Jeffrey W Buchholz

Title: Jeffrey W. Buchholz and Temperature-Sensing Innovation

Introduction

Jeffrey W. Buchholz is an inventor based in Santa Cruz, California, and is associated with Apple Inc. His patent work addresses temperature sensing in electronic devices, including ways to estimate temperatures that are difficult to measure directly.

Latest Patents

The provided information lists one patent for Buchholz: “System and Method for Temperature Sensing Using Thermopile Integrated with Flexible Circuit.” The invention combines absolute temperature sensors with thermopile heat-flux sensors to estimate temperature gradients and infer temperatures at locations where direct measurement may be impractical. Using heat-flux models, the system can also estimate the temperature of objects touching a device’s exterior, such as a user’s skin, as well as ambient air temperature. Temperature readings may further help compensate other sensor measurements when their accuracy or reliability changes with temperature. Buchholz is credited with 1 patent.

Career Highlights

Buchholz’s listed patent reflects work on integrating thermopile sensing with flexible circuits for temperature estimation in devices. The approach is designed to support measurements both within a device and in its surrounding environment.

Collaborations

The provided information identifies Wegene H. Tadele as Buchholz’s coworker. Both are associated with Apple Inc.; the available details do not specify their roles or the nature of their collaboration on the patent.

Conclusion

Jeffrey W. Buchholz’s listed invention focuses on using thermopile heat-flux sensing and temperature models to estimate temperatures that conventional sensors may not readily measure.