Patents by Inventor Wanlong Wu
Wanlong Wu 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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Publication number: 20180120430Abstract: An electromagnetic wave imaging system and a method of correcting an antenna array signal are disclosed. In an example, the electromagnetic wave imaging system may include an antenna array, configured to receive electromagnetic wave from a target object and convert the electromagnetic wave into an electrical signal; a signal processing unit, configured to process the electrical signal to obtain an image of the target object; and a distance measuring device, configured to measure a distance of the target object from the antenna array, wherein the signal processing unit corrects the electrical signal based at least in part on the measured distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Zongjun Shen, Yinong Liu, Jieqing Yang
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Patent number: 9846258Abstract: The present disclosure provides an X-ray backscattering safety inspection system, comprising: one or more backscattering inspection subsystem configured to inspect an object to be inspected by emitting X-ray beams towards the object to be inspected and inspecting scattering signals; and a control subsystem configured to adjust a distance between the backscattering inspection subsystem and locations on a side of the object to be inspected where are irradiated by the X-ray beams in real time according to a size of the object to be inspected such that the scattering signals inspected are optimized. The system may be adapted to objects to be inspected with different sizes or shapes while enhancing backscattering signals for imaging.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Chengcong Xu, Ming Ruan, Guangwei Ding
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Patent number: 9846257Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mobile back scattering imaging security inspection apparatus, comprising: a back scattering scanner (2), a detector (3), a controller (4), and a movable stage (1) configured to carry the back scattering scanner, the detector and the controller and being movable with respect to the object to be inspected; wherein the back scattering scanner is a distributed X-ray source comprising a plurality of target points (201), each of which is able to emit the ray beam individually, and wherein the back scattering scanner, the detector and the controller perform an imaging security inspection operation on the object to be inspected during moving along with the movable stage with respect to the object.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Ming Ruan, Xiao Tang, Guangwei Ding
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Patent number: 9779908Abstract: The present disclosure provides an X-ray generator with adjustable collimation. The X-ray generator comprises: an assembly of X-ray source, which includes an X-ray tube having a cathode and an anode and a front collimator; a high voltage generator, which is disposed in an extended chamber of a housing for the X-ray tube and which is used for supplying a direct current high voltage between the cathode and the anode of the X-ray tube to excite X-ray beams; a collimation adjustment unit, which is rotatably disposed outside of the front collimator and which is used for adjusting fan-type X-ray beams into continuous pencil-type X-ray beams; and a cooling unit, which is independently mounted to the X-ray tube and which is used for cooling the anode of the X-ray tube; wherein, the assembly of X-ray source, the high voltage generator, the collimation adjustment unit and the cooling unit are integrated as a whole.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua UniversityInventors: Fuhua Ding, Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Le Tang, Yingkang Jin, Yanjie Wen
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Publication number: 20170184727Abstract: A human body radiation examining method and system are disclosed. In one aspect, the human body radiation examining method comprises: identifying a person to be examined. The method further comprises retrieving an accumulative radiation dose of the person according to identification result. The method further comprises obtaining a predicted single radiation scanning dose of a human body radiation examining device intended to perform a current radiation examination. The method further comprises calculating a sum value of the accumulative radiation dose of the person and the predicted single radiation scanning dose of the human body radiation examining device. The method further comprises determining whether to perform the current radiation examination on the person according to whether the sum value exceeds a dose limit. In some embodiments, the human body radiation examining system and method can improve the security of the human body radiation examination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Chenguang Zhu
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Publication number: 20170184516Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a portable backscatter imaging inspection apparatus and an imaging method thereof, the apparatus comprising: an apparatus housing, an X-ray source, a rotating modulation mechanism, a radiation detector, a motion sensor and a controller; the X-ray source, the rotating modulation mechanism, the radiation detector and the motion sensor are disposed within the apparatus housing, wherein the radiation detector is used to receive scatter signal data from a surface of an object under inspection to form a two dimensional (2D) image, the motion sensor is used to collect a three dimensional (3D) motion track and scanning angles of the apparatus during a scanning process, the controller is used to splice and fuse a plurality of 2D images received by the radiation detector based on the 3D motion track and the scanning angles to obtain a stereo image of the surface of the object under inspection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: Nuctech Company LimitedInventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Xiao Tang, Guangwei Ding
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Publication number: 20170184758Abstract: The present disclosure provides a human body security inspection system, including: an X-ray source configured to provide X-ray radiation for scanning a human body to be inspected, a detector configured to receive X-ray radiation transmitting through the human body to be inspected and generate a transmission signal, a sensor configured to obtain the weight of the human body to be inspected, a carrying device configured to carry and move the human body to be inspected in a direction such that the human body is scanned, and a controller configured to receive a signal from the sensor, determine the weight of the human body to be inspected based on the signal from the sensor, and determine and control a voltage and/or current applied to the X-ray source and a movement speed of the carrying device according to the weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yuanjing LI, Wanlong WU, Le TANG, Ming RUAN
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Patent number: 9651507Abstract: A human body back-scattering inspection method and system are discloses. The method includes: obtaining a back-scattering scan image of a human body under inspection; distinguishing a body image from a background image in the back-scattering scan image; and calculating a feature parameter of the background image to determine whether radioactive substance is carried with the human body. With some embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to determine whether any radioactive substance is carried with a human body during back-scattering inspection of the human body. In further embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to approximately determine which part(s) of the human body carries the radioactive substance. This improves efficiency of inspection.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITYInventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Yuanjing Li, Wanlong Wu, Ming Ruan, Li Zhang, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Xianli Ding, Chenguang Zhu
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Patent number: 9599705Abstract: A millimeter wave three dimensional holographic scan imaging apparatus and a method for inspecting a human body or an article are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a first millimeter wave transceiver module, a second millimeter wave transceiver module, a first guide rail device to which the first millimeter wave transceiver module is connected in slidable form, a second guide rail device to which the second millimeter wave transceiver module is connected in slidable form, a driver configured to drive the first/second millimeter wave transceiver module to move along the first/second guide rail device, and a constrainer configured to constrain kinematic relation between the first and the second millimeter wave transceiver modules such that they only move in directions opposed to each other. They may increase scan speeds, improve scan stability, reduce scan operations and enhance the reliability of the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Nuctech Company LimitedInventors: Wanlong Wu, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Zongjun Shen, Li Zhang, Bin Sang, Chenguang Zhu
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Publication number: 20170068017Abstract: A safety inspection apparatus is disclosed in embodiments of the present invention. The safety inspection apparatus includes: an x-ray source including a ray emission focal spot; and a plurality of detector modules each of which has a ray receiving surface, and which are arranged along a plurality of straight line segments. The plurality of straight line segments include a first straight line segment and two second straight line segments, and, the two second straight line segments extend from the two ends of the first straight line segment towards the x-ray source side, respectively. In a plane where the sectorial ray beam is located, a normal to the ray receiving surface of each of the detector modules at a midpoint of the ray receiving surface of the each of the detector modules passes generally through the ray emission focal spot of the x-ray source.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Zhiqiang Chen, Wanlong Wu, Li Zhang, Yingkang Jin, Ming Ruan
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Patent number: 9577651Abstract: A circuit to generate a sweep frequency signal that includes a reference frequency source to generate a reference frequency signal, a first frequency combination circuit coupled to the reference frequency source, and operative to generate a sweep frequency signal in a first frequency band based on the reference frequency signal, a second frequency combination circuit coupled to the reference frequency source, and operative to generate a sweep frequency signal in a second frequency band different from the first frequency band based on the reference frequency signal, a multiple-level switch coupled to outputs of the first frequency combination circuit and the second frequency combination circuit, and a control circuit controlling the first and second frequency combination circuits and the multiple-level switch to output the sweep frequency signal in the first frequency band and the sweep frequency signal in the second frequency band at an output of the multiple-level switch alternately.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Ziran Zhao, Wenguo Liu, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Wanlong Wu, Yinong Liu, Bin Sang, Lei Zheng
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Patent number: 9552521Abstract: The present invention provides a human body security inspection method and system. The method comprises: retrieving in real-time scanning row or column image data of a personal to be inspected; transmitting in real-time the image data to an algorithm processing module and processing these image data by the module; automatically recognizing a suspicious matter by a suspicious matter automatic target recognition technique, after retrieving an image data of an entire scanning image of the personal; any of the following three inspection modes is selected, so as to perform a further processing on basis of the recognition result of the suspicious matter, (1) in a manner of automatic target recognition technique, (2) in a combination manner of the automatic target recognition technique and a privacy protection image; and (3) a combination manner of the automatic target recognition technique, a privacy protection image and human intervention.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company LimitedInventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Yinong Liu, Wenguo Liu, Xianli Ding, Bin Sang, Le Tang, Ming Ruan, Chenguang Zhu, Liaohua Fu, Fuhua Ding, Shuo Cao
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Patent number: 9478864Abstract: There is provided a waveguide horn array, a method for forming the waveguide horn array, and an antenna system. The array includes a rectangular metal plate which is processed to have a cross section comprised of a plurality of rectangular holes arranged in the length direction of the rectangular metal plate, the lower part of each hole being formed as a rectangular waveguide, and the upper part of each hole being formed as a horn; and a groove extending in the direction along which the plurality of holes are arranged and having a predetermined depth, which is formed at two sides of the holes on the top surface of the rectangular metal plate. According to the embodiments, it is possible to maintain the good properties of the antenna in terms of bandwidth and directivity, while enhancing the isolation between the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna in the system.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company LimitedInventors: Ziran Zhao, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Wanlong Wu, Jieqing Yang, Wenguo Liu, Xilei Luo, Bin Sang, Lei Zheng
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Publication number: 20160294070Abstract: There is provided a wideband patch antenna and an antenna array. The antenna includes a dielectric substrate of a rectangle shape, a radiation patch formed on a top surface of the dielectric substrate, a coupling patch formed on the top surface of the dielectric substrate and extending from a side of the dielectric substrate to a position from the radiation patch by a distance, a metal support arranged on the lower surface of the dielectric substrate and extending from the edge of the lower surface of the dielectric substrate downward to the ground, a layer of air having a predetermined thickness being formed between the lower surface of the dielectric substrate and the ground. According to the embodiments, it is possible to improve the directivity of the wideband microstrip antenna while maintaining its small size.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Zhiqiang CHEN, Yuanjing LI, Wanlong WU, Yinong LIU, Jieqing YANG, Wenguo LIU, Bin SANG, Lei ZHENG
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Patent number: 9417356Abstract: The present invention discloses a millimeter wave holographic scan imaging apparatus for inspecting a human body. The apparatus includes a first millimeter wave transceiver device (40) comprising a first millimeter wave transceiver antenna array (41) for transmitting and receiving a first millimeter wave signal; a second millimeter wave transceiver device (40?), which comprises a second millimeter wave transceiver antenna array (41?) for transmitting and receiving a second millimeter wave signal, and is configured in opposite direction with relation to the first millimeter wave transceiver device; a connection member (26, 27) for connecting the first millimeter wave transceiver device (40) to the second millimeter wave transceiver device (40?); and a drive device (50), which drives one of the first and the second millimeter wave transceiver devices such that the first millimeter wave transceiver device (40) and the second millimeter wave transceiver device (40?) move in opposite directions.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2014Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Nuctech Company LimitedInventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Xilei Luo, Yinong Liu, Li Zhang, Bin Sang, Zongjun Shen, Yingkang Jin, Zhimin Zheng
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Patent number: 9420676Abstract: Disclosed are an installation case for a radiation device, an oil-cooling circulation system and an X-ray generator which belong to the technical field of X-ray generator. This disclosure aims to solve the technical problems existing in the conventional X-ray generator, that is, the conventional X-ray generator provides bad sealing, the weight of the case body of the conventional X-ray generator is heavy, and the leakage dose of the X-ray in the conventional X-ray generator is large.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua UniversityInventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Fuhua Ding, Wanlong Wu, Xilei Luo, Zhimin Zheng
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Publication number: 20160187529Abstract: The present disclosure provides a human body security inspection apparatus, comprising: a base on which an inspected human stands; a millimeter-wave transceiver configured to perform a millimeter-wave scanning operation on the body of the inspected human standing on the base so as to detect whether or not the inspected human carries contraband and output a first signal; and a metal sensing detector arranged within the base and configured to detect whether or not there is a metallic foreign object in underside of a shoe of the inspected human and output a second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Lin Yang, Yingkang Jin, Ming Ruan, Chengcong Xu
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Patent number: 9366642Abstract: A human body back-scattering inspection system is disclosed. The system comprises a flying-spot forming unit configured to output beams of X-rays, a plurality of discrete detectors which are arranged vertically along a human body to be inspected, and a controlling unit coupled to the flying-spot forming unit and the plurality of detectors, and configured to generate a control signal to control the flying-spot forming unit and the plurality of detectors to perform a partition synchronous scan on the human body to be inspected vertically. The present disclosure utilizes the geometry property of the human body back-scattering inspection system, and proposes a multiple-point synchronous scan mechanism which largely accelerates the inspection of human body.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua UniversityInventors: Ziran Zhao, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Wanlong Wu, Ming Ruan, Yinong Liu, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Yanjie Wen, Xiuwei Chen, Fuhua Ding, Bin Sang, Zongjun Shen
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Patent number: 9355810Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated flying-spot X-ray apparatus comprising a ray generator configured to generate the X-ray, a revolving collimator device provided thereon with at least one aperture and arranged to be rotatable about the ray generator, a frameless torque motor configured to drive the revolving collimator device to rotate about the ray generator, and a cooling device configured to cool the ray generator, wherein the ray generator, the revolving collimator device, the frameless torque motor and the cooling device are mounted on an integrated mounting frame. Compared with the prior art, the integrated flying-spot X-ray apparatus according to the present disclosure has a simple and compact structure and is used as a kernel apparatus for fields of safety inspection and medical treatment.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Nuctech Company LimitedInventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Xilei Luo, Guangwei Ding, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Fuhua Ding, Bin Sang, Shuo Cao, Zhimin Zheng
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Patent number: D804670Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Guangwei Ding, Ming Ruan