Patents by Inventor Kai Cui
Kai Cui 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).
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Patent number: 12697054Abstract: Provided is a blood collection tube sorting and centrifugal balancing device including a body frame. A vacuum blood collection tube mechanism, a centrifugal balancing tube mechanism, a sorting mechanism, a scanning identification mechanism, a test tube transporting mechanism, and a collection box are arranged on the body frame. The vacuum blood collection tube mechanism and the centrifugal balancing tube mechanism are parallelly arranged on an upper part of the body frame. The scanning identification mechanism is connected to the vacuum blood collection tube mechanism. The sorting mechanism is connected to the vacuum blood collection tube mechanism and the centrifugal balancing tube mechanism at two ends of the sorting mechanism, respectively. The test tube transporting mechanism is connected to the centrifugal balancing tube mechanism. The collection box is disposed in a middle part of the body frame and located directly below the vacuum blood collection tube mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: Fuwai HospitalInventors: Jinxing Yu, Yang Zhang, Kai Cui, Zhou Zhou, Yahui Lin
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Patent number: 12694494Abstract: Method and system for geometric correction based on image tracking, the method including: obtaining a plurality of projection images of a geometric model, each of the projection images including a projection marker corresponding to an original marker in the geometric model; obtaining an initial correspondence between the original markers in the geometric model and the projection markers in one of the projection images; determining a target correspondence between the original markers in the geometric model and the projection markers in the tracked projection image by tracking, based on a correlation of the projection images and the initial correspondence, the projection markers in the projection images; performing, based on the target correspondence, a geometric correction.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2023Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Haihua Zhou, Kai Cui, Jing Yan, Jian Zhong
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Patent number: 12666029Abstract: A video decoder is configured to determine a minimum sample value for one or more blocks of video data, the minimum sample value being greater than 0; determine a maximum sample value for the one or more blocks of video data, the maximum sample value being less than 2{circumflex over (?)}bd?1 and bd being a bit depth of samples in the one or more blocks; in response to determining that a process applied to a block of the one or more blocks of video data results in a sample value that is outside a range of the minimum sample value to the maximum sample value, clip the sample value to one of the minimum sample value or the maximum sample value to generate a clipped sample value; determine a decoded version of the block based on the clipped sample value.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2024Date of Patent: June 23, 2026Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Kai Cui, Zhi Zhang, Han Huang, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 12657719Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for image splicing. The systems and methods may acquire a first image and a second image, determine a plurality of first feature points in a first region of the first image, determine a plurality of second feature points in a second region of the second image, then match the plurality of first feature points with the plurality of second feature points to generate a plurality of point pairs. Based on the plurality of point pairs, a third region on the first image and a fourth region on the second image may be determined. Finally, a third image may be generated based on the first image and the second image, wherein the third region of the first image may overlap with the fourth region of the second image in the third image.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2024Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yang Hu, Jie Niu, Liang Xu, Yecheng Han, Hanyu Wang, Yueyan Bian, Wanli Teng, Kai Cui, Le Yang
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Patent number: 12627654Abstract: A computing system includes a virtual server providing first and second virtual desktops. A first client computing device accesses the first virtual desktop via a communications network, and shares content of the first virtual desktop as a screen sharer in a collaboration session. A second client computing device accesses the second virtual desktop via the communications network, and displays content of the second virtual desktop in a virtual desktop window. The second client computing device participates in the collaboration session as a screen viewer, and receives the shared screen content of the first virtual desktop. The shared screen content is displayed by the second client computing device in a shared screen window, with the shared screen window being separate from the virtual desktop window.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: May 12, 2026Inventors: Kai Cui, Yuan Zhang, Muhammad Dawood, Zhen Fan
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Publication number: 20260116869Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compound and to the use of said compound in the treatment of heterotopic ossification and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2025Publication date: April 30, 2026Inventors: Luca ARISTA, Sreehari BABU, Jianwei BIAN, Kai CUI, Michael Patrick DILLON, Rene LATTMANN, Jialiang LI, Lv LIAO, Dimitrios LIZOS, Rita RAMOS, Nikolaus Johannes STIEFL, Thomas ULLRICH, Peggy USSELMANN, Xiaoyang WANG, Liladhar Murlidhar WAYKOLE, Sven WEILER, Yubo ZHANG, Yizong ZHOU, Tingying ZHU
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Patent number: 12466808Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula (1) in free form or in pharmaceutically acceptable salt form to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compound and to the use of said compound in the treatment of heterotopic ossification and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 11, 2025Assignee: NOVARTIS AGInventors: Luca Arista, Sreehari Babu, Jianwei Bian, Kai Cui, Michael Patrick Dillon, Rene Lattmann, Jialiang Li, Lv Liao, Dimitrios Lizos, Rita Ramos, Nikolaus Johannes Stiefl, Thomas Ullrich, Peggy Usselmann, Xiaoyang Wang, Liladhar Murlidhar Waykole, Sven Weiler, Yubo Zhang, Yizong Zhou, Tingying Zhu
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Patent number: 12456236Abstract: A method include obtaining original projection data of an object. The original projection data may be acquired by scanning the object using a radiation device from one or more projection views. The original projection data may include truncation projection data that is acquired from at least one of the one or more projection views. In each of the at least one of the one or more projection views a truncation region of the object may be located outside an FOV of the radiation device. The method may include obtaining a target S-shaped extrapolation function based on the original projection data. The method may include determining, based on the target S-shaped extrapolation function and the original projection data, extended projection data corresponding to the at least one truncation region. The method may include generating an image of the object based on the original projection data and the extended projection data.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 28, 2025Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Kai Cui, Yong E, Jing Yan, Na Zhang, Le Yang, Hanyu Wang, Juan Feng, Haihua Zhou, Xuefei Lu, Guanji Leng, Yang Hu
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Publication number: 20250330570Abstract: Example devices, methods, and computer readable media are described for adaptively selecting a cost function. An example device for decoding video data includes one or more memories configured to store the video data and one or more processors implemented in circuitry and operably coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors are configured to determine to decode a current block of the video data using an inter mode. The one or more processors are configured to determine a value of an index to a prediction candidate in a candidate list. The one or more processors are configured to determine the prediction candidate and a first cost function of a plurality of cost functions based on the value of the index. The one or more processors are configured to decode the current block based on the prediction candidate and the first cost function.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2025Publication date: October 23, 2025Inventors: Kai Cui, Zhi Zhang, Yan Zhang, Han Huang, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
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Publication number: 20250228510Abstract: A scanning apparatus (110), a medical image obtaining method, and a medical image obtaining system (100) are provided. The scanning apparatus (110) comprises a gantry, a controller, a C-shaped arm, a radiation source (112), and a detector (113). The radiation source (112) and the detector (113) are arranged at both ends of the C-shaped arm. The C-shaped arm is connected to the gantry. The controller is configured to control a motion of the gantry to drive the C-shaped arm to move so as to scan a target object.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2025Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yang TANG, Kai CUI, Jing YAN, Guanji LENG, Lu CHEN, Juan FENG, Haihua ZHOU, Zhou YUAN, Le YANG
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Publication number: 20250166205Abstract: The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for processing X-ray images. A method for processing an X-ray image may include obtaining an X-ray image; and determining a metal image based on the X-ray image by using a trained metal detection model. The metal image includes information of a metal object in the X-ray image.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2025Publication date: May 22, 2025Applicant: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Kai CUI, Chunhua JIANG, Liang XU, Shurui ZHAO, Jian ZHONG, Jie NIU, Yan'ge MA, Wanli TENG, Na ZHANG, Juan FENG
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Patent number: 12280154Abstract: The invention provides a colonic microbiota responsive polymer characterized in that it is prepared by the polymerization of a response monomer and a linking monomer, wherein the response monomer is a cellobiose with a ?-(1,4)-glucoside bond or/and a lactose with a ?-galactoside bond; the linking monomer is a monomer that reacts with the hydroxyl group of the response monomer to form an ester or ether directly or by a crosslinking agent. The invention also provides a method for preparation of a colonic microbiota responsive polymer, a degradable film based on the polymer and a preparation method thereof. By means of the characteristics that ?-(1,4)-glucoside bond provided by cellobiose or/and ?-galactoside bond provided by lactose monomer unit in the polymer can specifically respond to the high abundance of microbiotas (?-glucosidase or/and ?-galactosidase) in the colon to specifically degrade in the colon, a colon-targeted delivery system for diagnosis and treatment of colon diseases is constructed.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINEInventors: Zeyu Xiao, Gaoxian Chen, Kai Cui
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Publication number: 20250119547Abstract: A video decoder is configured to determine a minimum sample value for one or more blocks of video data, the minimum sample value being greater than 0; determine a maximum sample value for the one or more blocks of video data, the maximum sample value being less than 2{circumflex over (?)}bd?1 and bd being a bit depth of samples in the one or more blocks; in response to determining that a process applied to a block of the one or more blocks of video data results in a sample value that is outside a range of the minimum sample value to the maximum sample value, clip the sample value to one of the minimum sample value or the maximum sample value to generate a clipped sample value; determine a decoded version of the block based on the clipped sample value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Kai Cui, Zhi Zhang, Han Huang, Vadim Seregin, Marta Karczewicz
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Patent number: 12263027Abstract: A scanning apparatus (110), a medical image obtaining method, and a medical image obtaining system (100) are provided. The scanning apparatus (110) comprises a gantry, a controller, a C-shaped arm, a radiation source (112), and a detector (113). The radiation source (112) and the detector (113) are arranged at both ends of the C-shaped arm. The C-shaped arm is connected to the gantry. The controller is configured to control a motion of the gantry to drive the C-shaped arm to move so as to scan a target object.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yang Tang, Kai Cui, Jing Yan, Guanji Leng, Lu Chen, Juan Feng, Haihua Zhou, Zhou Yuan, Le Yang
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Patent number: 12217430Abstract: The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for processing X-ray images. A method for processing an X-ray image may include obtaining an X-ray image; and determining a metal image based on the X-ray image by using a trained metal detection model. The metal image includes information of a metal object in the X-ray image.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Kai Cui, Chunhua Jiang, Liang Xu, Shurui Zhao, Jian Zhong, Jie Niu, Yan'ge Ma, Wanli Teng, Na Zhang, Juan Feng
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Patent number: 12211176Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for image processing. The system may obtain at least one image of an object. For each of the at least one image, the system may determine a recognition result of the image. The recognition result may include an image type of the image, a type of a lesion in the image, a region of the lesion in the image, and/or an image feature of the image. Further, the system may process the at least one image of the object based on at least one recognition result corresponding to the at least one image.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Liang Xu, Juan Feng, Jun Xiang, Na Zhang, Yang Hu, Yan'ge Ma, Kai Cui, Le Yang
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Publication number: 20240422316Abstract: The present disclosure relates to image modification such as an image enhancement wherein the processing is at least partially based on neural networks. In particular, the image modification includes a multi-channel processing in which a primary channel is processed separately and secondary channels are processed based on the processed primary channel. The primary channel is processed based on a first spatial frequency transform to obtain a transformed primary channel and the secondary channel is processed based on a second spatial frequency transform to obtain a transformed secondary channel. The transformed primary channel is processed by means of a first neural network to obtain a modified transformed primary channel and the transformed secondary channel is processed based on the transformed primary channel by means of a second neural network to obtain a modified transformed secondary channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Kai Cui, Atanas Boev, Eckehard Steinbach, Elena Alexandrovna Alshina, Ahmet Burakhan Koyuncu
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Patent number: 12148191Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for automated image acquisition and imaging processing. The method may include obtaining imaging information of an object. The method may include determining, based on the imaging information, at least target device positioning information of an imaging device. The method may include causing, based on the target device positioning information of the imaging device, the imaging device to be positioned to perform the image acquisition. The method may include providing, based on the inspection information, guidance information, the guidance information being configured to guide positioning of the object. The method may also include obtaining a target image from an imaging operation by the imaging device. Further, the method may include determining a target image processing algorithm of a medical image.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yan'ge Ma, Le Yang, Juan Feng, Jie Niu, Kai Cui, Wenri Zhang, Na Zhang, Peng Yao, Yang Hu
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Patent number: 12084470Abstract: A method for preparing a bisphenol phosphate hydroxyl aluminum salt nucleating agent is provided, which adopts organic aluminum alcoholate as raw materials to prepare bisphenol phosphate hydroxyl aluminum salt. In prior art, a neutralization reaction of bisphenol phosphate and sodium hydroxide is firstly performed, so as to prepare bisphenol phosphate sodium salt; then a double decomposition reaction of sodium salt and inorganic aluminum salt is performed to prepare the bisphenol phosphate hydroxyl aluminum salt. The present invention combines the two-step reaction in prior art into the one-step reaction of phosphate and organic aluminum alcoholate for synthesizing the bisphenol phosphate hydroxyl aluminum salt, thereby simplifying the production process, improving the production efficiency, shortening the reaction time, and improving the product quality.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: SHANXI INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (LTD.)Inventors: Kezhi Wang, Jianjun Zhang, Chenxi Mao, Xiangyang Li, Fuhua Lin, Xungang Li, Jing Wang, Ran Wang, Fengyu Liu, Chen Wang, Kai Wang, Shaoyang Li, Hongyu Zhang, Yanwen Zhong, Huifang Zhang, Yanqin Dai, Kai Cui, Mi Zhang, Yilong Gong, Chaoyang Lu
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Publication number: 20240276030Abstract: The present application discloses a display method and apparatus, a data processing method and apparatus, an electronic device and a computer medium. The display method comprises: displaying a first live streaming scene in a set playing field space; and in response to a preset operation, presenting a first display screen at a first location in the playing field space and displaying a second live streaming scene in the first display screen. Therefore, the flexibility of a display mode of a live streaming room can be improved, and the user experience is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Fanchao MENG, Zhenpeng Xiao, Ruixi Chang, Qiang Chen, Tuoyu Qi, Liyue Ji, Yang Wu, Ren Zhou, Zuohui Tian, Kai Cui