Patents by Inventor Umez Liauwala

Umez Liauwala 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).

  • Systems and methods for natural motion interaction with a virtual environment
    Patent number: 9746933
    Abstract: A system includes a hand controller that includes a rigid ergonomic chassis; a hand strap, coupled to the right side of the ergonomic chassis; a main trigger, configured such that the main trigger is operable by an index finger of the right hand; a lower lever, fixed to the front of the rigid ergonomic chassis and below the main trigger, configured such that the lower lever is actuated by contraction of any of a middle finger, a ring finger, and a pinky finger of the right hand; a joystick, configured such that the joystick is operable by a thumb of the right hand; a tracking module that enables tracking of a position and orientation of the hand controller; and a wireless communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Survios, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Burba, Joseph Choi, Timothy Irving, Marc Webster, Umez Liauwala
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NATURAL MOTION INTERACTION WITH A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20160342218
    Abstract: A system includes a hand controller that includes a rigid ergonomic chassis; a hand strap, coupled to the right side of the ergonomic chassis; a main trigger, configured such that the main trigger is operable by an index finger of the right hand; a lower lever, fixed to the front of the rigid ergonomic chassis and below the main trigger, configured such that the lower lever is actuated by contraction of any of a middle finger, a ring finger, and a pinky finger of the right hand; a joystick, configured such that the joystick is operable by a thumb of the right hand; a tracking module that enables tracking of a position and orientation of the hand controller; and a wireless communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Nathan Burba, Joseph Choi, Timothy Irving, Marc Webster, Umez Liauwala