Patents by Inventor Qingping Huang

Qingping Huang 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: 11215570
    Abstract: A security inspection system and method are disclosed. The security inspection system comprises: at least one baggage cart comprising at least one compartment for containing a baggage and configured to pass through a scanning channel; and a scanning device configured to inspect the baggage cart passing through the scanning channel and containing the baggage, at least based on a traveling speed of the baggage cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Zhiqiang Chen, Qingping Huang, Wenyuan Bi, Xin Jin, Ming Chang, Mingzhi Hong, Yancai Wang
  • Publication number: 20210330848
    Abstract: A tray disinfection devices for a security inspection system can include a frame, a disinfection channel on the frame, and a conveyor on the frame. An ultraviolet disinfection lamp is arranged in the disinfection channel. The conveyor on the frame is configured to convey a tray to pass through the disinfection channel so as to disinfect the tray through an irradiation of the ultraviolet disinfection lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Zhiqiang Chen, Qingping Huang, Mingzhi Hong, Yue Li, Bo Li, Minghua Qiu, Yanhua Lu
  • Publication number: 20210333430
    Abstract: A shielding structure of the safety inspection equipment includes a first carbon fiber layer, a polyurethane layer and a second carbon fiber layer, which are sequentially stacked to be configured as a shielding channel with two opened ends. The second carbon fiber layer is an outer layer of the shielding channel. The first carbon fiber layer and the second carbon fiber layer are made of carbon fiber materials. The polyurethane layer is made of polyurethane materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Hongbin HOU, Mingzhi HONG, Jinning LIANG, Qingping HUANG, Xin JIN
  • Publication number: 20210323696
    Abstract: A baggage cart is disclosed. The baggage cart is used for security inspection in an airport, comprising: a cart body, comprising at least one compartment having a door; and a locking device, coupled to the compartment and configured to lock the compartment in response to receiving an indication signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Zhiqiang Chen, Qingping Huang, Wenyuan Bi, Xin Jin, Ming Chang, Mingzhi Hong, Yancai Wang
  • Publication number: 20210239627
    Abstract: A security inspection system and method are disclosed. The security inspection system comprises: at least one baggage cart comprising at least one compartment for containing a baggage and configured to pass through a scanning channel; and a scanning device configured to inspect the baggage cart passing through the scanning channel and containing the baggage, at least based on a traveling speed of the baggage cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Zhiqiang Chen, Qingping Huang, Wenyuan Bi, Xin Jin, Ming Chang, Mingzhi Hong, Yancai Wang
  • Publication number: 20210082221
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a smart lock, including: a lock body and an unlocking structure; a Bluetooth communication module configured to receive a lock instruction or an unlock instruction based on Bluetooth communication; and one or more binding tags, each binding tag being associated with a Bluetooth address of the smart lock, wherein the unlocking structure is configured to lock or unlock the smart lock based on the lock instruction or the unlock instruction, or lock or unlock the smart lock based on an operation performed for the one or more binding tags. The present disclosure further provides a system and method for monitoring an object equipped with the smart lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicants: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Gang PENG, Qingping HUANG, Liang LI, Fan YANG, Jiabao CHEN, Kun CHENG, Zhifeng HE
  • Patent number: 10643759
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a grating and a radiation imaging device. The grating comprises a plurality of stacked grating elements. The grating elements are stacked to form a grid. The grating element comprises a first sheet and a second sheet having two parallel planes. The second sheet is stacked at the first sheet in a length direction of the first sheet. The first sheet is almost impervious to radiation. The present disclosure stacks the sheets having different specifications together to form the grating with uniform grating slits, such that there is no limitation on the thickness of the grating and the grating can be used along with high-energy radiations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Mingzhi Hong, Qingping Huang, Le Shen
  • Patent number: 10641715
    Abstract: An X-ray imaging system and method are provided. The system may include: an X-ray source configured to irradiate X-ray beams; a first grating and a second grating arranged sequentially in an irradiation direction of the X-ray beams; a detector arranged at downstream of the second grating in the irradiation direction; and a controller and data processing device configured to control the X-ray source to irradiate the X-ray beams, to control the detector to receive X-ray beams passing through the first grating and the second grating to generate phase contrast information and/or dark field information, and to perform CT check on an object under check based on the phase contrast information and/or the dark field information to obtain a CT image. In this way, it is possible to obtain more characteristic information about the object under check, so as to achieve more precise material recognition and security check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Le Shen, Qingping Huang, Xin Jin
  • Patent number: 10634810
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a scanning imaging system for security inspection of an object and an imaging method thereof, the system comprising: a conveying unit configured for bringing the object to move along a conveying direction; a plurality of radiographic sources at one side of the conveying unit, being arranged successively in a direction vertical to a plane, in which the conveying unit is located, and configured for alternately emitting ray beams to form a scanning area; a linear detector array at the other side of the conveying unit, being configured for detecting first projection images, which are formed after the ray beams emitted by the plurality of radiographic sources penetrate through the object, in the process of the object passing through the scanning area; an imaging unit configured for obtaining a first reconstructed image of the object based on the first projection images of the plurality of radiographic sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Zhiqiang Chen, Le Shen, Qingping Huang, Yunda Sun, Xin Jin, Hui Ding, Yuxiang Xing
  • Publication number: 20200025545
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an intelligent explosion-proof table, including a worktable, an explosion-proof box; the worktable has a window passing through in the vertical direction. The explosion-proof box with an open top is arranged under the window of the worktable. A lifting plate which can be moved up and down and a support mechanism for driving the lifting plate to be lifted are provided inside the explosion-proof box. The lifting plate is used for placing a danger source and matches with the window and is capable of being raised into the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Gang PENG, Qingping HUANG, Jianqing DOU, Yandi WANG, Kun YANG
  • Patent number: 10474897
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to smart security inspection systems and methods. One illustrative method may comprise distributing, by the system, a security inspection tray to a person to be inspected through an unpacking station and associating/binding information regarding the person to be inspected to a baggage identifier, and identifying the baggage identifier, obtaining the information of the person to be inspected according to the baggage identifier, obtaining pre-stored risk information according to the information of the person to be inspected, performing differentiated security inspections on the person to be inspected and/or baggage according to the risk information, and associating/binding the obtained data to the information of the person to be inspected. Further implementations relate to features such as processing identity information, controlling flow in the baggage handling area(s), imaging baggage, packing the baggage, and finishing the security inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Jia Xu, Hu Tang, Qingping Huang, Ying Fan
  • Patent number: 10436932
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an inspection system for quarantine and a method thereof. The CT technology is applied to the field of quarantine supervision, overcoming a problem of objects in an image of a single-view or a multi-view X-ray machine being overlapped, as well as a problem of organics including contrabands in a conventional CT image being not highlighted, not elaborated, and having bad contrast. Accuracy and efficiency of inspecting an object by human operator for quarantine inspection can be considerably improved, which is of a high application value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, CINTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qitian Miao, Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Yunda Sun, Ming Huang, Qingping Huang, Ming Hu, Lei Lei, Jie Xia
  • Patent number: 10416344
    Abstract: An inspection device for quarantine that includes a dual-energy CT apparatus capable of distinguishing substances, a DR apparatus, a substance identification system capable of enhancing display of an object (plant, animal, meat, etc.) focused for quarantine and automatically so labeling, and an image processing system capable of highlighting a suspect of quarantine and providing a corresponding automatic alarm. Compared to the prior art, the present disclosure can highlight a focused object for quarantine, which may improve accuracy and efficiency of inspection for quarantine at a port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: CINTS CO. LTD., NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qitian Miao, Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Ming Huang, Yunda Sun, Ming Hu, Qingping Huang, Jie Xia, Lei Lei
  • Patent number: 10408966
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an inspection device, an inspection method and an inspection system. The device comprises a distributed ray source comprising multiple source points; a light source collimator configured to converge the rays generated by the distributed ray source to form an inverted fan-shaped ray beam; a scatter collimator configured to only allow rays scattered at one or more particular scattering angles which are generated by the rays from the light source collimator interacting with inspected objects to pass; at least one detector each comprising multiple detection units which have an energy resolution capability and are substantially arranged in a cylindrical surface to receive the scattered rays passing through the scatter collimator; and a processing apparatus configured to calculate energy spectrum information of the scattered rays from the inspected objects based on a signal output by the detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Tianyi Yangdai, Qingping Huang
  • Patent number: 10371648
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a radiography system including: a ray source, comprising a plurality of X-ray generators which are distributed on one or more planes intersected with a moving direction of an object being inspected; a detector module comprising a plurality of detection units; a data collection circuit; a controller, configured to control at least two X-ray generators of the plurality of X-ray generators in the ray source to generate X-rays alternately such that the object is scanned by the generated X-rays; and control the detector module and the data collection circuit to respectively obtain detection data corresponding to the at least two X-ray generators; and a data processing computer, configured to create images of the object being inspected in view angles of the at least two X-ray generators based on the detection data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Xin Jin, Huaping Tang, Qingping Huang, Yunda Sun, Zhiqiang Chen
  • Patent number: 10353108
    Abstract: A security inspection passage and a security inspection apparatus. The security inspection passage includes: an inspection passage main portion that extends along a first direction and through which an item to be inspected passes so as to receive an inspection; an inspection passage entrance end portion configured to be oriented in a direction that is angled at a first angle relative to the first direction; and an inspection passage exit end portion configured to be oriented in a direction that is angled at a second angle relative to the first direction, wherein the first angle and/or the second angle are/is not zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qingping Huang, Jia Xu, Mingzhi Hong, Yanxia Zheng
  • Patent number: 10353110
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for operating a CT-based three-dimensional image used for security inspection. The method includes: providing a CT-based three-dimensional image used for security inspection; accepting a selection of an image of an object in the three-dimensional image; and responding to the selection. The present disclosure has strong practicality, and can provide effective reference information for image judgment in the CT-based security inspection field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Li Zhang, Shuo Wang, Yunda Sun, Qingping Huang
  • Patent number: 10338011
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multi-modality detection systems and methods. One illustrative multi-modality detection system may include a distributed radiation source configured to irradiate an object under detection, a primary collimator configured to separate rays of the distributed radiation source into two parts, wherein one part is for CT detection and the other part is for XRD detection, a CT detection device configured to perform a CT detection to acquire a CT image of the object under detection, and an XRD detection device configured to perform an XRD detection to acquire an XRD image of the object under detection, wherein the CT detection and the XRD detection are performed simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Tianyi Yang Dai, Qingping Huang, Yunda Sun, Xin Jin
  • Patent number: 10297050
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for positioning a target in a three-dimensional CT image and a CT system for security inspection. The method includes: displaying a three-dimensional CT image; receiving a selection by a user of at least one area of the three-dimensional CT image at a viewing angle; generating at least one set of three-dimensional objects in a depth direction based on the selection; and determining a target object from the set. With the above technical solutions, the user may be facilitated in marking a suspected object in a CT image in a quick manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Li Zhang, Shuo Wang, Yunda Sun, Qingping Huang, Zhi Tang
  • Publication number: 20190094407
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a scanning imaging system for security inspection of an object and an imaging method thereof, the system comprising: a conveying unit configured for bringing the object to move along a conveying direction; a plurality of radiographic sources at one side of the conveying unit, being arranged successively in a direction vertical to a plane, in which the conveying unit is located, and configured for alternately emitting ray beams to form a scanning area; a linear detector array at the other side of the conveying unit, being configured for detecting first projection images, which are formed after the ray beams emitted by the plurality of radiographic sources penetrate through the object, in the process of the object passing through the scanning area; an imaging unit configured for obtaining a first reconstructed image of the object based on the first projection images of the plurality of radiographic sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicants: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Zhiqiang CHEN, Le SHEN, Qingping HUANG, Yunda SUN, Xin JIN, Hui DING, Yuxiang XING