Alexander Schoenen

US Patent:

20170059190, Mar 2, 2017

Filed:

Aug 26, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/836744

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Vivek Goyal - San Francisco CA, US
Orville Buenaventura - San Bruno CA, US
Alexander Schoenen - Portland OR, US
Mark Stefanski - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

F24F 11/00
G05D 23/32
G05B 15/02
G05D 23/30

Abstract:

A thermostat may include a plurality of heat-generating components; a plurality of first temperature sensors, each of the plurality of first temperature sensors being disposed next to a corresponding one of the plurality of heat-generating components; a second temperature sensor that is disposed away from the plurality of heat-generating components; and a memory device storing a coefficient matrix. The thermostat may also include one or more processors that combine a plurality of inputs to calculate an ambient temperature for an enclosure in which the thermostat is installed, the plurality of inputs including readings from the plurality of first temperature sensors, readings from the second temperature sensor, and the coefficient matrix.

US Patent:

20170060150, Mar 2, 2017

Filed:

Aug 26, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/836699

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Marcus Albonico - Atherton CA, US
Orville Buenaventura - Palo Alto CA, US
Vivek Goyal - San Francisco CA, US
Alexander Schoenen - Portland OR, US
Giancarlo Giustina - San Francisco CA, US
Anurag Gupta - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

GOOGLE INC. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G05D 23/27
G01K 7/02
G01V 8/10

Abstract:

A thermostat may include a proximity sensor and a temperature sensor. The thermostat may also include a sensor mount assembly containing the proximity sensor, the temperature sensor, and a first alignment feature. The thermostat may additionally include a lens assembly having a first area, a second area, and a second alignment feature, where the second area includes a Fresnel lens, and the first area is thinner than the second area. The thermostat may further include a front cover where the outward-facing surface of the lens assembly is shaped to continuously conform to a curvature of the front cover. The thermostat may also include a frame member with third and fourth alignment features configured for respective matable alignment with the first and second alignment features and configured such that the proximity sensor and the temperature sensor are maintained in generally close, non-touching proximity to the lens assembly, the first area of the lens assembly being aligned with the proximity sensor, and the second area of the lens assembly being aligned with the temperature sensor.

US Patent:

20160349797, Dec 1, 2016

Filed:

May 28, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/724534

Inventors:

Vikram Malhotra - Portland OR, US
Alexander Schoenen - Beaverton OR, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/16
G06F 3/041
G06F 1/32
G06F 3/044

Abstract:

The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods for implementing a touch interface on a wearable computing device. Described herein is a wearable computing device comprising a printed circuit board (PCB), a housing configured to be attached to a user, enclosed over the PCB, and including a display surface, a plurality of electronic components disposed on the PCB and including a plurality of display components to generate display data visible through the display surface of the housing, and a user input touch interface at least partially overlapping the display surface of the housing. The user touch interface includes an array of capacitive touch sensitive electrode elements disposed on the PCB, wherein at least some of the electrode elements are interspersed on the PCB between two or more of the display components, and sensing circuitry configured to detect changes in the array of capacitive touch sensitive electrode elements.