Patents by Inventor Ziran Zhao

Ziran Zhao 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).

  • Publication number: 20240054698
    Abstract: The present application relates to a three-dimensional imaging method and apparatus, and a 3D imaging device. The method comprises generating 3D image information by capturing a 3D capture area containing a detected object using a depth camera; extracting a mask of the detected object from the 3D image information; determining an imaging area associated with the detected object based on the mask of the detected object; collecting data from a holographic data collection area containing the detected object by a holographic data collection device, generating holographic data; and performing image reconstruction on the imaging area based on the holographic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Xing LIU, Lingbo QIAO, Zhimin ZHENG, Yingkang JIN, Yan YOU
  • Publication number: 20230384475
    Abstract: A method and a system of performing security inspection of human body based on millimeter-wave. The method includes: displaying, by a first display device, information related to a designated posture to a person to be inspected before the person enters an inspection channel defined by a millimeter-wave human body security inspection instrument, the designated posture being expected to be taken by the person when scanning the person with the instrument; guiding the person to enter the inspection channel and stand at a designated standing position within the inspection channel in a standing posture substantially complying with the designated posture; scanning, by the instrument, the person, to obtain millimeter-wave scanning data; and performing, by a workstation, a reconstruction of millimeter-wave scanning image of the person, a confirmation for the standing posture of the person, and a recognition of a suspected item of the person, based on the millimeter-wave scanning data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yingkang JIN, Xiaoyi HE, Mengjiao ZHAO, Zhimin ZHENG, Yihai ZHANG, Yaning LI, Xiaoxiao FENG
  • Patent number: 11733422
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a portable terahertz security inspection apparatus, including: a carrying body; a terahertz emitting device arranged on the carrying body, wherein the terahertz emitting device includes a terahertz signal source and an emitting unit connected to the terahertz signal source and configured to emit a terahertz wave; a terahertz detector arranged on the carrying body and configured to receive the terahertz wave reflected from an inspected object; a data acquisition and processing system arranged on the carrying body and connected to the terahertz detector, wherein the data acquisition and processing system is configured to receive a scan data for the inspected object from the terahertz detector and generate a terahertz image; and a display device connected to the data acquisition and processing system and configured to receive and display the terahertz image from the data acquisition and processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Yingxin Wang, Meng Chen, Xuming Ma
  • Publication number: 20230251399
    Abstract: Provided is a server of a checking system based on a millimeter wave security inspection device, connected to a security inspection instrument through a switching system, the server includes a memory and a processor, the memory stores instructions, and the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a scanned image of an object and an ATR image interpretation result of the object from the security inspection instrument, wherein the ATR image interpretation result is obtained by the security inspection instrument performing an automatic threat recognition (ATR) image interpretation on the scanned image, and perform a manual inspection task on the object and perform an image interpretation task on the scanned image according to a working mode, wherein the working mode indicates whether the checking system is provided with a manual inspection station and an image interpretation station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yingkang JIN, Xiaoyi HE, Li ZHANG, Mengjiao ZHAO, Zhimin ZHENG, Yihai ZHANG, Yaning LI, Xiaoxiao FENG
  • Patent number: 11699223
    Abstract: A method, a device and a security system for image data processing based on VR or AR are disclosed. In one aspect, an example image data processing method includes reconstructing, based on three-dimensional (3D) scanned data of a containing apparatus in which objects are contained, a 3D image of the containing apparatus and the objects contained in the containing apparatus. The reconstructed 3D image is stereoscopically displayed. Manipulation information is determined for at least one of the objects in the containing apparatus based on positioning information and action information of a user. At least a 3D image of the at least one object is reconstructed based on the determined manipulation information. The at least one reconstructed object is presented on the displayed 3D image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: Nuctech Company Limited, Tsinghua University
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Jianping Gu, Bicheng Liu, Qi Wang, Xi Yi
  • Publication number: 20230206463
    Abstract: Provided are a method and a device of binding security inspection information, an electronic apparatus and a storage medium, which may be applied to the field of security inspection technology. In the method of binding security inspection information of the present disclosure, the pedestrian detection frame is acquired by detecting the video stream, and each pedestrian detection frame has the coordinate information and the tracking information. According to the coordinate information and the tracking information of the pedestrian detection frame, the baggage security inspection information, the pedestrian security inspection information, and the identity information are bound to acquire all security inspection information of a detected person, so that a security inspection efficiency is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Jianping GU, Yingxin WANG, Shaoming YUAN, Li GU, Yitao JIAO
  • Patent number: 11662457
    Abstract: A terahertz security inspection robot is provided, including: a housing including a main housing and a head housing rotatably connected to the main housing; a terahertz wave imaging mechanism including a mirror assembly arranged in the head housing and a detector array arranged in the main housing; and a rotating mechanism configured to cause the head housing and the mirror assembly located in the head housing to rotate with respect to the main housing, so that the mirror assembly of the terahertz wave imaging mechanism is oriented in different directions to respectively perform terahertz scanning and imaging on objects to be inspected in different inspection regions in a security inspection scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Yan You, Yuanjing Li, Shixin Zhang, Huan Xie, Xuming Ma, Rui Fan, Yinglei Wang
  • Publication number: 20230154942
    Abstract: Provided are a method of manufacturing a terahertz detection device including detectors and lenses arranged in an array and a terahertz detection apparatus. An example method includes forming detectors in a first area of a first surface of a base substrate through a double-sided photoetching process to form a detector array, and providing at least one first alignment mark in a second area of the first surface of the base substrate. A plurality of lens mounting parts are formed in a third area of a second surface of the base substrate through the double-sided photoetching process, and at least one second alignment mark is provided in a fourth area of the second surface of the base substrate. The lenses are mounted to the lens mounting parts to form the detection device. The first alignment mark is aligned with the second alignment mark by using a double-sided photoetching machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Shoulu JIANG, Xuming MA
  • Patent number: 11631152
    Abstract: A security inspection system and a method of configuring a security inspection device are provided. In an embodiment, the security inspection system may include: an identity information entry device configured to enter an identification of an inspected person; a parameter determination device configured to determine a parameter for performing a security inspection on the inspected person based on a security factor of the inspected person determined according to user data corresponding to the identification of the inspected person; and a security inspection device configured to perform the security inspection on the inspected person based on the determined parameter. According to embodiments, it is possible to accurately predict the user's behavior and evaluate the risk or potential danger from the user by analyzing and mining the user's comprehensive data, and thus to provide a more accurate security inspection solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Wanlong Wu, Yingkang Jin, Xianli Ding, Jiao Long, Zongjun Shen, Zheng Li
  • Patent number: 11619599
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a substance identification device and a substance identification method. The substance identification device comprises: a classifier establishing unit configured to establish a classifier based on scattering density values reconstructed for a plurality of known sample materials, wherein the classifier comprises a plurality of feature regions corresponding to a plurality of characteristic parameters for the plurality of known sample materials, respectively; and an identification unit for a material to be tested, configured to match the characteristic parameter of the material to be tested with the classifier, and to identify a type of the material to be tested by obtaining a feature region corresponding to the characteristic parameter of the material to be tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhi Zeng, Xingyu Pan, Xuewu Wang, Junli Li, Ming Zeng, Jianmin Li, Ziran Zhao, Jianping Cheng, Hao Ma, Hui Zhang, Hao Yu, Bicheng Liu
  • Patent number: 11408852
    Abstract: A sampling tube bundle includes a tube bundle body and a joint assembly. The tube bundle body includes a gas sampling tube for transmitting sampling gas; a metal woven layer wrapping an outer circumference of the gas sampling tube; a heating pad comprising a heat tracing cable wrapping an outer circumference of the metal woven layer, for heating the sampling gas in the gas sampling tube; a flame resistant tape wound around an outer circumference of the of the heating pad; a plurality of signal transmission lines circumferentially spaced apart from one another are arranged outside the flame resistant tape; and a sheath located outside the signal transmission line. The joint assembly is arranged on an end of the tube bundle body, for connecting to an analysis device or a sampling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, Nuctech Company Limited, WUHU JIAHONG NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Chunan Xu, Qingjun Zhang, Fengfeng Xiong, Yuanjing Li, Ziran Zhao, Yinong Liu, Yaohong Liu, Ge Li, Qiufeng Ma, Biao Cao
  • Patent number: 11400407
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a gas purification apparatus and a trace substance detection device. The gas purification apparatus includes a first purification component, a second purification component and a switching component, wherein the switching component can be switched between a first state and a second state, the first purification component and a component to be purified form a gas purification loop in the first state, and the second purification component can provide a regeneration gas for the first purification component in the second state, so that water vapor and impurities in the first purification component are discharged to outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventors: Qingjun Zhang, Yuanjing Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Yinong Liu, Yaohong Liu, Lili Yan, Ge Li, Qiufeng Ma, Nan Bai
  • Publication number: 20220221576
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electromagnetic imaging device for an active microwave and millimeter wave security inspection apparatus, including: a two-dimensional multiple-input multiple-output array panel including at least one sub-array, wherein each sub-array includes a plurality of transmitting antennas arranged linearly and a plurality of receiving antennas arranged linearly, the plurality of transmitting antennas arranged linearly being intersected with the plurality of receiving antennas arranged linearly; a signal processing device; a display device; and a ranging radar. In each sub-array, a midpoint of a connection line between each transmitting antenna and a corresponding receiving antenna serves as a virtual equivalent phase center of a pair of the each transmitting antenna and the corresponding receiving antenna, and the plurality of transmitting antennas and the plurality of receiving antennas are arranged to generate an equivalent phase center web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Yan You, Yuanjing Li, Xuming Ma, Jian Wu
  • Patent number: 11346975
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a spiral Computed Tomography (CT) device and a three-dimensional image reconstruction method. The spiral CT device includes: an inspection station operable to carry an object to be inspected and defining an inspection space; a rotational supporting apparatus disposed around the inspection space; a plurality of X-ray sources located on the rotational supporting apparatus; and a plurality of X-ray receiving apparatuses located on the rotational supporting apparatus and opposing to the plurality of X-ray sources respectively, wherein the plurality of X-ray sources and the plurality of X-ray receiving apparatuses are rotational synchronously with the rotational supporting apparatus, wherein the plurality of X-ray sources are closely disposed and fan-shaped X-ray beams provided by the plurality of X-ray sources cover the inspection space with a minimum degree of overlapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Yaohong Liu, Jianping Gu, Qian Yi, Bicheng Liu, Guangming Xu
  • Publication number: 20220115576
    Abstract: A terahertz detector and a method of manufacturing a terahertz detector, wherein the terahertz detector including a substrate (2) and at least one detection unit. Each detection unit includes: a channel material (1) arranged on the substrate, two electrodes (3, 4) respectively in ohmic contact with both ends of the channel material (1) in a longitudinal direction, and a three-dimensional grapheme (5) in direct or indirect thermal contact with the channel material (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ziran ZHAO, Yingxin WANG, Meng CHEN, Xuming MA
  • Publication number: 20220109241
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a terahertz mixer, a method of manufacturing the terahertz mixer, and an electronic device including the mixer. The terahertz mixer includes: a cavity for forming a radio frequency input waveguide and a local oscillator input waveguide, and for accommodating a microstrip line; the microstrip line formed on at least a part of an inner surface of the cavity by using a semiconductor growth process, wherein the microstrip line extends into a portion of the cavity where the radio frequency input waveguide is located so as to form a microstrip antenna for receiving a radio frequency input signal, and into a portion of the cavity where the local oscillator input waveguide is located so as to form a microstrip antenna for receiving a local oscillator input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuanjing LI, Haifan HU, Ziran ZHAO, Xuming MA
  • Publication number: 20220066065
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a portable terahertz security inspection apparatus, including: a carrying body; a terahertz emitting device arranged on the carrying body, wherein the terahertz emitting device includes a terahertz signal source and an emitting unit connected to the terahertz signal source and configured to emit a terahertz wave; a terahertz detector arranged on the carrying body and configured to receive the terahertz wave reflected from an inspected object; a data acquisition and processing system arranged on the carrying body and connected to the terahertz detector, wherein the data acquisition and processing system is configured to receive a scan data for the inspected object from the terahertz detector and generate a terahertz image; and a display device connected to the data acquisition and processing system and configured to receive and display the terahertz image from the data acquisition and processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Ziran Zhao, Yingxin Wang, Meng Chen, Xuming Ma
  • Patent number: 11226429
    Abstract: An extensible millimeter wave security inspection system, a security inspection method for a human body using the extensible millimeter wave security inspection system and an extensible millimeter wave scanning unit are disclosed. The extensible millimeter wave security inspection system includes at least one security inspection passage, at least one scanning units are provided on at least one side of two sides of each security inspection passage, each scanning unit includes at least one millimeter wave transceiving module, the millimeter wave transceiving module includes an array of millimeter wave antennas configured to transmit and receive millimeter wave signals and a millimeter wave transceiver associated with the array of millimeter wave antennas, and the millimeter wave transceiving module is arranged to scan by millimeter wave a target to be inspected in the security inspection passage along a direction in which the security inspection passage extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Nuctech Company Limited
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Yuanjing Li, Xilei Luo, Yingkang Jin, Zhimin Zheng, Wanlong Wu, Lingbo Qiao, Wenguo Liu
  • Patent number: 11215626
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gate system for sample detection and a method of sample inspection, which relate to the field of detection and analysis technology. The gate system comprises: an accommodating apparatus configured to accommodate an inserted ticket to be detected; a wipe sampling apparatus including a wipe sampling belt which is configured to drive the ticket to be detected to move within the accommodating apparatus and to conduct a wipe sampling to the ticket; an inspiratory sampling apparatus configured to collect samples dropped from the wipe sampling apparatus; and a detection apparatus configured to detect the samples and output detection results. The gate system for sample detection and the method of sample inspection provided by the present disclosure have a wide range of applications and can perform rapid sampling and detection to those substances that are difficult to be volatilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Qingjun Zhang, Yuanjing Li, Zhiqiang Chen, Ziran Zhao, Yinong Liu, Yaohong Liu, Qiufeng Ma, Lili Yan, Weiping Zhu, Biao Cao
  • Publication number: 20210394366
    Abstract: A terahertz security inspection robot is provided, including: a housing including a main housing and a head housing rotatably connected to the main housing; a terahertz wave imaging mechanism including a mirror assembly arranged in the head housing and a detector array arranged in the main housing; and a rotating mechanism configured to cause the head housing and the mirror assembly located in the head housing to rotate with respect to the main housing, so that the mirror assembly of the terahertz wave imaging mechanism is oriented in different directions to respectively perform terahertz scanning and imaging on objects to be inspected in different inspection regions in a security inspection scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Zhiqiang CHEN, Ziran ZHAO, Yan YOU, Yuanjing LI, Shixin ZHANG, Huan XIE, Xuming MA, Rui FAN, Yinglei WANG