Patents Assigned to Nuctech Company Limited
  • Patent number: 10162077
    Abstract: A method for inspecting a vehicle includes acquiring a unique identity number of an insepected vehicle, carrying out X-ray scanning on the inspected vehicle to acquire an X-ray image of the inspected vehicle, retrieving at least one historical inspected image related to the unique identity number from a historical inspection database, determining, based on one template image selection algorithm selected from multiple template image selection algorithms, one of the at least one historical inspected images as a template image, determining a difference region between the X-ray image and the template image, and presenting the difference region to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Jianmin Li, Lei Zeng, Qiang Li, Wen Wei
  • Patent number: 10156528
    Abstract: This invention relates to a movable divided inspection system and method, wherein the scanning inspection system comprises a first radiation source, a first detection means, a first automated guided vehicle and a second automated guided vehicle. The first radiation source is mounted on the first automated guided vehicle. The first detection means is mounted on the second automated guided vehicle. The first automated guided vehicle and the second automated guided vehicle are able to drive the first radiation source and the first detection means to a preset scan inspection position, so as to form a scanning passage for passage of an article to be scanned between the first and second automated guided vehicle, such that scanning inspection of said article to be scanned is realized by relative movement of said article to be scanned with reference to said first automated guided vehicle and said second automated guided vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Shangmin Sun, Yu Hu, Yuan Ma, Qiangqiang Wang, Long Du, Wei Li
  • Patent number: 10157317
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, a system and a device for security inspection, pertaining to the field of security inspection. The method includes: before a baggage enters a security inspection machine and/or after the baggage leaves the security inspection machine, acquiring information about the baggage and information about a subject person; while the baggage is inside the security inspection machine to be scanned, acquiring a scanned image of the baggage; and correlating the information about the baggage, the scanned image of the baggage and the information about the subject person in a storage system, wherein acquiring information about the baggage and information about a subject person includes analyzing a video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Jin Cui, Hong Wang, Huabin Tan, Dongxu Ji, Wenjing Wang, Tingting Zhang
  • 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
  • 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: 10151671
    Abstract: A sampling device and a gas curtain guide are disclosed. In one aspect, the sampling device includes a chamber body. The chamber body includes a sample inlet, located at a first end of the chamber body, configured for suction of a sample. The chamber body further includes a sample outlet, located adjacent to a second end opposite to the first end of the chamber body, configured to discharge the sample. The chamber body further includes a gas inflation inlet, in a wall of the chamber body, configured to introduce a swirl gas flow into the chamber body. The chamber body further includes a gas exhaust opening configured to discharge gas so as to, together with the gas inflation inlet, generate a tornado type gas flow in the chamber body, which moves spirally from the first end to the second end of the chamber body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Qingjun Zhang, Yuanjing Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Huishao He, Qiufeng Ma, Ziran Zhao, Yinong Liu, Yaohong Liu, Weiping Zhu, Xiang Zou, Jianping Chang
  • Patent number: 10145977
    Abstract: A method for positioning a target in a three-dimensional CT image and a security check system. The method includes: displaying a three-dimensional CT image; receiving a selection by a user of at least one area of the three-dimensional CT image at a first viewing angle to generate a first three-dimensional description; receiving a selection by the user of at least one area of the three-dimensional CT image at a second viewing angle to generate a second three-dimensional description, wherein an angle between the first viewing angle and the second viewing angle is within a predetermined range and the first three-dimensional description and the second three-dimensional description are related to a size, a location, and/or a physical property of a target at corresponding viewing angles; and determining the target in the three-dimensional CT image based on the first three-dimensional description and the second three-dimensional description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Shuo Wang, Yunda Sun, Qingping Huang, Zhi Tang
  • Patent number: 10134123
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a system for inspecting goods. The method comprises steps of: obtaining a transmission image of inspected goods; processing the transmission image to obtain a suspicious region; extracting local texture features of the suspicious region and classifying the local texture features of the suspicious region based on a pre-created model to obtain a classification result; extracting a contour line shape feature of the suspicious region and comparing the contour line shape feature with a pre-created standard template to obtain a comparison result; and determining that the suspicious region contains a high atomic number matter based on the classification result and the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Yaohong Liu, Qili Wang, Qiang Li, Jianping Gu
  • Patent number: 10129971
    Abstract: The present invention provides a standing wave electron linear accelerator comprising a modulator and a magnetron for producing radio frequency microwaves; a plurality of accelerating tubes for accelerating electrons; a microwave transmission system for feeding the microwaves into the plurality of accelerating tubes; a plurality of electron guns for emitting electron beams into the plurality of accelerating tubes; a plurality of targets impinged by the electrons from a plurality of accelerating tubes to form continuous spectrums of X-rays; a plurality of shielding devices for shielding the continuous spectrums of X-rays generated by the targets; and a microwave distributor disposed adjacent to the end of the microwave transmission system, wherein the microwave distributor has a microwave inlet and a plurality of microwave outlets for distributing the microwaves in the microwave transmission system into the accelerating tubes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Shangmin Sun, Zhanfeng Qin, Sheng Yao, Weifeng Yu, Liwei Song, Chunguang Zong, Jinning Liang
  • Patent number: 10126440
    Abstract: The present application, pertaining to the field of slow neutron detection, relates to a slow neutron converter and a slow neutron detector. The slow neutron converter includes a substrate, the substrate including a plurality of holes extending along a first direction and insulating walls between the plurality of holes, wherein the plurality of holes are through holes. The slow neutron converter further includes a boron layer at least covering an exposed surface of the plurality of holes. The slow neutron converter and the slow neutron detector having the slow neutron converter according to the present disclosure are capable of maintaining a high slow neutron detection efficiency. In addition, the manufacturing complexity and manufacturing cost of the detector are reduced, and thus the effective, convenient and low-cost slow neutron detection is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yigang Yang, Yuanjing Li, Zhujun Fang, Yulan Li
  • Publication number: 20180322358
    Abstract: A vehicle type recognition method based on a laser scanner is provided, the method comprising steps of: detecting that a vehicle to be checked has entered into a recognition area; causing a laser scanner to move relative to the vehicle to be checked; scanning the vehicle to be checked using the laser scanner on a basis of columns, and storing and splicing data of each column obtained by scanning to form a three-dimensional image of the vehicle to be checked, wherein a lateral width value is specified for each single column of data; specifying a height difference threshold; and determining a height difference between the height at the lowest position of the vehicle to be checked in data of column N and the height at the lowest position of the vehicle to be checked in data of specified number of columns preceding and/or succeeding to the column N.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shangmin SUN, Yanwei Xu, Qiang Li, Weifeng Yu, Yu Hu
  • Patent number: 10122973
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fluoroscopic inspection system for automatic classification and recognition of cargoes. The system includes: an image data acquiring unit, configured to perform scanning and imaging for a container by using an X-ray scanning device to acquire a scanned image; an image segmenting unit, configured to segment the scanned image into small regions each having similar gray scales and texture features; a feature extracting unit, configured to extract features of the small regions; a training unit, configured to generate a classifier according to annotated images; and a classification and recognition unit, configured to recognize the small regions by using the classifier according to the extracted features, to obtain a probability of each small region pertaining to a certain category of cargoes, and merge small regions to obtain large regions each representing a category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Yaohong Liu, Jianping Gu, Qiang Li, Jian Zhang
  • Patent number: 10107903
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a human body security inspection apparatus, comprising: a base on which an inspected human stands; a millimeter-wave transceiver configured to perform a millimeter-wave scanning operation on the body of the inspected human standing on the base so as to detect whether or not the inspected human carries contraband and output a first signal; and a metal sensing detector arranged within the base and configured to detect whether or not there is a metallic foreign object in underside of a shoe of the inspected human and output a second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Lin Yang, Yingkang Jin, Ming Ruan, Chengcong Xu
  • Patent number: 10108881
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a train type identification method and system, and a security inspection system and system. The train type identification method includes: continuously photographing a to-be-inspected train by using a linearity camera in motion relative to the to-be-inspected train, and generating a plurality of train sub-images; splicing the plurality of train sub-images to acquire a train image of the to-be-inspected train; extracting at least one train characteristic parameter from the train image; comparing the at least one train characteristic parameter with a prestored train type template; and automatically determining a type of the to-be-inspected train based on a comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yanwei Xu, Weifeng Yu
  • Patent number: 10101473
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor detector. The semiconductor detector comprises: a detector crystal including a crystal body, an anode and a cathode; a field enhance electrode for applying a voltage to the detector crystal; an insulating material disposed between the field enhanced electrode and a surface of the detector crystal. The semiconductor detector further comprises a field enhanced electrode circuit board having a bottom connection layer in contact with the surface of the detector crystal and a top layer opposite to the bottom connection layer, wherein the top layer is connected to a high voltage input terminal of the semiconductor detector, and an insulating material is provided between the bottom connection layer and the detector surface of the detector crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Lan Zhang, Yingshuai Du, Bo Li, Zonggui Wu, Jun Li, Xuepeng Cao, Haifan Hu, Jianping Gu, Guangming Xu, Bicheng Liu
  • Patent number: 10102641
    Abstract: Methods for extracting a shape feature of an object and security inspection methods and apparatuses. Use is made of CT's capability of obtaining a 3D structure. The shape of an object in an inspected luggage is used as a feature of a suspicious object in combination with a material property of the object. For example, a false alarm rate in detection of suspicious explosives may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Ziran Zhao, Qingping Huang, Qiang Li, Jianping Gu, Yunda Sun
  • Patent number: 10093353
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to power-assisted steering systems and mobile inspection devices. Implementations may include and/or involve a directional control valve, a second hydraulic pump and a first driving motor. When determining an engine on a chassis has not been started, a central control unit may control start of the first driving motor according to a received travelling instruction such that the first driving motor drives the second hydraulic pump and then the power-assisted steering motor can be driven through a second oil path of the second hydraulic pump. Accordingly, the power-assisted steering system can be driven to operate when the mobile inspection device is in operation and the engine on chassis is not started, thus it is possible to drive the power-assisted steering system without the chassis engine operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, NUCTECH JIANGSU COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xuping Fan, Junping Shi, Ke Li, Dongyu Wang
  • 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: 10082597
    Abstract: A mobile inspection system comprises: a stand; a ray source mounted to the stand and configured to generate a ray; a substantially inverted L-shaped detector beam comprising a horizontal detector beam portion and an upright detector beam portion connected to one end of the horizontal detector beam portion; a plurality of detectors configured to receive the ray emitted from the ray source, the plurality of detectors being disposed to at least one of the horizontal detector beam portion and the upright detector beam portion; and a drive device disposed to the stand, connected with the other end of the horizontal detector beam portion, and configured to drive the detector beam to rotate around an upright axis, wherein the ray source and the detector beam rotate synchronously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Quanwei Song, Kejin Gao, Xuping Fan, Liwei Song, Jianmin Li, Shangmin Sun, Yulan Li, Chunguang Zong, Jinning Liang, Sheng Tang
  • Patent number: 10082596
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a vehicle inspection system, comprising: an inspection passage; a vehicle dragging system arranged in the inspection passage, wherein the vehicle dragging system comprises a first dragging means and a second dragging means, which are sequentially arranged along a vehicle dragging direction, and in the vehicle dragging direction, the first dragging means is arranged at the upstream of the second dragging means, and a separating section is arranged between the first dragging means and the second dragging means, so that the first dragging means and the second dragging means are separated by a preset distance in the vehicle dragging direction; and a radiographic inspection system, wherein at least a part of paths of the beams of the radiographic inspection system passes through the separating section between the first dragging means and the second dragging means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yu Hu, Jianmin Li, Hui Meng, Yuan Ma, Weifeng Yu, Jinning Liang, Shangmin Sun