Inventor

Wei Zhang

Inventor
Union City, CA, US

Overview

98→
Patents
1996–2021
Patent span
Human necessities
Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 98 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A61Bprimary
A61BDiagnosis16%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general10%
A61MDevices for introducing media into, or onto, the body8%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding6%
A24DCigars3%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3%
G16HHealthcare informatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical or healthcare data2%
A23LFoods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for2%
A23VIndexing scheme relating to foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages and lactic or propionic acid bacteria used in foodstuffs or food preparation2%
A24BManufacture or preparation of tobacco for smoking or chewing2%
PatentTitleYear
11,033,965Method for preparing reduced titanium powder by multistage deep reduction202110,845,490Positron emission tomography imaging system202010,784,389Full-laser scribing method for flexible stainless steel substrate solar cell module202010,744,256Method for determining at least one parameter of an extracorporeal blood circuit as well as apparatuses202010,729,546Inflatable penile prosthetic system2020D0888233Dispensing syringe202010,669,166UV-LED liquid monitoring and treatment apparatus and method2020D0886067Cable management system2020D0881135Cable management system202010,603,007Automated breast ultrasound equipment and methods using enhanced navigator aids202010,588,747Neophallus implant and a method of implanting a penile prosthetic in a neopenis202010,570,265Method for treating surface of carbon fiber composite material2020D0874005Imaging apparatus202010,461,386Impedance compensation structure for broadband near-field magnetic-field probe and its construction method2019D0857902Breathing apparatus for an anesthesia machine201910,345,460Positron emission tomography imaging system201910,326,054Ultraviolet light emitting device doped with boron201910,280,486Nickel-based superalloy and articles201910,251,621Automated breast ultrasound equipment and methods using enhanced navigator aids201910,234,479Resonance suppression structure of a wideband near-field magnetic probe and a construction method thereof201910,227,241UV-LED liquid monitoring and treatment apparatus and method201910,182,595Cigarettes and cigarette filters including activated carbon for removing nitric oxide201910,016,138Method and device for long-term monitoring of arterial vascular stiffness and vascular calcification of a patient20189,911,521'Curable composition for electrical machine, and associated method'20189,878,081'Arrangement comprising medical treatment units and peripheral devices as well as a peripheral device and treatment unit for use in such an arrangement'20189,876,143Ultraviolet light emitting device doped with boron20189,849,228Method for determining at least one parameter of an extracorporeal blood circuit as well as apparatuses20179,841,242'Method of air preheating for combustion power plant and systems comprising the same'20179,826,958Automated detection of suspected abnormalities in ultrasound breast images20179,814,412'Method and device for determining a blood constituent'20179,667,112'Rotor slot liners'20179,656,033'Hydrosol based flavor delivery device'20179,641,037'Stator slot liners'20179,597,627'Regenerative air purification system and method'20179,537,375'Thermal conductor for use in an electric machine and method of forming the same'20179,439,621'Reduced image reading time and improved patient flow in automated breast ultrasound using enchanced, whole breast navigator overview images'20169,440,745'Air distribution system for small commercial airplane'20169,429,044'Supercritical heat recovery steam generator reheater and supercritical evaporator arrangement'20169,419,489'Slot liner for an electric machine'20169,283,721'Pore-free tire segmented mold pattern block, segmented mold, and cleaning methods therefor'20169,265,872'Device and method for measuring a blood constituent in blood for an extracorporeal blood treating device'20169,224,281'Smoke detector sensor network system and method'20159,179,700'Hydrosol based flavor delivery device'20159,156,220'Pore-free tire segmented mold pattern block, segmented mold, and cleaning methods therefor'20159,050,420'Device and method for monitoring a vascular access for an extracorporeal blood treatment'20158,905,042'Cigarettes and cigarette filters including activated carbon for removing nitric oxide'20148,898,027'Method and system for a comprehensive analysis of low frequency oscillation'20148,858,486'Method and arrangement for determining the recirculation in a fistula or the cardiopulmonary recirculation, and a blood treatment device comprising a device for determining the fistula recirculation or the cardiopulmonary recirculation part'20148,858,876'Nickel-based superalloy and articles'20148,792,089'Device for determining a concentration of a constituent of blood in a hose line'20148,773,649'Device for clamping a hose line for determining the concentration of a blood constituent'20148,747,317'Full-field breast ultrasound system and architechture'20148,701,681'Use of oxyhydroxide compounds in cigarette paper for reducing carbon monoxide in the mainstream smoke of a cigarette'20148,539,957'Cigarettes and cigarette filters including activated carbon for removing nitric oxide'20138,529,767'Method for determining the percentage of recirculation in a fistula and/or cardiopulmonary recirculation relative to the total fistula recirculation and cardiopulmonary recirculation'20138,496,586'Breast ultrasound examination including scanning through chestwardly compressing membrane and processing and displaying acquired ultrasound image information'20138,448,463'Cryogenic rectification method'20138,423,121'Method and system for guidewire tracking in fluoroscopic image sequences'20138,396,533'Method and system for catheter detection and tracking in a fluoroscopic image sequence'20138,355,550'Methods and apparatus for virtual coronary mapping'20138,317,702'Full-field breast ultrasound system and architecture'20128,303,807'Dialyser with measuring devices for monitoring the blood pressure, method of determining the blood pressure and a storage medium for use in a dialyser'20128,273,029'Pressure recovery index to assess cardiac function'20128,223,916'Computer-aided detection of anatomical abnormalities in x-ray tomosynthesis images'20128,194,955'Method and system for detection of contrast injection in fluoroscopic image sequences'20128,162,833'Thick-slice ultrasound images derived from ultrasonic scans of a chestwardly-compressed breast of a supine patient'20128,121,367'Method and system for vessel segmentation in fluoroscopic images'20128,094,903'System and method for coronary digital subtraction angiography'20128,086,006'Method and system for evaluating image segmentation based on visibility'20118,023,705'Method for reconstructing image from echo planar imaging sequence'20117,940,971'System and method for coronary digital subtraction angiography'20117,934,510'Cigarette wrapper with nanoparticle spinel ferrite catalyst and methods of making same'20117,868,615'Method and device for suppressing motion artifacts in magnetic resonance imaging'20117,850,856'Method and device for monitoring the supply of substitution fluid during an extracorporeal blood treatment'20107,828,733'Coronal and axial thick-slice ultrasound images derived from ultrasonic scans of a chestwardly-compressed breast'20107,780,620'System and method for determining the hematocrit and/or blood volume'20107,727,151'Navigation among multiple breast ultrasound volumes'20107,688,199'Smoke and fire detection in aircraft cargo compartments'20107,672,494'Processing medical image information to detect anatomical abnormalities'20107,615,008'Processing and displaying breast ultrasound information'20097,568,485'System for dispersing powder materials in a cigarette rod'20097,463,760'Density nodule detection in-3-D digital images'20087,359,538'Detection and analysis of lesions in contact with a structural boundary'20087,341,568'Method and device for determining blood volume during an extracorporeal blood treatment'20087,336,809'Segmentation in medical images'20087,286,695'Density nodule detection in 3-D digital images'20077,028,694'Method for dispersing powder materials in a cigarette rod'20066,909,797'Density nodule detection in 3-D digital images'20056,766,043'Pleural nodule detection from CT thoracic images'20046,640,001'Method and apparatus for fast detection of lesions'20036,527,728'Process and device for determining the pulse transit time and extracorporeal hemotherapeutic arrangement with such a device'20036,425,964'Creep resistant titanium aluminide alloys'20026,263,092'Method and apparatus for fast detection of spiculated lesions in digital mammograms'20016,075,878'Method for determining an optimally weighted wavelet transform based on supervised training for detection of microcalcifications in digital mammograms'20006,014,452'Method and system for using local attention in the detection of abnormalities in digitized medical images'20005,815,591'Method and apparatus for fast detection of spiculated lesions in digital mammograms'19985,732,697'Shift-invariant artificial neural network for computerized detection of clustered microcalcifications in mammography'19985,491,627'Method and system for the detection of microcalcifications in digital mammograms'1996

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2002–2019Based in Richmond, VA, US· patent location history
2003–2016Patents assigned to FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DE GMBH (11)· patent assignee history
2004–2014Based in Union City, CA, US· patent location history
2006–2019Patents assigned to PHILIP MORRIS USA INC (9)· patent assignee history
2010–2020Based in Niederwerrn, DE· patent location history
2011–2018Patents assigned to ZHANG WEI (27)· patent assignee history
2011–2013Patents assigned to SIEMENS AG (9)· patent assignee history
2011–2013Based in Plainsboro, NJ, US· patent location history
2014–2020Patents assigned to GEN ELECTRIC (11)· patent assignee history
2014–2020Based in Beijing, CN· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
ZHANG WEIself272011–2018
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DE GMBH112003–2016
GEN ELECTRIC112014–2020
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC92006–2019
SIEMENS AG92011–2013
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Union City, California, US152004–2014
Niederwerrn, DE122010–2020
Richmond, Virginia, US102002–2019
Plainsboro, New Jersey, US82011–2013
Beijing, CN62014–2020