Patents by Inventor Haoyang XING

Haoyang XING 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: 11662404
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a magnetic resonance system and a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, and a pre-scanning method. The apparatus includes: a signal output unit used to generate and output a pulse signal; a radio-frequency amplifier used to amplify the pulse signal; a signal processing unit used to transmit, to a transmit coil of the magnetic resonance system, the signal amplified by the radio-frequency amplifier, receive and adjust a phase of the feedback signal, and output the phase-adjusted feedback signal to the signal output unit; and a determination unit used to acquire amplitude values of the feedback signal at different phases, and determine a forward power and/or a reverse power according to the amplitude values of the feedback signal at the different phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Xin Xie, Tingting Song, Kai Wang, Haoyang Xing, Dongliang Yang, Chunlai Xiao, Jianye Ning
  • Publication number: 20230075638
    Abstract: Provided in an embodiment of the present application are a magnetic resonance imaging system and a transmission apparatus and a transmission method. The method comprises: generating and outputting a pulse signal by a transmission controller; amplifying the pulse signal by a radio-frequency amplifier; transmitting, by a signal processor, the signal amplified by the radio-frequency amplifier to a transmit coil of the magnetic resonance imaging system; and generating frequency offset lookup information for bandwidth compensation of the entire transmission apparatus according to bandwidth data of the transmission controller, the radio-frequency amplifier, and the signal processor; wherein the frequency offset lookup information is used to control the transmission controller to generate output power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Tingting Song, Kai Wang, Haoyang Xing, Jianye Ning, Xin Xie, Dongliang Yang, Chunlai Xiao
  • Patent number: 11513177
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present utility model relates to a balun assembly, including: an outer conductive tube body disposed around an electrical cable, the outer conductive tube body including a first portion and a second portion detachably connected to each other; a conductive connection member electrically connecting the outer conductive tube body to the electrical cable; and an insulative material disposed between the outer conductive tube body and the electrical cable. An embodiment of the present utility model further relates to a magnetic resonance device including the balun assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Sheng Tong, Yue Shang, Haoyang Xing, Zhuoyu Chen, Liya Ma
  • Patent number: 11515844
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are a linear compensation method for a radio frequency amplifier and a magnetic resonance imaging system. The linear compensation method for a radio frequency amplifier includes determining a working voltage of the radio frequency amplifier, determining a corresponding linear compensation value based on the working voltage, and performing linear compensation on the radio frequency amplifier based on the linear compensation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Xin Xie, Hong Gu, Zhaoyi Zhou, Kai Wang, Haoyang Xing, Xianchao Wu, Dongliang Yang, Chunlai Xiao, Tingting Song, Jianye Ning
  • Publication number: 20220365152
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a magnetic resonance system and a transmission apparatus, a transmission method, and a pre-scanning method. The apparatus includes: a signal output unit used to generate and output a pulse signal; a radio-frequency amplifier used to amplify the pulse signal; a signal processing unit used to transmit, to a transmit coil of the magnetic resonance system, the signal amplified by the radio-frequency amplifier, receive and adjust a phase of the feedback signal, and output the phase-adjusted feedback signal to the signal output unit; and a determination unit used to acquire amplitude values of the feedback signal at different phases, and determine a forward power and/or a reverse power according to the amplitude values of the feedback signal at the different phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Xin Xie, Tingting Song, Kai Wang, Haoyang Xing, Dongliang Yang, Chunlai Xiao, Jianye Ning
  • Patent number: 11500047
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are a power control apparatus for a radio-frequency power amplifier and a radio-frequency transmission system for a magnetic resonance imaging system. The power control apparatus comprises: a power control module used to receive a control voltage so as to control an output power of the radio-frequency power amplifier; a voltage detection module used to detect an operating voltage provided to the radio-frequency power amplifier and to output a detected voltage; and a voltage adjustment module used to adjust, on the basis of the detected voltage, the control voltage received by the power control module so as to adjust the output power of the radio-frequency power amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Haoyang Xing, Haotian Jiang, Xuelian Lu, Sheng Tong, Yu Liu, Hai Huang
  • Patent number: 11249155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an RF transmit system and method, MRI system and a pre-scan method and medium thereof. The RF transmit system comprises: an RF output unit, for generating and outputting an RF pulse signal; an RF amplifier, for amplifying the RF pulse signal; and a signal processing unit, for communicating the amplified RF pulse signal to an RF transmit coil of the MRI system and outputting a feedback signal to the RF output unit, wherein the RF output unit generates a linearity compensation control signal based on the feedback signal and a predetermined feedback signal-linearity compensation value-relationship, so as to carry out linearity compensation for the RF pulse signal outputted by the RF output unit. The RF transmit method corresponds to the above noted system and the MRI system comprises the above noted RF transmit system. The pre-scan method comprises the RF transmit method. Instructions recorded by the medium may execute the above noted RF transmit method and pre-scan method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Tingting Song, Haoyang Xing, Xin Xie, Dongliang Yang, Chunlai Xiao, Xianchao Wu
  • Publication number: 20210396822
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are a power control apparatus for a radio-frequency power amplifier and a radio-frequency transmission system for a magnetic resonance imaging system. The power control apparatus comprises: a power control module used to receive a control voltage so as to control an output power of the radio-frequency power amplifier; a voltage detection module used to detect an operating voltage provided to the radio-frequency power amplifier and to output a detected voltage; and a voltage adjustment module used to adjust, on the basis of the detected voltage, the control voltage received by the power control module so as to adjust the output power of the radio-frequency power amplifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Haoyang Xing, Haotian Jiang, Xuelian Lu, Sheng Tong, Yu Liu, Hai Huang
  • Publication number: 20210396826
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present utility model relates to a balun assembly, including: an outer conductive tube body disposed around an electrical cable, the outer conductive tube body including a first portion and a second portion detachably connected to each other; a conductive connection member electrically connecting the outer conductive tube body to the electrical cable; and an insulative material disposed between the outer conductive tube body and the electrical cable. An embodiment of the present utility model further relates to a magnetic resonance device including the balun assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Sheng TONG, Yue SHANG, Haoyang XING, Zhuoyu CHEN, Liya MA
  • Patent number: 11181592
    Abstract: A radio-frequency power converter and a radio-frequency transmission system for magnetic resonance imaging are provided in embodiments of the present invention. The radio-frequency power converter comprises a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board comprises a first circuit layer, a ground layer, and one or a plurality of intermediate layers located between the first circuit layer and the ground layer. A plurality of planar spiral inductors connected in parallel are formed on the first circuit layer. One ends of the plurality of inductors are connected to each other and respectively connected to one end of a first capacitor, the other ends of the plurality of inductors are respectively connected to one ends of a plurality of second capacitors, and the other ends of the plurality of second capacitors are all grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Kai Wang, Haoyang Xing, Xianchao Wu, Xin Xie, Dongliang Yang
  • Publication number: 20210320627
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are a linear compensation method for a radio frequency amplifier and a magnetic resonance imaging system. The linear compensation method for a radio frequency amplifier includes determining a working voltage of the radio frequency amplifier, determining a corresponding linear compensation value based on the working voltage, and performing linear compensation on the radio frequency amplifier based on the linear compensation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Yu LIU, Xin XIE, Hong GU, Zhaoyi ZHOU, Kai WANG, Haoyang XING, Xianchao WU, Dongliang YANG, Chunlai XIAO, Tingting SONG, Jianye NING
  • Publication number: 20210063514
    Abstract: A radio-frequency power converter and a radio-frequency transmission system for magnetic resonance imaging are provided in embodiments of the present invention. The radio-frequency power converter comprises a printed circuit board, the printed circuit board comprises a first circuit layer, a ground layer, and one or a plurality of intermediate layers located between the first circuit layer and the ground layer. A plurality of planar spiral inductors connected in parallel are formed on the first circuit layer. One ends of the plurality of inductors are connected to each other and respectively connected to one end of a first capacitor, the other ends of the plurality of inductors are respectively connected to one ends of a plurality of second capacitors, and the other ends of the plurality of second capacitors are all grounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Yu LIU, Kai WANG, Haoyang XING, Xianchao WU, Xin XIE, Dongliang YANG
  • Publication number: 20210025953
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an RF transmit system and method, MRI system and a pre-scan method and medium thereof. The RF transmit system comprises: an RF output unit, for generating and outputting an RF pulse signal; an RF amplifier, for amplifying the RF pulse signal; and a signal processing unit, for communicating the amplified RF pulse signal to an RF transmit coil of the MRI system and outputting a feedback signal to the RF output unit, wherein the RF output unit generates a linearity compensation control signal based on the feedback signal and a predetermined feedback signal-linearity compensation value-relationship, so as to carry out linearity compensation for the RF pulse signal outputted by the RF output unit. The RF transmit method corresponds to the above noted system and the MRI system comprises the above noted RF transmit system. The pre-scan method comprises the RF transmit method. Instructions recorded by the medium may execute the above noted RF transmit method and pre-scan method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Yu LIU, Tingting SONG, Haoyang XING, Xin XIE, Dongliang YANG, Chunlai XIAO, Xianchao WU
  • Patent number: 10859659
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a motion monitoring method during MR imaging, comprising: acquiring a noise of a receiving coil before or after each imaging repetition time of an imaging scanning sequence; determining main coil channels associated with a motion of a scanned object in the receiving coil; determining a sum of squares of amplitudes of noises of the respective main coil channels; and filtering the sum of squares of amplitudes of noises of the main coil channels to obtain a motion track of the scanned object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Weinan Tang, Longqing Wang, Qingyu Dai, Dan Wu, Haoyang Xing
  • Patent number: 10782372
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system radio frequency (RF) subsystem and a coil decoupling apparatus and method used therein. The MRI system RF subsystem comprises a body coil and a surface coil for receiving MR signals, and also comprises a preamplifier for amplifying the MR signals received by the body coil; the coil decoupling apparatus comprises a phase shifter, which is connected between the preamplifier and the body coil, and used for receiving an external voltage regulation signal to regulate an operation voltage thereof, wherein the voltage regulation signal is determined according to a current patient's weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Qingyu Dai, Haoyang Xing, Yu Liu, Chun Lai Xiao, Sheng Tong, Weinan Tang
  • Patent number: 10594290
    Abstract: The present invention provides a planar balun and a multi-layer circuit board. The planar balun formed on the multi-layer circuit board comprises: a first winding with at least one turn, which is formed in a first conductive layer, and has a first lead and a second lead serving as a first balanced end and a second balanced end of the balun respectively; a second winding with at least one turn, which is formed in a second conductive layer separated from the first conductive layer by at least a first insulating layer, and has a third lead and a fourth lead, wherein the third lead is connected to a ground potential, and the fourth lead serves as an unbalanced end of the balun; and a first balancing capacitor, which is connected between a selected portion near a center of the first winding and the ground potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Dongliang Yang, Xin Xie, Haoyang Xing, Kai Wang, Chunlai Xiao
  • Patent number: 10506747
    Abstract: A mouse for magnetic resonance, comprising an upper shell (1), a lower shell (2), a trackball (3), a circuit board (4) and a cable (5), wherein the inner surfaces of the upper shell (1) and the lower shell (2) are coated with a silver and copper conductive paint layer, the concentration of a silver and copper conductive paint being 13% to 17%; and a manufacturing method for the mouse for magnetic resonance, and a signal transmission apparatus are further comprised. The clinical usage of functional magnetic resonance can be satisfied, a signal interference is avoided, and it is ensured that a remote computer accurately receives a response of a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: WEST CHINA HOSPITAL, SICHUAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Qiyong Gong, Huaiqiang Sun, Lefeng Ren, Haoyang Xing, Jie Tang, Xiaoqi Huang, Youjin Zhao
  • Publication number: 20190128990
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a motion monitoring method during MR imaging, comprising: acquiring a noise of a receiving coil before or after each imaging repetition time of an imaging scanning sequence; determining main coil channels associated with a motion of a scanned object in the receiving coil; determining a sum of squares of amplitudes of noises of the respective main coil channels; and filtering the sum of squares of amplitudes of noises of the main coil channels to obtain a motion track of the scanned object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Weinan Tang, Longqing Wang, Qingyu Dai, Dan Wu, Haoyang Xing
  • Publication number: 20180191326
    Abstract: The present invention provides a planar balun and a multi-layer circuit board. The planar balun formed on the multi-layer circuit board comprises: a first winding with at least one turn, which is formed in a first conductive layer, and has a first lead and a second lead serving as a first balanced end and a second balanced end of the balun respectively; a second winding with at least one turn, which is formed in a second conductive layer separated from the first conductive layer by at least a first insulating layer, and has a third lead and a fourth lead, wherein the third lead is connected to a ground potential, and the fourth lead serves as an unbalanced end of the balun; and a first balancing capacitor, which is connected between a selected portion near a center of the first winding and the ground potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Dongliang Yang, Xin Xie, Haoyang Xing, Kai Wang, Chunlai Xiao
  • Publication number: 20180095149
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system radio frequency (RF) subsystem and a coil decoupling apparatus and method used therein. The MRI system RF subsystem comprises a body coil and a surface coil for receiving MR signals, and also comprises a preamplifier for amplifying the MR signals received by the body coil; the coil decoupling apparatus comprises a phase shifter, which is connected between the preamplifier and the body coil, and used for receiving an external voltage regulation signal to regulate an operation voltage thereof, wherein the voltage regulation signal is determined according to a current patient's weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Qingyu Dai, Haoyang Xing, Yu Liu, Chun Lai Xiao, Sheng Tong, Weinan Tang