Patents by Inventor Ihab A. Ali

Ihab A. Ali 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: 20240085766
    Abstract: This document describes a thermal-control system that is integrated into a security camera. The thermal-control system includes a combination of heatsinks and thermal interface materials with high thermal conductivities. The thermal-control system may transfer and spread energy from a high thermal-loading condition effectuated upon the security camera to concurrently maintain temperatures of multiple thermal zones on or within the security camera at or below prescribed temperature thresholds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Mark Benjamin Kraz, Kok Yen Cheng, Chi-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20240085011
    Abstract: This document describes techniques directed to active thermal-control of a floodlight and associated floodlights. As described, an example floodlight includes a first heat-transfer subsystem that uses a fully enclosed heat sink to transfer heat from an array of LEDs to a first housing component of the floodlight. The floodlight further includes a second heat-transfer subsystem to transfer heat from one or more PSUs to a second housing component of the floodlight. Described techniques include using thermistors located throughout the floodlight to actively monitor a temperature profile within the floodlight and, if one or more operating-temperature thresholds are violated, reducing power consumption within the floodlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Duen Hsing Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11867386
    Abstract: This document describes techniques directed to active thermal-control of a floodlight and associated floodlights. As described, an example floodlight includes a first heat-transfer subsystem that uses a fully enclosed heat sink to transfer heat from an array of LEDs to a first housing component of the floodlight. The floodlight further includes a second heat-transfer subsystem to transfer heat from one or more PSUs to a second housing component of the floodlight. Described techniques include using thermistors located throughout the floodlight to actively monitor a temperature profile within the floodlight and, if one or more operating-temperature thresholds are violated, reducing power consumption within the floodlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Duen Hsing Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11852957
    Abstract: This document describes a thermal-control system that is integrated into a security camera. The thermal-control system includes a combination of heatsinks and thermal interface materials with high thermal conductivities. The thermal-control system may transfer and spread energy from a high thermal-loading condition effectuated upon the security camera to concurrently maintain temperatures of multiple thermal zones on or within the security camera at or below prescribed temperature thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Mark Benjamin Kraz, Kok Yen Cheng, Chi-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 11839060
    Abstract: This document describes a thermal-control system that is integrated into a video-recording doorbell. The thermal-control system includes a combination of heat spreaders and materials with high thermal conductivity. The thermal-control system may spread and dissipate energy from a thermal-loading condition effectuated upon the video-recording doorbell to concurrently maintain temperatures of multiple thermal zones on or within the video-recording doorbell at or below prescribed temperature thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Ihab A. Ali, Jacobi Colton Grillo
  • 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: 11809067
    Abstract: An image capture device includes an image sensor and a heat controller. The image capture device includes a heat spreader that extends between the image sensor and the heat controller. The heat spreader dissipates heat from the image sensor to the heat controller. The image capture device includes an electronics unit spaced from the image sensor. The image capture device includes a compressive insulator that contacts the heat spreader and the electronics unit, and the compressible insulator thermally separates the electronics unit and the heat spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventor: Ihab A. Ali
  • Patent number: 11812583
    Abstract: This document describes a passive thermal-control system that is integrated into a mesh network device. The passive thermal-control system, which may include a heat sink and multiple heat spreaders, is such that heat originating with integrated circuit devices of the mesh network device and a speaker module of the mesh network device may be transferred to other components of the mesh network device, such as a housing component of the mesh network device. The heat may then be dissipated to an external environment to maintain a desired thermal profile of the mesh network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Frédéric Heckmann, Ihab A. Ali
  • Patent number: 11785744
    Abstract: This document describes a reinforced graphite heat-spreader for a surface of a housing component of an electronic device. The reinforced graphite heat-spreader includes a heat-spreader material stack having a layer of graphite material to spread heat. The reinforced graphite heat-spreader also includes an interface material stack that joins the heat-spreader material stack to the housing surface of an electronic device. The interface material stack, which may be formed using embossing techniques, includes protuberances that may be formed from an adhesive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Duen Hsing Hsieh
  • Publication number: 20230304951
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery, a first temperature sensor configured to provide a first temperature value associated with a temperature of the battery, a heat source disposed proximate to the battery and configured to heat the battery, a second temperature sensor configured to provide a second temperature value associated with a temperature of the heat source, and a control board coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, wherein the control board is configured to receive the first temperature value and the second temperature value. The control board is configured to compare the first temperature value and the second temperature value to determine a temperature gradient between the battery and the heat source and transmit an alert if the temperature gradient exceeds a first temperature gradient threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Wang, Arun Raghupathy, James Robert Lim, Ihab A. Ali, Chang Hong Ye
  • Patent number: 11680918
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery, a first temperature sensor configured to provide a first temperature value associated with a temperature of the battery, a heat source disposed proximate to the battery and configured to heat the battery, a second temperature sensor configured to provide a second temperature value associated with a temperature of the heat source, and a control board coupled to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, wherein the control board is configured to receive the first temperature value and the second temperature value. The control board is configured to compare the first temperature value and the second temperature value to determine a temperature gradient between the battery and the heat source and transmit an alert if the temperature gradient exceeds a first temperature gradient threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Wang, Arun Raghupathy, James Robert Lim, Ihab A. Ali, Chang Hong Ye
  • Publication number: 20230176453
    Abstract: An image capture device includes an image sensor and a heat controller. The image capture device includes a heat spreader that extends between the image sensor and the heat controller. The heat spreader dissipates heat from the image sensor to the heat controller. The image capture device includes an electronics unit spaced from the image sensor. The image capture device includes a compressive insulator that contacts the heat spreader and the electronics unit, and the compressible insulator thermally separates the electronics unit and the heat spreader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventor: Ihab A. Ali
  • Publication number: 20230139054
    Abstract: This document describes a thermal-control system that may be integrated into a mesh network device and associated mesh network devices. The thermal-control system, which may include a heat sink, multiple heat spreaders, and a heat shield, is such that heat originating from IC devices populating a printed circuit board of the mesh network device may be transferred to a housing component of the mesh network device for external dissipation to maintain a desired thermal profile of the mesh network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ihab A. Ali, Frédéric Heckmann
  • 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: 11579516
    Abstract: A camera includes an image sensor, a heat diffuser, and a heat spreader. The heat spreader includes a heat source coupled to the image sensor, an arm coupled to the heat source and the heat diffuser, and a heat exchange coupled with the heat source and the arm. A system includes a camera and a heat spreader coupled with the camera. The system includes a stabilizer coupled with the heat spreader and an electronics assembly coupled with the stabilizer. A heat controller for an imaging device that includes a flexible arm and a heat source coupled to the flexible arm that absorbs heat from the imaging device. The heat controller includes a heat exchange coupled to the flexible arm that transfers the heat away from the imaging device via the flexible arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventor: Ihab A. Ali
  • Patent number: 11576238
    Abstract: This document describes systems and techniques that use a virtual temperature-sensor for active thermal-control of a lighting system having an array of LEDs. The system and techniques use a forward voltage across the array of LEDs as the virtual temperature-sensor, converting the forward voltage to a level that is detectable by an MCU of the lighting system. In response to determining that the forward voltage exceeds a threshold, the lighting system may reduce an amount of an electrical current provided to the array of LEDs to decrease the forward voltage and alleviate a thermal condition that may be detrimental to the array of LEDs, thereby maintaining luminance capabilities of the array of LEDs and prolonging life of the array of LEDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Duen Hsing Hsieh, Ihab A. Ali
  • Patent number: 11563893
    Abstract: A camera system includes a lens assembly and image processing electronics internal to the camera housing and thermally coupled to the battery assembly. The battery assembly is sensitive to low ambient temperatures and may become damaged if the temperature of the assembly becomes sufficiently low. The camera system comprises a thermal management system that dissipates heat from electronic components of the camera to increase or maintain the temperature of the battery assembly. The thermal management configures the electronic components in different modes to create a step-wise increase of the resistive heat generated in the camera system and thereby increase the temperature of the components in the camera system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas D. Woodman, Ihab A. Ali, Todd Gotham
  • Publication number: 20220400576
    Abstract: This document describes a thermal-control system that is integrated into a media-streaming device. The thermal-control system includes a combination of heat spreaders and materials with high thermal-conductivity. The thermal-control system may spread, transfer, and dissipate energy from a thermal-loading condition effectuated upon the media-streaming device to concurrently maintain temperatures of multiple thermal zones on or within the media-streaming device at or below multiple respective prescribed temperature thresholds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Frédéric Heckmann, Ihab A. Ali
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11457545
    Abstract: This document describes a thermal-control system that is integrated into a media-streaming device. The thermal-control system includes a combination of heat spreaders and materials with high thermal-conductivity. The thermal-control system may spread, transfer, and dissipate energy from a thermal-loading condition effectuated upon the media-streaming device to concurrently maintain temperatures of multiple thermal zones on or within the media-streaming device at or below multiple respective prescribed temperature thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Frédéric Heckmann, Ihab A. Ali