Patents by Inventor Zhonglie Piao

Zhonglie Piao 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing an optical rotary joint
    Patent number: 10845546
    Abstract: Systems for providing an optical rotary joint are provided. In some embodiments, a system comprises: a lens-less optical rotary joint, comprising: a guide ferrule; a rotatable ferrule; a rotatable optical fiber, the rotatable optical fiber passing through the rotatable ferrule and the guide ferrule, the rotatable optical fiber being secured within the rotatable ferrule, and the rotatable optical fiber being freely rotatable within the guide ferrule; and a coupler to secure the guide ferrule and receive a static ferrule including a static optical fiber such that a face of the static optical fiber is proximate a face of the rotatable optical fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Guillermo J. Tearney, Zhonglie Piao
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN OPTICAL ROTARY JOINT
    Publication number: 20190391338
    Abstract: Systems for providing an optical rotary joint are provided. In some embodiments, a system comprises: a lens-less optical rotary joint, comprising: a guide ferrule; a rotatable ferrule; a rotatable optical fiber, the rotatable optical fiber passing through the rotatable ferrule and the guide ferrule, the rotatable optical fiber being secured within the rotatable ferrule, and the rotatable optical fiber being freely rotatable within the guide ferrule; and a coupler to secure the guide ferrule and receive a static ferrule including a static optical fiber such that a face of the static optical fiber is proximate a face of the rotatable optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Guillermo J. Tearney, Zhonglie Piao