Patents by Inventor Minfeng Xu
Minfeng Xu 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: 10832856Abstract: An imaging device may include multiple magnetic coils to generate a magnetic field. Additionally, the imaging device may include an outer support affixed to at least one coil of the plurality of magnetic coils and an axial support between at least two coils of the plurality of magnetic coils, wherein the outer support and the axial support operatively share a load corresponding to the generated magnetic fields.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Alexander Kagan, Michael Parizh, Anbo Wu, Minfeng Xu, Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson, Mark Ernest Vermilyea
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Publication number: 20200348379Abstract: The present disclosure relates to using an integrated cooling circuit to provide both forced-flow pre-cooling functionality and closed-loop thermosiphon cooling for persistent mode operation of a superconducting magnet. In one embodiment, the integrated cooling circuit shares a single set of cooling tubes for use with both the forced-flow pre-cooling circuit as well as the closed-loop operating-state cooling circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Anbo Wu, Minfeng Xu, Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson
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Patent number: 10804017Abstract: There is set forth herein a superconducting lead assembly comprising: a positive superconducting wire; a negative superconducting wire, wherein the positive superconducting wire is configured to conduct inflow current to a cryogenic apparatus and wherein the negative superconducting wire is configured to conduct outflow current away from the cryogenic apparatus; and an electrically insulating separator, wherein the positive superconducting wire and the negative superconducting wire are arranged proximately one another and on opposite sides of the electrically insulating separator for cancellation of electromagnetic forces attributable to current flowing simultaneously in opposite directions within the positive superconducting wire and the negative superconducting wire, and wherein a length of the superconducting lead assembly is flexible. In one embodiment the positive superconducting wire and the negative superconducting wire can include high temperature superconducting (HTS) material.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLCInventors: Susumu Mine, Anbo Wu, Minfeng Xu
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Publication number: 20200321152Abstract: A quench protection system for a superconducting machine, such as a superconducting generator having a plurality of series-arranged superconducting coils, includes at least one switch heater electrically coupled to each of the superconducting coils. A quench protection switch is provided in series with the coils, wherein each switch heater is in thermal contact with the quench protection switch. A heater network is configured in parallel with the quench protection switch and is in thermal contact with each of the coils. A quench of any one of the coils triggers a quench of the quench protection switch, wherein the heater network then triggers a quench of all of the remaining coils.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Anbo Wu, Michael Parizh, Minfeng Xu
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Publication number: 20200321847Abstract: A wind turbine power generating system and method includes a tower, a hub, a plurality of blades connected to the hub, and a rotor connected to the hub. A superconducting generator is coupled to the rotor and includes a plurality of superconductive coils. A nacelle is mounted atop the tower, with the superconducting generator housed within the nacelle. An automatic ramp-down system is configured with the superconducting coils and includes an automatically activated energy dump circuit for current withdrawn from the superconductive coils in a ramp-down process prior to a quench. The energy dump circuit includes one or more heat dissipating loads, wherein each of the heat dissipating loads is mounted in thermal communication with one of the tower or the nacelle that act a thermal heat sink for dispersing heat from the loads.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2019Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Anbo Wu, Michael Parizh, Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Minfeng Xu, James William Bray
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Publication number: 20200283754Abstract: Provided are techniques that may include a disposable magnetic cell isolation holder having one or more passages that accommodate a magnetic retention material to facilitate magnetic cell isolation without adjustment of magnetic field parameters between isolation procedures using different magnetic particle sizes. When the magnetic cell isolation holder is coupled to a magnetic field generator, a first passage corresponding to a smaller particle size is positioned in a magnetic field where the magnetic field characteristics are different relative to a second passage, of a second holder or in the same holder, for use with another bead size.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA LLCInventors: XIAOHUA ZHANG, SUSUMU MINE, YE BAI, REGINALD SMITH, MINFENG XU, WESTON GRIFFIN, KENNETH CONWAY
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Patent number: 10770211Abstract: A superconducting magnet system is provided. The superconducting magnet system includes a coil former, superconducting coils supported by the coil former, and one or more cooling assemblies. The cooling assemblies are in thermal contact with the coil former and include one or more cooling tubes for receiving a cryogen passed therethrough. The cooling assemblies are detachably mounted on the coil former and form at least one cooling circuit therein. The cooling assemblies include one or more flat surfaces attached on a surface of the coil former. A method of manufacturing the same is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLCInventors: GuangZhou Li, Anbo Wu, Yihe Hua, Minfeng Xu, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris
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Publication number: 20200279680Abstract: A persistent current switch system is presented. One embodiment of the persistent current switch system includes a vacuum chamber having a winding unit and dual cooling paths. The dual cooling paths are configured to circulate a coolant flow. The dual cooling paths are defined by a first cooling path and a second cooling path. The first cooling path includes a solid thermal component disposed in direct contact with the winding unit and the second cooling path includes a cooling tube disposed in direct contact with the winding unit and configured to circulate a coolant therein. The dual cooling paths cool the temperature of the winding unit below the threshold temperature to transition the persistent current switch system from the first mode to the second mode. A method of for cooling a winding unit in a persistent current switch system and a switching system including dual cooling paths are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Susumu Mine, Ye Bai, Anbo Wu, Minfeng Xu, Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson
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Publication number: 20200211764Abstract: An imaging device may include multiple magnetic coils to generate a magnetic field. Additionally, the imaging device may include an outer support affixed to at least one coil of the plurality of magnetic coils and an axial support between at least two coils of the plurality of magnetic coils, wherein the outer support and the axial support operatively share a load corresponding to the generated magnetic fields.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Alexander Kagan, Michael Parizh, Anbo Wu, Minfeng Xu, Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson, Mark Ernest Vermilyea
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Patent number: 10696961Abstract: Provided are techniques that may include a disposable magnetic cell isolation holder having one or more passages that accommodate a magnetic retention material to facilitate magnetic cell isolation without adjustment of magnetic field parameters between isolation procedures using different magnetic particle sizes. When the magnetic cell isolation holder is coupled to a magnetic field generator, a first passage corresponding to a smaller particle size is positioned in a magnetic field where the magnetic field characteristics are different relative to a second passage, of a second holder or in the same holder, for use with another bead size.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS USA LLCInventors: Xiaohua Zhang, Susumu Mine, Ye Bai, Reginald Smith, Minfeng Xu, Weston Griffin, Kenneth Conway
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Patent number: 10670189Abstract: A system includes a storage tank storing gas. The storage tank includes a storage tank interface portion made from a first material. The system also includes a nozzle that includes a nozzle interface portion and a first portion. The first portion is made from a second material different from the first material. Additionally, the system includes a connection formed by coupling the storage tank interface portion and the nozzle interface portion to one another, and the connection is configured to maintain a leak rate of the gas equal to or less than 1×10?4 standard cubic centimeters per second (std. cc/s).Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson, Anbo Wu, Alexander Kagan, Minfeng Xu, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Justin Michael Ricci
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Patent number: 10586638Abstract: A quench protection apparatus includes a number N of superconducting coils and a heater matrix. The number N of superconducting coils are electrically coupled in series. The heater matrix module includes the number N of heater units. The number N of heater units is electrically coupled in parallel with the number N of superconducting coils respectively. A number M of the heater units each includes at least the number N of heaters. Each superconducting coil is thermally coupled with at least one heater of each of the number M of the heater units. The number of N-M of the heater units each includes at least one heater. Each of the number M of superconducting coils correspondingly coupled with the number M of the heater units is thermally coupled with at least one heater of each of the number N-M of the heater units. A superconducting magnet system protected by above quench protection apparatus is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Minfeng Xu, Evangelos Laskaris, Weijun Shen, Jianshe Wang, Anbo Wu, Ye Bai, Yunxing Song
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Patent number: 10489910Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes an estimation circuitry and a tracking circuitry. The estimation circuitry is configured to estimate the activity of the myocardium across a plurality of images at different time phases from a group of images where a plurality of images containing a myocardium are chronologically arranged. The tracking circuitry is configured to set a search range for tracking the myocardium in the group according to the activity of the myocardium and perform the tracking.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Canon Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Hong Yang, Yanhua Wang, Minfeng Xu, Bing Han
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Publication number: 20190169594Abstract: Provided are techniques that may include a disposable magnetic cell isolation holder having one or more passages that accommodate a magnetic retention material to facilitate magnetic cell isolation without adjustment of magnetic field parameters between isolation procedures using different magnetic particle sizes. When the magnetic cell isolation holder is coupled to a magnetic field generator, a first passage corresponding to a smaller particle size is positioned in a magnetic field where the magnetic field characteristics are different relative to a second passage, of a second holder or in the same holder, for use with another bead size.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Xiaohua Zhang, Susumu Mine, Ye Bai, Reginald Smith, Minfeng Xu, Weston Griffin, Kenneth Conway
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Patent number: 10281538Abstract: A warm bore cylinder assembly having an outer wall, an inner wall, and a plurality of braces is provided. The outer wall is configured to define an inner exterior portion of a cryostat assembly. The outer wall is generally cylindrical, is made of a conductive material, and has an outer wall thickness. The inner wall is disposed radially inwardly of the outer wall. The inner wall is generally cylindrical, is made of a conductive material, and has an inner wall thickness. The braces extend along an axial direction defined by the outer wall and the inner wall. The plurality of braces are interposed between and join the outer wall and inner wall. The plurality of braces define openings disposed between adjacent braces.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jean-Baptiste Mathieu, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Kenneth William Rohling, Minfeng Xu, Seung-Kyun Lee
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Publication number: 20190024846Abstract: A system includes a storage tank storing gas. The storage tank includes a storage tank interface portion made from a first material. The system also includes a nozzle that includes a nozzle interface portion and a first portion. The first portion is made from a second material different from the first material. Additionally, the system includes a connection formed by coupling the storage tank interface portion and the nozzle interface portion to one another, and the connection is configured to maintain a leak rate of the gas equal to or less than 1×10?4 standard cubic centimeters per second (std. cc/s).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2017Publication date: January 24, 2019Inventors: Ernst Wolfgang Stautner, Paul St. Mark Shadforth Thompson, Anbo Wu, Alexander Kagan, Minfeng Xu, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Justin Michael Ricci
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Patent number: 10152651Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes acquisition circuitry, extraction circuitry, calculation circuitry, and determination circuitry. The acquisition circuitry configured to acquire a first photographic image and a second photographic image that contain tree structures of a subject. The extraction circuitry configured to extract branch points of each of the tree structures in the first photographic image and the second photographic image. The calculation circuitry configured to calculate the similarities between the branch points in the first photographic image and the branch points in the second photographic image based on the feature quantities of the branch points. The determination circuitry configured to determine the corresponding path between the branch points in the first photographic image and the branch points in the second photographic image based on the similarities between the branch points calculated by the calculation circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Shaobin Wang, Qi Chen, Yang Zhang, Yanhua Wang, Jialin Zhang, Minfeng Xu, Jianchun Zhao, Xiaotian Yang
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Publication number: 20180330856Abstract: There is set forth herein a superconducting lead assembly comprising: a positive superconducting wire; a negative superconducting wire, wherein the positive superconducting wire is configured to conduct inflow current to a cryogenic apparatus and wherein the negative superconducting wire is configured to conduct outflow current away from the cryogenic apparatus; and an electrically insulating separator, wherein the positive superconducting wire and the negative superconducting wire are arranged proximately one another and on opposite sides of the electrically insulating separator for cancellation of electromagnetic forces attributable to current flowing simultaneously in opposite directions within the positive superconducting wire and the negative superconducting wire, and wherein a length of the superconducting lead assembly is flexible. In one embodiment the positive superconducting wire and the negative superconducting wire can include high temperature superconducting (HTS) material.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Susumu MINE, Anbo WU, Minfeng XU
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Publication number: 20180144851Abstract: A superconducting magnet system is provided. The superconducting magnet system includes a coil former, superconducting coils supported by the coil former, and one or more cooling assemblies. The cooling assemblies are in thermal contact with the coil former and include one or more cooling tubes for receiving a cryogen passed therethrough. The cooling assemblies are detachably mounted on the coil former and form at least one cooling circuit therein. The cooling assemblies include one or more flat surfaces attached on a surface of the coil former. A method of manufacturing the same is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: GuangZhou Li, Anbo Wu, Yihe Hua, Minfeng Xu, Evangelos Trifon Laskaris
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Patent number: 9928609Abstract: A medical image processing apparatus according to one embodiment includes obtaining circuitry, calculating circuitry, and transforming circuitry. The obtaining circuitry takes an expiration time phase or an inspiration time phase as a benchmark time phase and obtains a benchmark line structure, which is a line structure of a bronchus in a lung field, from a medical image at the benchmark time phase. The calculating circuitry calculates a motion amount between a component depicted in the medical image at the benchmark time phase and a component depicted in a medical image at at least one other time phase than the benchmark time phase. The transforming circuitry transforms the benchmark line structure based on the motion amount to obtain an estimated line structure, which is estimated as a line structure at the at least one other time phase.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems CorporationInventors: Yanli Wang, Costas Plakas, Yanhua Wang, Shaobin Wang, Minfeng Xu, Jianchun Zhao, Qi Chen, Marco Razeto