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).

  • Patent number: 12453057
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Moore, Emil Rahim
  • Publication number: 20250287495
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: September 11, 2025
    Inventors: Joshua Moore, Emil Rahim
  • Patent number: 12317460
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan, Ihab A. Ali, Wilson Tang
  • Patent number: 12198640
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kevin Tu, Kristen Rebecca Pownell, Philip Hobson Boothby, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan
  • Patent number: 12176260
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Emil Rahim, Truong Ho Cong
  • Publication number: 20240397669
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emil Rahim, Ihab A. Ali, Phanindraja Ancha, Neha Ravi Dixit
  • Patent number: 12082377
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emil Rahim, Ihab A. Ali, Phanindraja Ancha, Neha Ravi Dixit
  • Publication number: 20240244798
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Moore, Emil Rahim
  • Publication number: 20240155818
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan, Ihab A. Ali, Wilson Tang
  • Publication number: 20240013734
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kevin Tu, Kristen Rebecca Pownell, Philip Hobson Boothby, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan
  • Patent number: 11832426
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan, Ihab A. Ali, Wilson Tang
  • Patent number: 11798501
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kevin Tu, Kristen Rebecca Pownell, Philip Hobson Boothby, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan
  • Publication number: 20230052653
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Emil Rahim, Truong Ho Cong
  • Patent number: 11521909
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Emil Rahim, Truong Ho Cong
  • Publication number: 20220068227
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Kevin Tu, Kristen Rebecca Pownell, Philip Hobson Boothby, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan
  • Publication number: 20210410334
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emil Rahim, Ihab A. Ali, Phanindraja Ancha, Neha Ravi Dixit
  • Publication number: 20210410332
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emil Rahim, Ihab A. Ali, Phanindraja Ancha, Neha Ravi Dixit
  • Patent number: 11212940
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emil Rahim, Ihab A. Ali, Phanindraja Ancha, Neha Ravi Dixit
  • Publication number: 20210392795
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emil Rahim, Chintan Trehan, Ihab A. Ali, Wilson Tang
  • Publication number: 20210111095
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Emil Rahim, Truong Ho Cong