Patents by Inventor Yonghui HAN

Yonghui HAN 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).

  • Method and apparatus for adjusting a field of view for exposure of an X-ray system, and an X-ray system
    Patent number: 9008269
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a field of view for exposure of an X-ray system is provided. The method comprises: capturing an image of a patient on an examining table of the system by an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is placed at a predetermined position in the system; displaying the captured image on a display for selection of a region of interest or a point of interest by a user on the image; automatically determining a target position of an X-ray source in response to the selection of the region of interest or the point of interest on the image, wherein a desired field of view for exposure covering the region of interest or the point of interest is obtained when the X-ray source is located at the target position; and automatically locating the X-ray source at the target position in response to the determination of the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jian Wang, Bin Ye, Yannan Huang, Yonghui Han
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING A FIELD OF VIEW FOR EXPOSURE OF AN X-RAY SYSTEM, AND AN X-RAY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130077745
    Abstract: A method for adjusting a field of view for exposure of an X-ray system is provided. The method comprises: capturing an image of a patient on an examining table of the system by an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is placed at a predetermined position in the system; displaying the captured image on a display for selection of a region of interest or a point of interest by a user on the image; automatically determining a target position of an X-ray source in response to the selection of the region of interest or the point of interest on the image, wherein a desired field of view for exposure covering the region of interest or the point of interest is obtained when the X-ray source is located at the target position; and automatically locating the X-ray source at the target position in response to the determination of the target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Jian WANG, Bin YE, Yannan HUANG, Yonghui HAN