Patents by Inventor Emil RAHIM
Emil RAHIM 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).
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Patent number: 12453057Abstract: Systems and methods for thermal management in wearable computing devices are provided. Thermal management strategies included in the wearable computing device provide for dissipation of heat generated by electronic components installed within enclosures, or housings, of the wearable computing devices to maintain operability of the electronic components, maintain functionality and/or operability of the wearable computing device, and maintain user comfort while the wearable computing device is worn. The enclosure includes a multilayered stack of materials including a thermal layer embedded within insulating layers. The thermal layer may be shaped so as to direct the spreading of heat in a desired direction, to maintain surface touch temperatures within allowable ranges, and maintain internal enclosure temperatures within operating ranges of the electronic components.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: October 21, 2025Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Joshua Moore, Emil Rahim
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Publication number: 20250287495Abstract: A head-worn display (HWD) configured to provide an extended reality (XR) image to a user include includes a flexible circuitry configured to electrically couple a component of the HWD to a processor or power source. Additionally, this flexible circuit includes a heat tab configured to thermally couple the flexible circuit to the component of the HWD. Due to the flexible circuitry being thermally coupled to the component of the HWD, heat generated by the component of the HWD is spread across the surfaces of the flexible circuitry, lowering the temperature of the component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2024Publication date: September 11, 2025Inventors: Joshua Moore, Emil Rahim
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Patent number: 12317460Abstract: The present disclosure describes thermal mitigation for an electronic speaker device and associated systems and methods. The thermal mitigation includes monitoring several thermal zones to determine or estimate thermal conditions in corresponding parts of the electronic speaker device. The thermal zones may include a System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated circuit (IC) component, audio components including power-dissipating IC components, and a temperature of an exterior surface of a housing component of the electronic speaker device. To mitigate thermal runaway, different throttling schemes may be triggered based on the thermal zones exceeding certain thermal limits. The throttling schemes may include reducing the amount of power supplied to the SoC, reducing audio power of the audio components to a lower wattage, or manipulating SoC cores such as by disabling one or more of the cores or adjusting utilization of the SoC cores.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2023Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan, Ihab A. Ali, Wilson Tang
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Patent number: 12198640Abstract: This application is directed to a method for correct temperature measurement. An electronic device includes a temperature sensor that measures an ambient temperature of an environment and a display that is driven by a display driver. The electronic device determines a brightness setting of the display, estimates a display driver current based on the brightness setting, estimates a driver efficiency of the display driver based on the display driver current, and combines a predetermined display driver voltage, the display driver current, and the driver efficiency to determine a power consumption of the display driver. An ambient temperature correction is determined in accordance with the determined power consumption of the display driver, and the measured ambient temperature is thereby corrected using the ambient temperature correction. In some implementations, a power consumption of a distinct heat-generating electronic component is also monitored for adjusting the ambient temperature correction.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2023Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jeffrey Kevin Tu, Kristen Rebecca Pownell, Philip Hobson Boothby, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan
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Patent number: 12176260Abstract: This document describes a passive thermal-control system that can be integrated into an electronic speaker device and associated electronic speaker devices. The passive thermal-control system uses an architecture that combines heat spreaders and thermal interface materials to transfer heat from heat-generating electronic devices of the electronic speaker device to a housing component of the electronic speaker device. The housing component dissipates the heat to prevent a thermal runaway condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2022Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Emil Rahim, Truong Ho Cong
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Publication number: 20240397669Abstract: The present document describes a passive thermal-control structure for speakers and associated apparatuses and methods. The architecture of the passive thermal-control structure is such that heat is transferred from electronic subsystems of the electronic speaker device to the passive thermal-control structure, which acts as an internal, structural frame of the electronic speaker device and can provide both thermal mitigation and structural stability. The passive thermal-control structure can conduct heat from the electronic subsystems to a housing of the electronic speaker device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Emil Rahim, Ihab A. Ali, Phanindraja Ancha, Neha Ravi Dixit
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Patent number: 12082377Abstract: The present document describes a passive thermal-control structure for speakers and associated apparatuses and methods. The architecture of the passive thermal-control structure is such that heat is transferred from electronic subsystems of the electronic speaker device to the passive thermal-control structure, which acts as an internal, structural frame of the electronic speaker device and provides both thermal mitigation and structural stability. The passive thermal-control structure conducts heat from the electronic subsystems to a housing of the electronic speaker device. The housing of the electronic speaker device may dissipate the heat to the ambient environment to prevent thermal runaway of the electronic subsystems, and the internal frame mitigates the temperature of the housing from exceeding ergonomic temperature limits.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Emil Rahim, Ihab A. Ali, Phanindraja Ancha, Neha Ravi Dixit
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Publication number: 20240244798Abstract: Systems and methods for thermal management in wearable computing devices are provided. Thermal management strategies included in the wearable computing device provide for dissipation of heat generated by electronic components installed within enclosures, or housings, of the wearable computing devices to maintain operability of the electronic components, maintain functionality and/or operability of the wearable computing device, and maintain user comfort while the wearable computing device is worn. The enclosure includes a multilayered stack of materials including a thermal layer embedded within insulating layers. The thermal layer may be shaped so as to direct the spreading of heat in a desired direction, to maintain surface touch temperatures within allowable ranges, and maintain internal enclosure temperatures within operating ranges of the electronic components.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Joshua Moore, Emil Rahim
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Publication number: 20240155818Abstract: The present disclosure describes thermal mitigation for an electronic speaker device and associated systems and methods. The thermal mitigation includes monitoring several thermal zones to determine or estimate thermal conditions in corresponding parts of the electronic speaker device. The thermal zones may include a System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated circuit (IC) component, audio components including power-dissipating IC components, and a temperature of an exterior surface of a housing component of the electronic speaker device. To mitigate thermal runaway, different throttling schemes may be triggered based on the thermal zones exceeding certain thermal limits. The throttling schemes may include reducing the amount of power supplied to the SoC, reducing audio power of the audio components to a lower wattage, or manipulating SoC cores such as by disabling one or more of the cores or adjusting utilization of the SoC cores.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan, Ihab A. Ali, Wilson Tang
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Publication number: 20240013734Abstract: This application is directed to a method for correct temperature measurement. An electronic device includes a temperature sensor that measures an ambient temperature of an environment and a display that is driven by a display driver. The electronic device determines a brightness setting of the display, estimates a display driver current based on the brightness setting, estimates a driver efficiency of the display driver based on the display driver current, and combines a predetermined display driver voltage, the display driver current, and the driver efficiency to determine a power consumption of the display driver. An ambient temperature correction is determined in accordance with the determined power consumption of the display driver, and the measured ambient temperature is thereby corrected using the ambient temperature correction. In some implementations, a power consumption of a distinct heat-generating electronic component is also monitored for adjusting the ambient temperature correction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Jeffrey Kevin Tu, Kristen Rebecca Pownell, Philip Hobson Boothby, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan
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Patent number: 11832426Abstract: The present disclosure describes thermal mitigation for an electronic speaker device and associated systems and methods. The thermal mitigation includes monitoring several thermal zones to determine or estimate thermal conditions in corresponding parts of the electronic speaker device. The thermal zones may include a System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated circuit (IC) component, audio components including power-dissipating IC components, and a temperature of an exterior surface of a housing component of the electronic speaker device. To mitigate thermal runaway, different throttling schemes may be triggered based on the thermal zones exceeding certain thermal limits. The throttling schemes may include reducing the amount of power supplied to the SoC, reducing audio power of the audio components to a lower wattage, or manipulating SoC cores such as by disabling one or more of the cores or adjusting utilization of the SoC cores.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan, Ihab A. Ali, Wilson Tang
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Patent number: 11798501Abstract: This application is directed to a method for correct temperature measurement. An electronic device includes a temperature sensor that measures an ambient temperature of an environment and a display that is driven by a display driver. The electronic device determines a brightness setting of the display, estimates a display driver current based on the brightness setting, estimates a driver efficiency of the display driver based on the display driver current, and combines a predetermined display driver voltage, the display driver current, and the driver efficiency to determine a power consumption of the display driver. An ambient temperature correction is determined in accordance with the determined power consumption of the display driver, and the measured ambient temperature is thereby corrected using the ambient temperature correction. In some implementations, a power consumption of a distinct heat-generating electronic component is also monitored for adjusting the ambient temperature correction.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jeffrey Kevin Tu, Kristen Rebecca Pownell, Philip Hobson Boothby, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan
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Publication number: 20230052653Abstract: This document describes a passive thermal-control system that can be integrated into an electronic speaker device and associated electronic speaker devices. The passive thermal-control system uses an architecture that combines heat spreaders and thermal interface materials to transfer heat from heat-generating electronic devices of the electronic speaker device to a housing component of the electronic speaker device. The housing component dissipates the heat to prevent a thermal runaway condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Emil Rahim, Truong Ho Cong
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Patent number: 11521909Abstract: This document describes a passive thermal-control system that can be integrated into an electronic speaker device and associated electronic speaker devices. The passive thermal-control system uses an architecture that combines heat spreaders and thermal interface materials to transfer heat from heat-generating electronic devices of the electronic speaker device to a housing component of the electronic speaker device. The housing component dissipates the heat to prevent a thermal runaway condition.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Emil Rahim, Truong Ho Cong
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Publication number: 20220068227Abstract: This application is directed to a method for correct temperature measurement. An electronic device includes a temperature sensor that measures an ambient temperature of an environment and a display that is driven by a display driver. The electronic device determines a brightness setting of the display, estimates a display driver current based on the brightness setting, estimates a driver efficiency of the display driver based on the display driver current, and combines a predetermined display driver voltage, the display driver current, and the driver efficiency to determine a power consumption of the display driver. An ambient temperature correction is determined in accordance with the determined power consumption of the display driver, and the measured ambient temperature is thereby corrected using the ambient temperature correction. In some implementations, a power consumption of a distinct heat-generating electronic component is also monitored for adjusting the ambient temperature correction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Jeffrey Kevin Tu, Kristen Rebecca Pownell, Philip Hobson Boothby, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan
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Publication number: 20210410334Abstract: The present document describes a passive thermal-control structure for speakers and associated apparatuses and methods. The architecture of the passive thermal-control structure is such that heat is transferred from electronic subsystems of the electronic speaker device to the passive thermal-control structure, which acts as an internal, structural frame of the electronic speaker device and provides both thermal mitigation and structural stability. The passive thermal-control structure conducts heat from the electronic subsystems to a housing of the electronic speaker device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Emil Rahim, Ihab A. Ali, Phanindraja Ancha, Neha Ravi Dixit
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Publication number: 20210410332Abstract: The present document describes a passive thermal-control structure for speakers and associated apparatuses and methods. The architecture of the passive thermal-control structure is such that heat is transferred from electronic subsystems of the electronic speaker device to the passive thermal-control structure, which acts as an internal, structural frame of the electronic speaker device and provides both thermal mitigation and structural stability. The passive thermal-control structure conducts heat from the electronic subsystems to a housing of the electronic speaker device. The housing of the electronic speaker device may dissipate the heat to the ambient environment to prevent thermal runaway of the electronic subsystems, and the internal frame mitigates the temperature of the housing from exceeding ergonomic temperature limits.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Emil Rahim, Ihab A. Ali, Phanindraja Ancha, Neha Ravi Dixit
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Patent number: 11212940Abstract: The present document describes a passive thermal-control structure for speakers and associated apparatuses and methods. The architecture of the passive thermal-control structure is such that heat is transferred from electronic subsystems of the electronic speaker device to the passive thermal-control structure, which acts as an internal, structural frame of the electronic speaker device and provides both thermal mitigation and structural stability. The passive thermal-control structure conducts heat from the electronic subsystems to a housing of the electronic speaker device. The housing of the electronic speaker device may dissipate the heat to the ambient environment to prevent thermal runaway of the electronic subsystems, and the internal frame mitigates the temperature of the housing from exceeding ergonomic temperature limits.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Emil Rahim, Ihab A. Ali, Phanindraja Ancha, Neha Ravi Dixit
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Publication number: 20210392795Abstract: The present disclosure describes thermal mitigation for an electronic speaker device and associated systems and methods. The thermal mitigation includes monitoring several thermal zones to determine or estimate thermal conditions in corresponding parts of the electronic speaker device. The thermal zones may include a System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated circuit (IC) component, audio components including power-dissipating IC components, and a temperature of an exterior surface of a housing component of the electronic speaker device. To mitigate thermal runaway, different throttling schemes may be triggered based on the thermal zones exceeding certain thermal limits. The throttling schemes may include reducing the amount of power supplied to the SoC, reducing audio power of the audio components to a lower wattage, or manipulating SoC cores such as by disabling one or more of the cores or adjusting utilization of the SoC cores.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan, Ihab A. Ali, Wilson Tang
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Publication number: 20210111095Abstract: This document describes a passive thermal-control system that can be integrated into an electronic speaker device and associated electronic speaker devices. The passive thermal-control system uses an architecture that combines heat spreaders and thermal interface materials to transfer heat from heat-generating electronic devices of the electronic speaker device to a housing component of the electronic speaker device. The housing component dissipates the heat to prevent a thermal runaway condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Emil Rahim, Truong Ho Cong