Patents by Inventor Qingchao Kong

Qingchao Kong 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).

  • Publication number: 20230051950
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing hemodynamic support to a patient with an intravascular blood pump are disclosed. In some implementations, the blood pump includes a motor and an improved motor cable for delivering electrical power to the motor. The motor includes a stator with one or more coils. The motor cable includes one or more electrical conduits. The motor cable also includes a tail portion and a head portion. In some implementations, the head portion may have an O-shape or a C-shape. The motor cable may reduce the complexity of assembling the blood pump. For example, the motor cable may reduce the risk of shorting the one or more coils and/or the one or more electrical conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: ABIOMED, Inc.
    Inventors: Emilia Jahangir, Qingchao Kong, Martin Kortyka
  • Publication number: 20210213274
    Abstract: A blood pump with a stator and rotor wherein the rotor is assembled by bonding the stator components with epoxy. The bonding surfaces of the rotor components are primed with a silane-based primer to improve adhesion between the primer and the rotor components by rendering such surfaces hydrophobic. A bonding surface of one of the stator yoke or the stator sleeve, or both, is treated with a primer that improves wettability of the bonding surface and improves bonding of the epoxy to the binding surface. The device has a bonding surface adhered to epoxy in which a primer was applied on such bonding surface prior to introducing epoxy onto the bonding surface. In addition to improved bond strength, hydrophobic surface would control moister ingress.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Soumen Das, Qingchao Kong, Zhenghong Tao, Alexander Ship
  • Patent number: 10383784
    Abstract: Systems, methods and components of a joint actuating gait training system are provided. The gait training system includes a base support frame and an upper flexion actuation assembly movably coupled to the base support frame and a lower flexion actuation assembly movably coupled to the base support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Patrick Murphy, Michelle Cleary, Shawn Gelsinger, Melanie Jessel, Steven McKanas, Robert Struble, Maciej Pietrusinski, Sheng-Che Yen, Qingchao Kong, Constantinos Mavroidis
  • Patent number: 10250101
    Abstract: A balanced planetary gearbox including an assembly having an input stage and an output stage. The assembly includes two grounds, each with ground rollers and ground rings. The two grounds are fixedly attached to one another. The assembly includes a sun gear and planet sub-assemblies between the two grounds. The planet sub-assemblies include at least one input planet gear and one output planet gear. The sun gear and the input planet gears include rollers. An abutment of rollers in the gearbox keeps the sun gear and the planet gears in alignment. The output gear meshes with an output ring disposed in between the two ground rings, such that a combination of the at least one input planet gears from each of the plurality of planet sub-assemblies provides a structural symmetry to the planetary gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Elias Brassitos, Brian Weinberg, Qingchao Kong, Constantinos Mavroidis
  • Patent number: 10174810
    Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are described for a gear contact system configured to support radial, thrust, and moment loads, the system comprising a first gear comprising a first roller having a first roller bearing surface, the first roller bearing surface having a convex curvature defined by a first radius of curvature; and a second gear comprising a second roller having a second roller bearing surface, the second roller bearing surface having a concave curvature defined by a second radius of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Elias Brassitos, Brian Weinberg, Qingchao Kong, Constantinos Mavroidis
  • Publication number: 20170201154
    Abstract: A balanced planetary gearbox including an assembly having an input stage and an output stage. The assembly includes two grounds, each with ground rollers and ground rings. The two grounds are fixedly attached to one another. The assembly includes a sun gear and planet sub-assemblies between the two grounds. The planet sub-assemblies include at least one input planet gear and one output planet gear. The sun gear and the input planet gears include rollers. An abutment of rollers in the gearbox keeps the sun gear and the planet gears in alignment. The output gear meshes with an output ring disposed in between the two ground rings, such that a combination of the at least one input planet gears from each of the plurality of planet sub-assemblies provides a structural symmetry to the planetary gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Elias BRASSITOS, Brian WEINBERG, Qingchao KONG, Constantinos MAVROIDIS
  • Publication number: 20160166460
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, methods and components of a joint actuating gait training system. The gait training system includes a base support frame and an upper flexion actuation assembly movably coupled to the base support frame and a lower flexion actuation assembly movably coupled to the base support frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Patrick Murphy, Michelle Cleary, Shawn Gelsinger, Melanie Jessel, Steven McKanas, Robert Struble, Maciej Pietrusinski, Sheng-Che Yen, Qingchao Kong, Constantinos Mavroidis
  • Publication number: 20160144915
    Abstract: The present application is directed towards methods and systems for an interactive cyclist monitoring and crash prevention system. The methods include creating, by a safety sensor, a virtual smart lane around a bike operated by a rider during a cycling session. The virtual smart lane may indicates a safe zone around the bike. The method further includes the safety sensor detecting an object approaching the virtual smart lane during the cycling session and generating an alert to the rider of the bike to notify the rider of the approaching object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Amir Bahador Farjadian Bejestan, Qingchao Kong, Carlo Sartori Pacifici, Philip Damian Lena, Alexander Pepjonovich, Camilo Madriz, Marietta Alcover Ramos, Constantinos Mavroidis
  • Publication number: 20160053858
    Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are described for a gear contact system configured to support radial, thrust, and moment loads, the system comprising a first gear comprising a first roller having a first roller bearing surface, the first roller bearing surface having a convex curvature defined by a first radius of curvature; and a second gear comprising a second roller having a second roller bearing surface, the second roller bearing surface having a concave curvature defined by a second radius of curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Elias BRASSITOS, Brian WEINBERG, Qingchao KONG, Constantinos MAVROIDIS
  • Publication number: 20150367176
    Abstract: The present application is directed towards methods and systems for an add-on smart pedal and computer based application to provide cyclist monitoring and recommendations. The methods include displaying, by a virtual coach, characteristics of a bike in a first virtual cycling session, the characteristics measured by a pedal sensor during a cycling session. The virtual coach may assess a performance of a rider during the cycling session and generate recommendations the first virtual cycling session based on the performance of the rider. Further, the virtual coach may create a second virtual cycling session based on the rider performance and the recommendations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Amir Bahador Farjadian Bejestan, Constantinos Mavroidis, Qingchao Kong
  • Publication number: 20150290071
    Abstract: The Navigator is multiple degree of freedom neuro rehabilitation system. The Navigator simultaneously exercises both pronation and supination of the wrist (rotation) and flexion and extension of the fingers (grasp and release) for rehabilitation and monitoring of patients with motor control deficits due to a neurological ailment, such as stroke. In addition, the Navigator provides a visual, interactive environment for performing therapeutic exercises. The interactive environment provides motivation to the patient and can provide real-time feedback to the patient about the quality of the movements being performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Murphy, Ray Adler, Katherine Bausemer, Joseph Gonsalves, Kevin Thompson, Qingchao Kong, Mark L. Sivak, Constantinos Mavroidis