Patents by Inventor Guanghe WU

Guanghe WU 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: 11874413
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for PET imaging. The system may include a first device and a second device. The first device may include a first scanning channel. The second device may include a second scanning channel connected to the first scanning channel, a heat generating component, and a cooling assembly configured to cool the heat generating component, wherein the cooling assembly may include an inlet chamber and a return chamber, the heat generating component may be closer to a first side of the second device than at least one of the inlet chamber or the return chamber, and the first side of the second device may face the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guanghe Wu, Weiping Liu, Shigang Su
  • Publication number: 20240004014
    Abstract: A housing in an imaging apparatus is provided. The imaging apparatus may include a Magnetic Resonance (MR) component and a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) component that includes a plurality of detectors. The housing may include one or more enclosed spaces configured to accommodate the plurality of detectors of the PET component. Each of the one or more enclosed spaces is defined by one or more walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guanghe WU, Haojie YI, Peng LIU
  • Patent number: 11644585
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a system. The system may include a gantry, a detector assembly including a plurality of detector modules arranged on the gantry, and/or a cooling assembly configured to cool the detector assemble. Each of the plurality of detector modules may include a crystal array configured to detect radiation rays, and a shielding component configured to shield the crystal array from an electromagnetic interference. The cooling assembly may include a plurality of cooling components. Each of the plurality of cooling components may be embedded in a corresponding detector module of the plurality of detector modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guanghe Wu, Fangjie Xu, Kai Shao, Huaifang Jiang, Miao Li
  • Patent number: 11543544
    Abstract: An imaging system is provided. A method for installing the imaging system is provided. The imaging system may include a first modality imaging apparatus. The first modality imaging apparatus may have a detector including a scintillator unit, a photodetector unit, a circuit unit, a supporting block, and a supporting board. The supporting block may be disposed on an end of the scintillator unit. The supporting board may be disposed between the photodetector unit and the circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiping Liu, Guanghe Wu, Shitao Liu
  • Publication number: 20220342096
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for PET imaging. The system may include a first device and a second device. The first device may include a first scanning channel. The second device may include a second scanning channel connected to the first scanning channel, a heat generating component, and a cooling assembly configured to cool the heat generating component, wherein the cooling assembly may include an inlet chamber and a return chamber, the heat generating component may be closer to a first side of the second device than at least one of the inlet chamber or the return chamber, and the first side of the second device may face the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guanghe WU, Weiping LIU, Shigang SU
  • Patent number: 11385363
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for PET imaging. The system may include a first device and a second device. The first device may include a first scanning channel. The second device may include a second scanning channel connected to the first scanning channel, a heat generating component, and a cooling assembly configured to cool the heat generating component, wherein the cooling assembly may include an inlet chamber and a return chamber, the heat generating component may be closer to a first side of the second device than at least one of the inlet chamber or the return chamber, and the first side of the second device may face the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guanghe Wu, Weiping Liu, Shigang Su
  • Publication number: 20210293980
    Abstract: An imaging system is provided. A method for installing the imaging system is provided. The imaging system may include a first modality imaging apparatus. The first modality imaging apparatus may have a detector including a scintillator unit, a photodetector unit, a circuit unit, a supporting block, and a supporting board. The supporting block may be disposed on an end of the scintillator unit. The supporting board may be disposed between the photodetector unit and the circuit unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiping LIU, Guanghe WU, Shitao LIU
  • Patent number: 11090012
    Abstract: A PET-MR apparatus is provided. The PET-MR apparatus may include a first supporting component, a PET detector, a second supporting component, and a radio frequency (RF) coil. The first supporting component may have an inner surface and an outer surface. The PET detector may be supported on the outer surface of the first supporting component. The second supporting component may be at least partially surrounded by the first supporting component. The RF coil configured to generate or receive an RF signal may be supported on the second supporting component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyi Fang, Feng Xu, Guanghe Wu, Min Wu
  • Publication number: 20210208294
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a system. The system may include a gantry, a detector assembly including a plurality of detector modules arranged on the gantry, and/or a cooling assembly configured to cool the detector assemble. Each of the plurality of detector modules may include a crystal array configured to detect radiation rays, and a shielding component configured to shield the crystal array from an electromagnetic interference. The cooling assembly may include a plurality of cooling components. Each of the plurality of cooling components may be embedded in a corresponding detector module of the plurality of detector modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guanghe WU, Fangjie XU, Kai SHAO, Huaifang JIANG, Miao LI
  • Patent number: 11016204
    Abstract: An imaging system is provided. A method for installing the imaging system is provided. The imaging system may include a first modality imaging apparatus. The first modality imaging apparatus may have a detector including a scintillator unit, a photodetector unit, a circuit unit, a supporting block, and a supporting board. The supporting block may be disposed on an end of the scintillator unit. The supporting board may be disposed between the photodetector unit and the circuit unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiping Liu, Guanghe Wu, Shitao Liu
  • Publication number: 20200408941
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for PET imaging. The system may include a first device and a second device. The first device may include a first scanning channel. The second device may include a second scanning channel connected to the first scanning channel, a heat generating component, and a cooling assembly configured to cool the heat generating component, wherein the cooling assembly may include an inlet chamber and a return chamber, the heat generating component may be closer to a first side of the second device than at least one of the inlet chamber or the return chamber, and the first side of the second device may face the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guanghe WU, Weiping LIU, Shigang SU
  • Patent number: 10768319
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for PET imaging. The system may include a first device and a second device. The first device may include a first scanning channel. The second device may include a second scanning channel connected to the first scanning channel, a heat generating component, and a cooling assembly configured to cool the heat generating component, wherein the cooling assembly may include an inlet chamber and a return chamber, the heat generating component may be closer to a first side of the second device than at least one of the inlet chamber or the return chamber, and the first side of the second device may face the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigang Su, Weiping Liu, Guanghe Wu
  • Publication number: 20200237320
    Abstract: A PET-MR apparatus is provided. The PET-MR apparatus may include a first supporting component, a PET detector, a second supporting component, and a radio frequency (RF) coil. The first supporting component may have an inner surface and an outer surface. The PET detector may be supported on the outer surface of the first supporting component. The second supporting component may be at least partially surrounded by the first supporting component. The RF coil configured to generate or receive an RF signal may be supported on the second supporting component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fuyi FANG, Feng XU, Guanghe WU, Min WU
  • Publication number: 20190250287
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for PET imaging. The system may include a first device and a second device. The first device may include a first scanning channel. The second device may include a second scanning channel connected to the first scanning channel, a heat generating component, and a cooling assembly configured to cool the heat generating component, wherein the cooling assembly may include an inlet chamber and a return chamber, the heat generating component may be closer to a first side of the second device than at least one of the inlet chamber or the return chamber, and the first side of the second device may face the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigang Su, Weiping LIU, Guanghe WU
  • Patent number: 10267930
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for PET imaging. The system may include a first device and a second device. The first device may include a first scanning channel. The second device may include a second scanning channel connected to the first scanning channel, a heat generating component, and a cooling assembly configured to cool the heat generating component, wherein the cooling assembly may include an inlet chamber and a return chamber, the heat generating component may be closer to a first side of the second device than at least one of the inlet chamber or the return chamber, and the first side of the second device may face the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigang Su, Weiping Liu, Guanghe Wu
  • Publication number: 20180095182
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for PET imaging. The system may include a first device and a second device. The first device may include a first scanning channel. The second device may include a second scanning channel connected to the first scanning channel, a heat generating component, and a cooling assembly configured to cool the heat generating component, wherein the cooling assembly may include an inlet chamber and a return chamber, the heat generating component may be closer to a first side of the second device than at least one of the inlet chamber or the return chamber, and the first side of the second device may face the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigang Su, Weiping LIU, Guanghe WU
  • Publication number: 20170168169
    Abstract: An imaging system is provided. A method for installing the imaging system is provided. The imaging system may include a first modality imaging apparatus. The first modality imaging apparatus may have a detector including a scintillator unit, a photodetector unit, a circuit unit, a supporting block, and a supporting board. The supporting block may be disposed on an end of the scintillator unit. The supporting board may be disposed between the photodetector unit and the circuit unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weiping LIU, Guanghe WU, Shitao LIU