Patents by Inventor Qinjian Zhang
Qinjian Zhang 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: 10739491Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a radiation inspection system and a radiation inspection method. The radiation inspection system comprises a radiation source and a beam modulating device. The beam modulating device comprises a first collimating structure disposed at a beam exit side of the radiation source and a second collimating structure disposed at a beam exit side of the first collimating structure. The second collimating structure is movable relative to the first collimating structure to change a relative position of the first collimating port of the first collimating structure with the second collimating port of the second collimating structure, and the beam modulating device is shifted between a first operational state in which the beam modulating device modulates an initial beam into a fan beam, and a second operational state in which the beam modulating device modulates the initial beam into a pencil beam variable in position.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yigang Yang, Dongyu Wang, Hao Yu, Quanwei Song, Jianmin Li, Weizhen Wang, Yulan Li, Chunguang Zong, Qinjian Zhang, Ming Zeng, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Li Zhang
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Publication number: 20200025968Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a radiation inspection system and a radiation inspection method. The radiation inspection system comprises a radiation source and a beam modulating device. The beam modulating device comprises a first collimating structure disposed at a beam exit side of the radiation source and a second collimating structure disposed at a beam exit side of the first collimating structure. The second collimating structure is movable relative to the first collimating structure to change a relative position of the first collimating port of the first collimating structure with the second collimating port of the second collimating structure, and the beam modulating device is shifted between a first operational state in which the beam modulating device modulates an initial beam into a fan beam, and a second operational state in which the beam modulating device modulates the initial beam into a pencil beam variable in position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Yigang YANG, Dongyu Wang, Hao Yu, Quanwei Song, Jianmin Li, Weizhen Wang, Yulan Li, Chunguang Zong, Qinjian Zhang, Ming Zeng, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Li Zhang
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Patent number: 9714906Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a nuclide identification method, a nuclide identification system, and a photoneutron emitter. The photoneutron emitter comprises: a pulsed electron accelerator configured for emitting electrons; and a photoneutron converting target configured to receive the electrons emitted by the pulsed electron accelerator and convert the electrons into photoneutrons. The photoneutron converting target has a volume of about 100 to about 8000 cm3, of about 100 to about 2500 cm3, or of about 785 cm3. These embodiments of the present invention can improve an accuracy of identification of a nuclide, and provide a practical photoneutron emitter, method and system for identifying a nuclide. Especially, these embodiments of the present invention can improve an accuracy of identification of a fissile nuclide such as 233U, 235U, and 239Pu, and provide a practical photoneutron emitter, method and system for identifying a fissile nuclide such as 233U, 235U, and 239Pu.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yigang Yang, Xuewu Wang, Qinjian Zhang, Huaibi Chen, Yuanjing Li
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Publication number: 20160091440Abstract: The application relates to a method and device for imaging an object through photoneutron transmission. The method uses photoneutron rays to transmit the object, and comprises the following steps: emitting photoneutron rays by a photoneutron source to irradiate on the object; receiving the photoneutron rays from the photoneutron source by a detector; and imaging the object based on the photoneutron rays received by the detector; wherein the detector can slow down and absorb the photoneutrons, and wherein the incidence direction of the photoneutron rays from the photoneutron source and the normal direction of the detector surface form an angle ranging from 60 degrees to 87 degrees, or from about 60 degrees to about 87 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Yigang YANG, Qinjian Zhang, Yuanjing Li, Zhi Zhang
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Publication number: 20150185164Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a nuclide identification method, a nuclide identification system, and a photoneutron emitter. The photoneutron emitter comprises: a pulsed electron accelerator configured for emitting electrons; and a photoneutron converting target configured to receive the electrons emitted by the pulsed electron accelerator and convert the electrons into photoneutrons. The photoneutron converting target has a volume of about 100 to about 8000 cm3, of about 100 to about 2500 cm3, or of about 785 cm3. These embodiments of the present invention can improve an accuracy of identification of a nuclide, and provide a practical photoneutron emitter, method and system for identifying a nuclide. Especially, these embodiments of the present invention can improve an accuracy of identification of a fissile nuclide such as 233U, 235U, and 239Pu, and provide a practical photoneutron emitter, method and system for identifying a fissile nuclide such as 233U, 235U, and 239Pu.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: July 2, 2015Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Yigang YANG, Xuewu WANG, Qinjian ZHANG, Huaibi CHEN, Yuanjing LI
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Patent number: 9029788Abstract: The present invention provides a fast-neutron detector, comprising: a plastic scintillator array which includes at least one plastic scintillator unit, wherein sidewall surfaces of each plastic scintillator unit are covered or coated with a neutron-sensitive coating film. The fast-neutron detector based on such film-coated plastic scintillators according to the present invention advantageously addresses the mutual competition problem between a moderated volume and a measured volume in the prior art and can obtain a higher fast-neutron detecting efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Nuctech Company LimitedInventors: Yigang Yang, Qinjian Zhang, Yi Liu
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Patent number: 9000392Abstract: The present invention provides a cellular thermal neutron detector, comprising: a cellular structure comprised of one or more hollow regular hexagonal prism-shaped cellular units, wherein a neutron absorbing material is coated on an inner side of a pipe wall of each of the cellular units. Since the neutron-sensitive cellular structure is employed, the present invention can perform thermal neutron detection without using the scarce nuclide 3He, and effectively reduce the manufacture costs of the thermal neutron detector. Further, the present invention has characteristics such as a reduced or eliminated neutron detecting dead zone.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua UniversityInventors: Yigang Yang, Hejun Zhou, Yi Liu, Qinjian Zhang, Yongqiang Wang
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Patent number: 8841627Abstract: A method for imaging an object by means of photoneutron transmission is provided. The method determines the position of the photoneutron rays based on the position of a neutron collimator, to overcome the problem of incapability of imaging due to loss of position information of the photoneutrons during moderation thereof. The method also images the object by arranging detector module arrays.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2010Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua UniversityInventors: Yuanjing Li, Yigang Yang, Tiezhu Li, Qinjian Zhang, Bin Wu, Hong Wang
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Patent number: 8791421Abstract: The present invention provides a boron-containing gas film fast-neutron detector. The fast-neutron detector comprises a package piece having a hollow cavity; a plastic scintillator array provided in the cavity and comprising a plurality of plastic scintillator units, a gap existing between adjacent plastic scintillator units; and a boron-containing gas filled into and gas-tightly sealed in the hollow cavity, the boron-containing gas forming a boron-containing gas film in the gap between the adjacent plastic scintillator units. The fast-neutron detector of the present invention completely does not require use of scarce and expensive 3He gas, nor needs a complicated boron film coating process, improves credibility of signal coincidence, and is adapted for measurement of environment background neutrons and extensively adapted for detection of radioactive substance at sites such as customs ports, harbors and the like.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua UniversityInventors: Yuanjing Li, Yigang Yang, Qinjian Zhang, Yi Liu, Yang Tai
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Publication number: 20130341519Abstract: The present invention provides a boron-containing gas film fast-neutron detector. The fast-neutron detector comprises a package piece having a hollow cavity; a plastic scintillator array provided in the cavity and comprising a plurality of plastic scintillator units, a gap existing between adjacent plastic scintillator units; and a boron-containing gas filled into and gas-tightly sealed in the hollow cavity, the boron-containing gas forming a boron-containing gas film in the gap between the adjacent plastic scintillator units. The fast-neutron detector of the present invention completely does not require use of scarce and expensive 3He gas, nor needs a complicated boron film coating process, improves credibility of signal coincidence, and is adapted for measurement of environment background neutrons and extensively adapted for detection of radioactive substance at sites such as customs ports, harbors and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicants: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yuanjing Li, Yigang Yang, Qinjian Zhang, Yi Liu, Yang Tai
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Patent number: 8588370Abstract: The present invention discloses an article inspection device, comprising: a x-ray machine, a collimation unit, a transmission detector array and at least one scattering detector array. Each of the at least one scattering detector array comprising a plurality of same scattering detector modules arranged in a matrix of i-rows and j-columns. A transmission cross section of the article transmitted by the x-rays is divided into a plurality of same sub-regions arranged in a matrix of i-rows and j-columns. The plurality of scattering detector modules arranged in i-rows and i-columns correspond to the plurality of sub-regions arranged in i-rows and j-columns one by one for detecting pair production effect annihilation photons and Compton-effect scattering photons from the respective sub-regions.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company LimitedInventors: Yigang Yang, Tiezhu Li, Qinjian Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yingkang Jin, Qinghao Chen, Yuanjing Li, Yinong Liu
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Publication number: 20130168565Abstract: The present invention provides a cellular thermal neutron detector, comprising: a cellular structure comprised of one or more hollow regular hexagonal prism-shaped cellular units, wherein a neutron absorbing material is coated on an inner side of a pipe wall of each of the cellular units. Since the neutron-sensitive cellular structure is employed, the present invention can perform thermal neutron detection without using the scarce nuclide 3He, and effectively reduce the manufacture costs of the thermal neutron detector. Further, the present invention has characteristics such as a reduced or eliminated neutron detecting dead zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicants: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yigang Yang, Hejun Zhou, Yi Liu, Qinjian Zhang, Yongqiang Wang
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Publication number: 20130168560Abstract: The present invention provides a fast-neutron detector, comprising: a plastic scintillator array which includes at least one plastic scintillator unit, wherein sidewall surfaces of each plastic scintillator unit are covered or coated with a neutron-sensitive coating film. The fast-neutron detector based on such film-coated plastic scintillators according to the present invention advantageously addresses the mutual competition problem between a moderated volume and a measured volume in the prior art and can obtain a higher fast-neutron detecting efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2012Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Nuctech Company LimitedInventors: Yigang Yang, Qinjian Zhang, Yi Liu
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Publication number: 20130026383Abstract: A method for imaging an object by means of photoneutron transmission is provided, which comprises the steps of: collimating the photoneutron rays passing through the object by means of a neutron collimator so as to determine the position information of the photoneutron rays based on the position of the neutron collimator; detecting the collimated photoneutron ray beams by means of a detector module, wherein the detector module includes a neutron moderator and at least one thermal neutron detector located within the neutron moderator, wherein the neutron moderator converts the photoneutrons into thermal neutrons, and wherein the thermal neutron detector measures the thermal neutrons so as to obtain attenuation information of the photoneutron ray beams upon passing through the object; and integrating the position information and the attenuation information so as to form an image of the corresponding part of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2010Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicants: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Yuanjing Li, Yigang Yang, Tiezhu Li, Qinjian Zhang, Bin Wu, Hong Wang
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Publication number: 20120207271Abstract: The present invention discloses an article inspection device, comprising: an x-ray machine, a collimation unit, a transmission detector array and a scattering detector array. The scattering detector array comprising a plurality of same scattering detector modules arranged in a matrix of i-rows and j-columns. A transmission cross section of the article transmitted by the x-rays is divided into a plurality of same sub-regions arranged in a matrix of i-rows and j-columns. The plurality of scattering detector modules arranged in i-rows and j-columns correspond to the plurality of sub-regions arranged in i-rows and j-columns one by one for detecting pair production effect annihilation photons and Compton-effect scattering photons from the respective sub-regions. Obtaining atomic numbers of the respective sub-regions based on a ratio of the pair production effect annihilation photon count to the Compton-effect scattering photon count, so as to form a three-dimensional image of the article.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2010Publication date: August 16, 2012Inventors: Yigang Yang, Tiezhu Li, Qinjian Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yingkang Jin, Qinghao Chen, Yuanjing Li, Yinong Liu
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Publication number: 20120002788Abstract: The present invention discloses an article inspection device, comprising: a x-ray machine, a collimation unit, a transmission detector array and at least one scattering detector array. Each of the at least one scattering detector array comprising a plurality of same scattering detector modules arranged in a matrix of i-rows and j-columns. A transmission cross section of the article transmitted by the x-rays is divided into a plurality of same sub-regions arranged in a matrix of i-rows and j-columns. The plurality of scattering detector modules arranged in i-rows and i-columns correspond to the plurality of sub-regions arranged in i-rows and j-columns one by one for detecting pair production effect annihilation photons and Compton-effect scattering photons from the respective sub-regions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2010Publication date: January 5, 2012Inventors: Yigang Yang, Tiezhu Li, Qinjian Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yingkang Jin, Qinghao Chen, Yuanjing Li, Yinong Liu