Patents by Inventor Ihab Ali
Ihab 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).
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Patent number: 12276413Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Duen Hsing Hsieh
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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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Publication number: 20240353361Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: David Wang, Arun Raghupathy, James Robert Lim, Ihab A. Ali, Chang Hong Ye
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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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Patent number: 12050190Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 4, 2023Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: David Wang, Arun Raghupathy, James Robert Lim, Ihab A. Ali, Chang Hong Ye
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Publication number: 20240251498Abstract: This document describes a thermal-control system (110) that may be integrated into a mesh network device (102) and associated mesh network devices. The thermal-control system (110), which may include a heat sink (112), multiple heat spreaders (114, 118), and a heat shield (116), is such that heat (106) originating from IC devices populating a printed circuit board (104) of the mesh network device (102) may be transferred to a housing component (108) of the mesh network device (102) for external dissipation to maintain a desired thermal profile of the mesh network device (102).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2024Publication date: July 25, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Frédéric Heckmann
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Patent number: 11997781Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Frédéric Heckmann
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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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Patent number: 11980010Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Frédéric Heckmann, Ihab A. Ali
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Publication number: 20240085011Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Duen Hsing Hsieh
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Publication number: 20240085766Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Mark Benjamin Kraz, Kok Yen Cheng, Chi-Ming Lin
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Patent number: 11867386Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Duen Hsing Hsieh
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Patent number: 11852957Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Mark Benjamin Kraz, Kok Yen Cheng, Chi-Ming Lin
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Patent number: 11839060Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Arun Prakash Raghupathy, Ihab A. Ali, Jacobi Colton Grillo
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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: 11812583Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Frédéric Heckmann, Ihab A. Ali
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Patent number: 11809067Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: GoPro, Inc.Inventor: Ihab A. Ali
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Patent number: 11785744Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Ihab A. Ali, Duen Hsing Hsieh
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Publication number: 20230304951Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Google LLCInventors: David Wang, Arun Raghupathy, James Robert Lim, Ihab A. Ali, Chang Hong Ye