Patents by Inventor Keping Yan

Keping Yan 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: 11747497
    Abstract: The present application provides a seafloor multi-wave seismic source including: a pressure chamber mechanism; a high-voltage pulse generator with four discharge pathways; a thrust mechanism with a thrust rod and a thrust head; four vibrators are evenly distributed around a periphery of the thrust head, and each vibrator is connected with one discharge pathway of the high-voltage pulse generator; a power supply unit to power the seismic source; and a processor, a memory and a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor; and the program includes: pulse emission instructions generated by the processor based on user settings and received by the high-voltage pulse generator, for switching on four or any two of the four discharge pathways at the same time, to enable the corresponding vibrators to vibrate to excite seismic waves in compression wave mode or shear wave mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, MNR
    Inventors: Yanliang Pei, Kai Liu, Mingming Wen, Chenguang Liu, Yifan Huang, Liancheng Zhang, Keping Yan, Baohua Liu
  • Publication number: 20220342099
    Abstract: The present application provides a seafloor multi-wave seismic source including: a pressure chamber mechanism; a high-voltage pulse generator with four discharge pathways; a thrust mechanism with a thrust rod and a thrust head; four vibrators are evenly distributed around a periphery of the thrust head, and each vibrator is connected with one discharge pathway of the high-voltage pulse generator; a power supply unit to power the seismic source; and a processor, a memory and a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor; and the program includes: pulse emission instructions generated by the processor based on user settings and received by the high-voltage pulse generator, for switching on four or any two of the four discharge pathways at the same time, to enable the corresponding vibrators to vibrate to excite seismic waves in compression wave mode or shear wave mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yanliang PEI, Kai LIU, Mingming WEN, Chenguang LIU, Yifan HUANG, Liancheng ZHANG, Keping YAN, Baohua LIU
  • Patent number: 11137507
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a near-sea-bottom hydrate detection system, which includes a ship-borne part and a deep-towing part. The ship-borne part includes: a comprehensive monitoring host, configured to send an acquisition triggering pulse signal, and transmit the signal to the deep-towing part; and receive near-sea-bottom information acquired by the deep-towing part, and determine a near-sea-bottom condition according to the near-sea-bottom information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: The First Institute of Oceanography, SOA
    Inventors: Baohua Liu, Yanliang Pei, Kaiben Yu, Yifan Huang, Zili Chen, Guangming Kan, Yanhong Lian, Keping Yan, Chunlei Jing, Le Zong
  • Patent number: 10890678
    Abstract: Seismic exploration system based on an underwater mobile platform including: an add-on type electronic cabin, a circuit integration device, an underwater mobile platform, a mounting mechanism, a multi-electrode emission array, and a multi-channel hydrophone linear array; where the electronic cabin is externally fixed on the underwater mobile platform through the mounting mechanism, the circuit integration device is disposed in the electronic cabin, the circuit integration device is connected with the multi-electrode emission array, and the multi-electrode emission array is connected with the multi-channel hydrophone linear array; and the circuit integration device includes a multi-channel underwater acoustic data acquisition device, a sound source host, a photoelectric junction box and a battery pack, where the acoustic data acquisition device is connected with the sound source host, and the photoelectric junction box is connected with the acoustic data acquisition device, the sound source host, the battery p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignees: The First Institute of Oceanography, SOA, National Deep Sea Center
    Inventors: Yanliang Pei, Baohua Liu, Qingfeng Hua, Kaiben Yu, Qiuhong Xie, Chunlei Jing, Yifan Huang, Yanhong Lian, Keping Yan
  • Publication number: 20210003725
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a near-sea-bottom hydrate detection system, which includes a ship-borne part and a deep-towing part. The ship-borne part includes: a comprehensive monitoring host, configured to send an acquisition triggering pulse signal, and transmit the signal to the deep-towing part; and receive near-sea-bottom information acquired by the deep-towing part, and determine a near-sea-bottom condition according to the near-sea-bottom information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicants: The First Institute of Oceanography, SOA, National Deep Sea Center
    Inventors: Baohua LIU, Yanliang PEI, Kaiben YU, Yifan HUANG, Zili CHEN, Guangming KAN, Yanhong LIAN, Keping YAN, Chuniei JING, Le ZONG
  • Publication number: 20190369281
    Abstract: Seismic exploration system based on an underwater mobile platform including: an add-on type electronic cabin, a circuit integration device, an underwater mobile platform, a mounting mechanism, a multi-electrode emission array, and a multi-channel hydrophone linear array; where the electronic cabin is externally fixed on the underwater mobile platform through the mounting mechanism, the circuit integration device is disposed in the electronic cabin, the circuit integration device is connected with the multi-electrode emission array, and the multi-electrode emission array is connected with the multi-channel hydrophone linear array; and the circuit integration device includes a multi-channel underwater acoustic data acquisition device, a sound source host, a photoelectric junction box and a battery pack, where the acoustic data acquisition device is connected with the sound source host, and the photoelectric junction box is connected with the acoustic data acquisition device, the sound source host, the battery p
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicants: The First Institute of Oceanography, SOA, National Deep Sea Center
    Inventors: Yanliang Pei, Baohua Liu, Qingfeng Hua, Kaiben Yu, Qiuhong Xie, Chunlei Jing, Yifan Huang, Yanhong Lian, Keping Yan
  • Patent number: 7759654
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for generating corona discharges, comprising a first assembly, which first assembly is built up of at least one corona discharge space and at least one discharge electrode disposed in the corona discharge space, as well as a high voltage source, an output of which is connected to the at least one discharge electrode. The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for generating corona discharges as referred to in the introduction, which apparatus is capable of controlling more corona discharge spaces, using the standard parts and components, and which is also suitable for high power levels, therefore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
    Inventors: Keping Yan, Egbertus Johannes Van Heesch
  • Publication number: 20080290277
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for generating corona discharges, comprising a first assembly, which first assembly is built up of at least one corona discharge space and at least one discharge electrode disposed in the corona discharge space, as well as a high voltage source, an output of which is connected to the at least one discharge electrode. The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for generating corona discharges as referred to in the introduction, which apparatus is capable of controlling more corona discharge spaces, using the standard parts and components, and which is also suitable for high power levels, therefore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Keping Yan, Egbertus Johannes Van Heesch
  • Publication number: 20070114411
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for generating corona discharges, comprising a corona discharge space (2); a discharge electrode disposed in the corona discharge space; as well as a high voltage source (3, 4), an output of which is connected to the discharge electrode. The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for generating corona discharges as referred to in the introduction, which on the one hand is of less complex construction, but which is furthermore functionally built up of components that make it possible to use the apparatus with high pulsed power levels as well, and the apparatus is to that end characterized in that at least one element having diode functionality (5) is connected between the high voltage source and the discharge electrode, which element delivers a DC high voltage component comprising a superposed AC high voltage component on the discharge electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventor: Keping Yan