Patents by Inventor YANCONG LU

YANCONG LU 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).

  • Endoscopes and methods of treatment
    Patent number: 11931010
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a handle, an elongated body extending distally from the handle and defining a longitudinal axis, a light source disposed within the distal portion of the elongated body and configured to illuminate tissue, and a therapeutic unit disposed within the distal portion of the elongated body and configured to treat tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Weijiang Ding, Yuanxun Li, Yancong Lu
  • LIDAR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240061086
    Abstract: A Lidar system may comprise a rotor and a stator. The rotor is configured to rotate with respect to the stator. The rotor comprises at least one supporting body and a plurality of light sources disposed on the at least one supporting body, the plurality of light sources configured to emit a plurality of first light beams. The plurality of light beams are non-uniformly distributed along a vertical direction in a vertical field of view of the Lidar system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Shaoqing XIANG, Na LI, Yancong LU
  • LIDAR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240027587
    Abstract: A Lidar system may comprise a rotor and a stator. The rotor is configured to rotate with respect to the stator. The rotor comprises at least one supporting body and a plurality of light sources disposed on the at least one supporting body, the plurality of light sources configured to emit a plurality of first light beams. The plurality of light beams are non-uniformly distributed along a vertical direction in a vertical field of view of the Lidar system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Hesai Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaoqing XIANG, Na LI, Yancong LU
  • ENDOSCOPES AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20210100438
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a handle, an elongated body, an image sensor, a lens, a light source disposed within a distal portion of the elongated body, a processor, and a controller. The processor is disposed in electrical communication with the image sensor and the light source, and is configured to analyze at least one characteristic of a first image captured by the image sensor. The controller is disposed in electrical communication with the processor, and is configured to supply current to the light source based on the at least one characteristic of the first image analyzed by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Weijiang Ding, Shenghua Yang, Yancong Lu
  • LIDAR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210011136
    Abstract: A Lidar system may comprise a rotor and a stator. The rotor is configured to rotate with respect to the stator. The rotor comprises at least one supporting body and a plurality of light sources disposed on the at least one supporting body, the plurality of light sources configured to emit a plurality of first light beams. The plurality of light beams are non-uniformly distributed along a vertical direction in a vertical field of view of the Lidar system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Shaoqing XIANG, Na LI, Yancong LU
  • Lidar system and method
    Patent number: 10816647
    Abstract: A Lidar system may comprise a rotor and a stator. The rotor is configured to rotate with respect to the stator. The rotor comprises at least one supporting body and a plurality of light sources disposed on the at least one supporting body, the plurality of light sources configured to emit a plurality of first light beams. The plurality of light beams are non-uniformly distributed along a vertical direction in a vertical field of view of the Lidar system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Hesai Photonics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaoqing Xiang, Na Li, Yancong Lu
  • ENDOSCOPES AND METHODS OF TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20200016425
    Abstract: An endoscope includes a handle, an elongated body extending distally from the handle and defining a longitudinal axis, a light source disposed within the distal portion of the elongated body and configured to illuminate tissue, and a therapeutic unit disposed within the distal portion of the elongated body and configured to treat tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Weijiang Ding, Yuanxun Li, Yancong Lu
  • LIDAR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200018829
    Abstract: A Lidar system may comprise a rotor and a stator. The rotor is configured to rotate with respect to the stator. The rotor comprises at least one supporting body and a plurality of light sources disposed on the at least one supporting body, the plurality of light sources configured to emit a plurality of first light beams. The plurality of light beams are non-uniformly distributed along a vertical direction in a vertical field of view of the Lidar system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Shaoqing XIANG, Na LI, Yancong LU
  • Lidar system and method
    Patent number: 10473767
    Abstract: A Lidar system may comprise a rotor and a stator. The rotor is configured to rotate with respect to the stator. The rotor comprises at least one supporting body and a plurality of light sources disposed on the at least one supporting body, the plurality of light sources configured to emit a plurality of first light beams. The plurality of light beams are non-uniformly distributed along a vertical direction in a vertical field of view of the Lidar system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Hesai Photonics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaoqing Xiang, Na Li, Yancong Lu
  • LIDAR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180364334
    Abstract: A Lidar system may comprise a rotor and a stator. The rotor is configured to rotate with respect to the stator. The rotor comprises at least one supporting body and a plurality of light sources disposed on the at least one supporting body, the plurality of light sources configured to emit a plurality of first light beams. The plurality of light beams are non-uniformly distributed along a vertical direction in a vertical field of view of the Lidar system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: SHAOQING XIANG, NA LI, YANCONG LU