Patents by Inventor Lanping Liu

Lanping Liu 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: 11617566
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ultrasonic imaging device, comprising: an imaging assembly, the imaging assembly comprising an ultrasonic transducer for imaging tissue to be imaged; an adjustable arm, wherein one end of the adjustable arm is connected to the imaging assembly; a counterweight, the counterweight being connected to the other end of the adjustable arm through a cable; a frame, the frame being capable of guiding movement when the counterweight and/or adjustable arm moves; and a transmission assembly, the transmission assembly comprising a driving device and a transmission belt, wherein the driving device is connected to the transmission belt, and the transmission belt is connected to the counterweight; the driving device is capable of acting on the counterweight through the transmission belt, so as to adjust pressure applied by the imaging assembly onto the tissue to be imaged. The present invention further provides some imaging methods using the ultrasonic imaging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Lu Jin, Bing Li, Qiang Yao, Liping Chen, Lanping Liu, Kejian Shi
  • Publication number: 20210169451
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ultrasonic imaging device, comprising: an imaging assembly, the imaging assembly comprising an ultrasonic transducer for imaging tissue to be imaged; an adjustable arm, wherein one end of the adjustable arm is connected to the imaging assembly; a counterweight, the counterweight being connected to the other end of the adjustable arm through a cable; a frame, the frame being capable of guiding movement when the counterweight and/or adjustable arm moves; and a transmission assembly, the transmission assembly comprising a driving device and a transmission belt, wherein the driving device is connected to the transmission belt, and the transmission belt is connected to the counterweight; the driving device is capable of acting on the counterweight through the transmission belt, so as to adjust pressure applied by the imaging assembly onto the tissue to be imaged. The present invention further provides some imaging methods using the ultrasonic imaging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Lu JIN, Bing LI, Qiang YAO, Liping CHEN, Lanping LIU, Kejian SHI
  • Publication number: 20210093293
    Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging device, comprising: an adjustable arm; an imaging assembly connected to one end of the adjustable arm; and a counterweight connected to the other end of the adjustable arm through a cable, wherein the counterweight is provided with an actuator, and the actuator is connected to one end of the cable and is capable of driving the cable to move. A method for imaging using an imaging device is further provided, the method comprising: adjusting a position of an imaging assembly; adjusting the length of a cable by using an actuator, so as to adjust an effective weight of the imaging assembly acting on tissue to be imaged; and performing imaging by using the imaging assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Bing LI, Qiang YAO, Liping CHEN, Lanping LIU, Kejian SHI, Lu JIN
  • Patent number: 8430103
    Abstract: The present invention provides a base for placement of a medical apparatus, comprising: a base body provided with a platform for carrying said medical apparatus, and a fixing/releasing mechanism for fixing and releasing said medical apparatus, the fixing/releasing mechanism comprising a lock hook for fixing/releasing the medical apparatus; the fixing/releasing mechanism further comprising: a press-fit button including an operation key exposed above the base body; the operation key is protrudably and retractably received in a key through hole in the base body, the operation key moving in the direction of the force when being subjected to a pressure to be received in the key through hole; when the applied force disappears, the operation key automatically returns to the original position and protrudes out of the key through hole; a snap catch mechanism comprising said lock hook protrudably and retractably received in a lock hook receiving portion in the base body; a transmission mechanism connected to said press
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Bo Wei, Yalan Yang, Lanping Liu
  • Patent number: 8182426
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic system has a tablet type electronic device for ultrasonic diagnosis and a docking station for mounting thereto the electronic device removably. The docking station includes a receptacle section against which one side of the electronic device comes into abutment when mounting the electronic device, and a hold-down section for holding down the electronic device releasably on the side opposite to the one side when mounting the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Zhensong Zhao, Lanping Liu
  • Publication number: 20100309130
    Abstract: A capacitive data input device with mechanical touch feeling includes a mechanical part and a capacitive sensing part, wherein the mechanical part lies above the capacitive sensing part, the keys in the mechanical part have a one-to-one corresponding relationship with the keypads in the capacitive sensing part, so that the respective keypads in the capacitive sensing part can be triggered by mechanically operating the keys in the mechanical part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Zhensong Zhao, Zhiyuan Jia, Wenyou Gao, Lanping Liu
  • Publication number: 20090270727
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic system has a tablet type electronic device for ultrasonic diagnosis and a docking station for mounting thereto the electronic device removably. The docking station includes a receptacle section against which one side of the electronic device comes into abutment when mounting the electronic device, and a hold-down section for holding down the electronic device releasably on the side opposite to the one side when mounting the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Zhensong Zhao, Lanping Liu
  • Publication number: 20090013731
    Abstract: The present invention provides a base for placement of a medical apparatus, comprising: a base body provided with a platform for carrying said medical apparatus, and a fixing/releasing mechanism for fixing and releasing said medical apparatus, the fixing/releasing mechanism comprising a lock hook for fixing/releasing the medical apparatus; the fixing/releasing mechanism further comprising: a press-fit button including an operation key exposed above the base body; the operation key is protrudably and retractably received in a key through hole in the base body, the operation key moving in the direction of the force when being subjected to a pressure to be received in the key through hole; when the applied force disappears, the operation key automatically returns to the original position and protrudes out of the key through hole; a snap catch mechanism comprising said lock hook protrudably and retractably received in a lock hook receiving portion in the base body; a transmission mechanism connected to said press
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Bo Wei, Yalan Yang, Lanping Liu
  • Patent number: D806340
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ross Stalter, Lanping Liu, Yue Wu
  • Patent number: D843585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yue Wu, Stephane Graziani, Aurelie Boudier, Linbo Yang, Erisen Xu, Lanping Liu
  • Patent number: D855190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yue Wu, Aurelie Boudier, Lionel Wodecki, Lanping Liu, Li Liu, Bo Tang, Stephane Graziani, Xiaoren Wang
  • Patent number: D936842
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Yue Wu, Liangmao He, Lionel Wodecki, Li Liu, Lanping Liu, Junping Zou
  • Patent number: D942631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Lionel Wodecki, Yue Wu, Li Liu, Liangmao He, Lanping Liu