Nicholas Tucker Sanders

US Patent:

20210152004, May 20, 2021

Filed:

Dec 18, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/719279

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Andrew Rossignol - Mountain View CA, US
Nicholas Jordan Sanders - Saratoga CA, US

International Classification:

H02J 7/00

Abstract:

According to an aspect, a system includes a battery configured to be charged by a power source, a charging circuit coupled to the battery, and a battery charging manager configured to communicate with the charging circuit to control a charging of the battery by the power source. The battery charging manager obtains a charge pattern including an end charge time corresponding to a time when the battery is estimated to be disconnected from the power source. The battery charging manager controls the charging circuit to charge, over a first charging period, the battery to a temporary charge level, maintain, over a relaxation period, a battery charge level between the temporary charge level and a maintenance charge level, and charge, over a second charging period after the relaxation period, the battery to a maximum battery charge level before the end charge time.

US Patent:

20190187792, Jun 20, 2019

Filed:

Dec 15, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/844322

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Nicholas Jordan Sanders - Saratoga CA, US
Gregory Granito - Saratoga CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/01
G06F 3/044

Abstract:

A system and method for dynamically cancelling haptic feedback in certain areas of a touchpad, and/or to dynamically isolating haptic feedback in certain areas of the touchpad, may enhance flexibility, utility and functionality of the touchpad. A first haptic engine may generate and transmit haptic feedback in response to an input detected in an input area of the touchpad. A second haptic engine may generate haptic cancellation feedback, and transmit the cancellation feedback after a time delay, to cancel out the effect of the haptic feedback in a cancellation area of the touchpad. This may allow a user to experience the haptic feedback in response to an input in the input area, and to rest hand(s) on other portions of the touchpad display without feeling haptic feedback in the other portions of the touchpad.

US Patent:

20170127175, May 4, 2017

Filed:

Oct 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/928871

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Nicholas Jordan SANDERS - Saratoga CA, US

Assignee:

GOOGLE INC. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

H04R 1/32

Abstract:

A method and apparatus are disclosed to recreate directional cues and in a conventional beamformed monophonic audio signal. In an example embodiment, the apparatus captures sound in an environment via the microphone array which includes a left reference and a right reference microphone. A monophonic audio signal is generated using conventional beamforming methods. A conventional monophonic beamformed signal lacks directional cues which may be useful for multiple output channels. By applying the phase offset data of the audio signals at the left and right reference microphones, directional cues may be created for audio signals for the left and right output channels respectively.