substance identification of an item to be inspected using a multi-energy-spectrum X-ray imaging system, the method comprising: acquiring a transparency related vector consisting of transparency values of the item to be inspected in N energy regions, wherein N is greater than 2; calculating distances between the transparency related vector and transparency related vectors stored in the system consisting of N transparency mean values of multiple kinds of items with multiple thicknesses in the N energy regions; and identifying the item to be inspected as the item corresponding to the minimum distance. The present disclosure is based on a multi-energy-spectrum X-ray imaging system, and proposes a method of substance identification by analyzing the multi-energy-spectrum substance identification issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Guangming Xu, Bicheng Liu, Ziran Zhao, Jianping Gu, Qiang Li, Lan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20210215582
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gas purifying device and an ion migration spectrometer. The gas purifying device includes a first purificant vessel, a second purificant vessel and a valve communicated between the first purificant vessel and the second purificant vessel. The valve is configured to allow a gas flows from the second purificant vessel to the first purificant vessel in a first state and to permit the gas to flow from the first purificant vessel to the second purificant vessel in a second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Qingjun ZHANG, Yuanjing LI, Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yinong LIU, Yaohong LIU, Lili YAN, Ge LI, Qiufeng MA
  • Patent number: 11022569
    Abstract: A low-angle self-swinging type computed tomography (CT) device is provided, having an X-ray accelerator and a plurality of rows of detectors and includes 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 object to be inspected passes through the slip ring, a three-dimensional CT image of the object is displayed, thereby achieving accurate inspection for large-scale objects, such as van containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Li Zhang, Ziran Zhao, Yaohong Liu, Jianping Gu, Liang Li, Yuxiang Xing
  • Publication number: 20210141103
    Abstract: A backscatter detection module includes: a plate-like light-transmitting carrier, two layers of scintillators and a light sensor. The light-transmitting carrier is made of a material that allows fluorescence photons to pass through, and has two light-transmitting planes opposite to each other and at least one light emergent end surface; the light emergent end surface is located between the two light-transmitting planes; the two layers of scintillators are respectively fixedly attached to the two light-transmitting planes; the light sensor is coupled to the light emergent end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicants: Nuctech Company Limited, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qingjun ZHANG, Yuanjing LI, Ziran ZHAO, Lifeng SUN
  • Patent number: 10989689
    Abstract: A gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry detector and a hyphenated apparatus, the gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry detector comprises a gas chromatography mechanism and an ion mobility spectrometry mechanism. The gas chromatography mechanism comprises a chromatographic column and a sample injection port. The ion mobility spectrometry mechanism comprises a mobility tube and a connecting body, while a metal connection plate of the connecting body comprises a chromatographic metal plate, an ion mobility metal plate and a semipermeable membrane; on the ion mobility metal plate there are provided an ion mobility sample and carrier gas inlet, an ion mobility sample chamber and a sample injection port; the chromatography sample chamber and the ion mobility sample chamber are separated by semipermeable membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qingjun Zhang, Weiping Zhu, Yuanjing Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Yinong Liu, Yaohong Liu, Qiufeng Ma, Ge Li, Biao Cao, Nan Bai
  • Patent number: 10983243
    Abstract: A human body security inspection apparatus, a method of operating the same, and an associated filter device are disclosed. The human body security inspection apparatus includes a radiation beam exit configured for emitting a radiation beam; a beam guiding box configured for guiding the radiation beam; and a filter device configured between the radiation beam exit and the beam guiding box. The filter device includes a housing and a filter cage having a central axis. The filter cage is formed by arranging two or more pairs of filtering sheets, which are made of different materials and/or have different thicknesses, in an encircling way. The filter cage is rotatable about its central axis such that at least one pair of filtering sheets is capable of filtering the radiation beam to adjust an outputted dosage of the radiation beam of the human body security inspection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Ming Ruan, Yingkang Jin, Guangwei Ding, Zongjun Shen, Jiajiang Zhao
  • Publication number: 20210055267
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an article inspection system and method, an electronic device, and a storage medium, and relates to the field of security inspection technology. The system includes: a pre-concentration sampling module configured to concentrate and sample gas molecule of the article under inspection to obtain a sample; a gas chromatography module; an internal circulation gas path module; and an ion migration tube module connected to the internal circulation gas path module and configured to form a fingerprint spectrum of the article under inspection from a spectrum of the pre-separated sample molecules, so as to identify a kind of the article under inspection according to the fingerprint spectrum. The present disclosure improves the efficiency and accuracy of article inspection, and realizes intelligent inspection of articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Qingjun ZHANG, Yuanjing LI, Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yinong LIU, Yaohong LIU, Honghui XIN, Biao CAO, Nan BAI, Qiufeng MA
  • Patent number: D912011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Lei Zhang, Yao Xi, Ningning Li
  • Patent number: D927466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Zhang, Ningning Li, Ziran Zhao
  • Patent number: D933006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Ningning Li, Tao Wang, Bo Xu
  • Patent number: D936040
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Ningning Li, Lei Zhang