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).

  • Patent number: 9322933
    Abstract: The invention presents a backscattering scintillation detector. The scintillation detector includes a scintillation crystal detector; a X-ray sensitizing screen, which is disposed forward the scintillation crystal detector and where a backscattered X-ray from an object to be detected is processed and then at least part of the processed X-ray is incident to scintillation crystal detector; and photoelectric multiplier, which is disposed backward the scintillation crystal detector and is configured to collect a light signal from scintillation crystal detector and convert it to an electrical signal. Through the above preferable embodiment, a X-ray sensitizing screen, a scintillation crystal detector, and light guiding and wave-drifting technologies are combined together to obtain a novel scintillation detector, which can improve detection of X-ray, transmission of light signal and conversion of light signal to electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Wanlong Wu, Yinong Liu, Ming Ruan, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang
  • Patent number: 9295441
    Abstract: Human body back-scattering inspection systems and methods are disclosed. In the invention, X-rays modulated by the flying-spot forming unit having spirally distributed flying-spots have a distribution having alternating peaks and valleys on the irradiated surface. In this way, scanning starting times can be precisely controlled to cause two devices to have scanning starting times that are different by a half of a cycle. That is, the beams outputted from one device are at maximum when the beams outputted from the other device are at minimum. In other words, even if the ray source of one device emits rays, it will not significantly affect imaging result of the other device. In such way, the two devices may emit rays and perform scanning at the same time, and thus the total scanning time is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Yuanjing Li, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Li Zhang, Le Tang, Chenguang Zhu, Xianli Ding, Xiuwei Chen, Ming Ruan, Chengcong Xu, Xilei Luo
  • Patent number: 9263226
    Abstract: Embodiments include an X-ray generator including a radiation device installation housing and an X-ray generator. In various embodiments, the radiation device installation housing comprises a housing body, a flange fixedly provided on an inner wall of the housing body and shaped in circular and a compensation device fixedly or movably connected with the flange in a liquid tight manner; a liquid receiving cavity for receiving an insulating liquid formed between one side of two opposite sides of the compensation device and the inner wall of the housing body as well as the flange; a compensation device moving space formed between another side of the two opposite sides of the compensation device opposed to the inner wall of the housing body and an inner wall of the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Zhiqiang Chen, Xilei Luo, Fuhua Ding, Wanlong Wu, Zhimin Zheng
  • Publication number: 20160003967
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Chengcong Xu, Ming Ruan, Guangwei Ding
  • Publication number: 20160003966
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Ming Ruan, Xiao Tang, Guangwei Ding
  • Publication number: 20160003965
    Abstract: The present invention provides an X-ray backscattering safety inspection system, comprising: an X-ray source comprising a plurality of target spots each individually controllable to emit X-rays; collimators configured to be respectively passed through the X-ray emitted from the plurality of target spots and output N pencil-shaped X-ray beams, and the N pencil-shaped X-ray beams are irradiated onto N locations of an object to be inspected; and N detectors configured to respectively receive scattering signals from the corresponding locations of the object to be inspected, in which N is a positive integer that is great than or equal to 2. The system may achieve double scannings in one scanning operation, which not only increases scanning speed but also enhances backscattering signal for imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Chengcong Xu, Ming Ruan, Guangwei Ding, Yanjie Wen
  • Publication number: 20150371809
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Fuhua DING, Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Wanlong WU, Le TANG, Yingkang JIN, Yanjie WEN
  • Publication number: 20150339521
    Abstract: The present invention provides a privacy protection method and a human body security inspection system having the same function. The privacy protection method comprises the steps of: acquiring in real-time scanning row or column image data of a personal to be inspected; displaying a physical profile image and an outline image of the personal to be inspected, on basis of the processed image of the scanning row or column image data; transmitting the physical profile image to an equipment end display in a human body security inspection system and displaying it thereon, and displaying the outline image of the personal to be inspected on a remote operation end display of the human body security inspection system; performing the suspicious matter recognition based on the outline image; and correspondingly displaying a suspected frame on the physical profile image, based on the suspicious matter recognized in the outline image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yuanjing LI, Wanlong WU, Xianli DING, Li ZHANG, Yingkang JIN, Zongjun SHEN, Le TANG
  • Patent number: 9194796
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting hidden hazardous substance including the steps of: performing terahertz imaging for a detected object; judging whether there is a suspicious area containing the hidden hazardous substance in a terahertz image of the detected object obtained by the terahertz imaging; performing a multi-wavelength spectroscopy measurement to the suspicious area, determining whether the hazardous substance is contained in the suspicious area according to results of multi-wavelength spectroscopy measurement; and outputting the image of the detected object and hazardous substance detecting result. Also disclosed is an apparatus for implementing the method for detecting the hidden hazardous substance according to the present invention. Determination of the hidden hazardous substance can be performed from the perspectives of shape features and substance composition, thus the accuracy of detection is greatly increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Yingxin Wang, Zhiqiang Chen, Wanlong Wu
  • Patent number: 9194827
    Abstract: Disclosed is a scanning device using radiation beam for backscatter imaging. The scanning device includes a radiation source; a stationary shield plate and a rotary shield body positioned respectively between the radiation source and the subject to be scanned, wherein the stationary shield plate is fixed relative to the radiation source, and the rotary shield body is rotatable relative to the stationary shield plate. The ray passing area permitting the rays from the radiation source to pass through the stationary shield plate is provided on the stationary shield plate, and ray incidence area and ray exit area are respectively provided on the rotary shield body. During the process of the rotating and scanning of the rotary shield body, the ray passing area of the stationary shield plate intersects consecutively with the ray incidence area and the ray exit area of the rotary shield body to form scanning collimation holes. Further, a scanning method using radiation beam for backscatter imaging is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Kejun Kang, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Yinong Liu, Wanlong Wu, Dong Lin, Le Tang, Chao Tu, Zongjun Shen, Guangwei Ding, Yingkang Jin, Xilei Luo, Shuo Cao
  • Publication number: 20150323664
    Abstract: A millimeter wave three dimensional holographic scan imaging apparatus and a method for inspecting a human body or an article are disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a first and second millimeter wave transceiver module. The apparatus also includes a guide rail device for each millimeter wave transceiver module. Each guide rail is connected to its respective transceiver module in slidable form. A driver drives each millimeter wave transceiver module to move along its guide rail device. Each millimeter wave transceiver module performs plane scans on the human body or article being inspected. A data processing device generates a millimeter wave holographic image from the plane scans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Wanlong Wu, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Zongjun Shen, Yinong Liu, Bin Sang, Wenguo Liu
  • Publication number: 20150241368
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yuanjing LI, Wanlong WU, Ming RUAN, Li ZHANG, Yingkang JIN, Le TANG, Xianli DING, Chenguang ZHU
  • Publication number: 20150185335
    Abstract: The invention presents a backscattering scintillation detector. The scintillation detector includes a scintillation crystal detector; a X-ray sensitizing screen, which is disposed forward the scintillation crystal detector and where a backscattered X-ray from an object to be detected is processed and then at least part of the processed X-ray is incident to scintillation crystal detector; and photoelectric multiplier, which is disposed backward the scintillation crystal detector and is configured to collect a light signal from scintillation crystal detector and convert it to an electrical signal. Through the above preferable embodiment, a X-ray sensitizing screen, a scintillation crystal detector, and light guiding and wave-drifting technologies are combined together to obtain a novel scintillation detector, which can improve detection of X-ray, transmission of light signal and conversion of light signal to electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Zhiqiang CHEN, Yuanjing LI, Wanlong WU, Yinong LIU, Ming RUAN, Yingkang JIN, Le TANG
  • Patent number: 9031192
    Abstract: A ray emission device and an imaging system with the ray emission device are disclosed. The ray emission device comprises: a cylinder; a ray source disposed in the cylinder for emitting a ray; and a collimator disposed in the cylinder. The collimator enables the ray emitted by the ray source to form sectorial ray beams at a plurality of positions in an axial direction of the cylinder. The cylinder has a pencil beam forming part arranged over an axial length of the cylinder corresponding to the plurality of positions. The sectorial ray beams form pencil beams through the pencil beam forming part when the cylinder rotates around a rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Le Tang, Guangwei Ding, Chenguang Zhu
  • Patent number: 8983033
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a scanning device of back-scatter imaging with a radiation beam, comprising: a radiation source; a fixed shield plate and a rotatable shield body disposed between the radiation source and a object to be scanned respectively, wherein the fixed shield plate is stationary with respect to the radiation source and the rotatable shield body is rotatable with respect to the fixed shield plate. The fixed shield plate is provided with a ray passing-through region thereon, which allows for a radiation beam from the radiation source to pass through the fixed shield plate, a ray incidence region and a ray emergence region are arranged on the rotatable shield body respectively, during the rotatable scanning of the rotatable shield body, the ray passing-through region of the fixed shield plate continuously intersects with the ray incidence region and the ray emergence region of the rotatable shield body to generate collimated holes for scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Yinong Liu, Wanlong Wu, Li Zhang, Chao Tu, Le Tang, Yingkang Jin, Shuo Cao, Guangwei Ding
  • Publication number: 20150048964
    Abstract: A millimeter wave three dimensional holographic scan imaging apparatus and a method for inspecting an object to be inspected using the same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a millimeter wave transceiver module with a millimeter wave transceiver antenna array for transmitting and receiving a millimeter wave signal. The apparatus also includes a guide rail device, to which the millimeter wave transceiver module is connected in slidable form. The millimeter wave transceiver module is moveable along the guide rail device to perform a plane scan on an object to be inspected. A data processing device generates a millimeter wave holographic image from the plane scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Zongjun Shen, Yinong Liu, Li Zhang, Xianli Ding
  • Publication number: 20150048868
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Wenguo LIU, Zhiqiang CHEN, Yuanjing Ll, Wanlong WU, Yinong LIU, Bin SANG, Lei ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20150048984
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Zhiqiang CHEN, Yuanjing LI, Wanlong WU, Jieqing YANG, Wenguo LIU, Xilei LUO, Bin SANG, Lei ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20150048251
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Yuanjing LI, Ziran ZHAO, Wanlong WU, Xilei LUO, Yinong LIU, Li ZHANG, Bin SANG, Zongjun SHEN, Yingkang JIN, Zhimin ZHENG
  • Publication number: 20150048253
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a millimetre wave three dimensional holographic scan imaging apparatus and a method for inspecting a human body or an article. The apparatus comprises a first millimetre wave transceiver module, a second millimetre wave transceiver module, a first guide rail device to which the first millimetre wave transceiver module is connected in slidable form, a second guide rail device to which the second millimetre wave transceiver module is connected in slidable form, a driver configured to drive the first/second millimetre 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 millimetre 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: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Wanlong WU, Zhiqiang CHEN, Yuanjing LI, Ziran ZHAO, Zongjun SHEN, Li ZHANG, Bin SANG, Chenguang ZHU