Patents by Inventor Farrukh Raza
Farrukh Raza 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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Publication number: 20240077667Abstract: An illumination panel device includes a housing, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a light guide. The housing includes a frame coupled to a rear cover. The frame defines an opening. The first circuit board includes a plurality of white light emitters. The first circuit board is coupled to the frame such that the plurality of white light emitters are arranged around the opening. The second circuit board includes a plurality of multi-color light emitters. The second circuit board is coupled to the frame such that the plurality of multi-color light emitters are arranged around the opening. The light guide has opposite front and back surfaces. The light guide is arranged in the opening with the back surface facing the rear cover. The light guide is optically coupled to at least the plurality of white light emitters through peripheral edges of the light guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Farrukh Raza RIZVI, Wooi Liang CHIN, Yi Wei LIM
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Patent number: 11899858Abstract: An input device including a housing, a ring-shaped scroll wheel, and an integrated haptic unit inserted through the scroll wheel. The integrated haptic unit includes a bridging structure and a variable motion-resistance component coupled thereto. The variable motion-resistance component having a cylindrical body rotatable relative to the bridging structure. The scroll wheel being fixedly attached to the cylindrical body in a coaxial manner. The variable motion-resistance component being configured to vary a motion-resistance profile against a relative rotation motion between the cylindrical body and the bridging structure for defining a haptic behavior of the scroll wheel. The integrated haptic unit includes an inbuilt encoder to convert relative motion between the cylindrical body and the bridging structure as an output signal. The integrated haptic unit being mounted to the housing in a manner so as to suspend the integrated haptic unit and the scroll wheel from a portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) PTE. Ltd.Inventors: Farrukh Raza Rizvi, Ayush Sharma, Kheng Koh
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Publication number: 20240004484Abstract: An input device including a switch connector having a plurality of electrical terminals fixedly mounted to a circuit board. The input device including a switch assembly magnetically coupled to the switch connector in a removable manner. The switch assembly including a switch adapter having a plurality of contact elements in engagement with the plurality of electrical terminals of the switch connector, and a switch fitted to the switch adapter with a plurality of leads of the switch electrically connected to the plurality of contact elements of the switch adapter. The switch adapter being between the switch connector and the switch. The input device including a magnetic catch arrangement having a first catch unit at the circuit board and a second catch unit at the switch adapter which coact with each other to magnetically couple the switch assembly to the switch connector. A corresponding switch assembly thereof and a computer mouse.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Chang Sern GWEE, Wooi Liang CHIN, Jian Yao LIEN, Farrukh Raza RIZVI
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Publication number: 20230359285Abstract: An input device may include a housing, a scroll wheel having an arresting surface, and a lever pivotable about a pivot axis between first and second lever arms of the lever for moving a first free end portion of the first lever arm to engage or disengage the arresting surface. The input device may further include a motion converter in engagement with a second free end portion of a second lever arm. The motion converter configured to convert a rotational movement of a rotary member of the motion converter into an output motion to move the second free end portion of the second lever arm so as to pivot the lever about the pivot axis for engaging or disengaging the first free end portion of the first lever arm and the arresting surface of the scroll wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventor: Farrukh Raza RIZVI
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Publication number: 20230341956Abstract: An input device including a housing, a ring-shaped scroll wheel, and an integrated haptic unit inserted through the scroll wheel. The integrated haptic unit includes a bridging structure and a variable motion-resistance component coupled thereto. The variable motion-resistance component having a cylindrical body rotatable relative to the bridging structure. The scroll wheel being fixedly attached to the cylindrical body in a coaxial manner. The variable motion-resistance component being configured to vary a motion-resistance profile against a relative rotation motion between the cylindrical body and the bridging structure for defining a haptic behavior of the scroll wheel. The integrated haptic unit includes an inbuilt encoder to convert relative motion between the cylindrical body and the bridging structure as an output signal. The integrated haptic unit being mounted to the housing in a manner so as to suspend the integrated haptic unit and the scroll wheel from a portion of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Farrukh Raza RIZVI, Ayush SHARMA, Kheng KOH
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Publication number: 20230333674Abstract: An input device (900) may include a rotatable member (952), a virtual scroll controller (912) and a host interface block (906). The virtual scroll controller (912) may be configured to select a virtual scroll state from a plurality of virtual scroll states based on a rotational velocity of the rotatable member (952). Each virtual scroll state may be associated with a respective output function. The virtual scroll controller (912) may be further configured to compute an output velocity according to the output function associated with the selected virtual scroll state. The virtual scroll controller (912) may be further configured to generate a virtual position count (928) based on the computed output velocity. The host interface block (906) may be configured to send the generated virtual position count (928) to a computing device connected to the input device (900).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Wooi Liang CHIN, Kah Yong LEE, Jian Yao LEE, Farrukh Raza RIZVI, Chang Sern GWEE, Alln ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230325010Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a user input device including: a chassis including a socket configured to releasably receive a panel; a memory storing a plurality of button maps, wherein each button map of the plurality of button maps defines functions of at least one button of a respective panel of a plurality of panels, each of which being receivable in the socket; and a processor configured to read an identity code of the received panel, and further configured to identify a matching button map from the plurality of button maps based on the identity code, wherein the matching button map defines the functions of the at least one button of the received panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Sreenath Unnikrishnan, Boon Sim Chong, Farrukh Raza Rizvi, Rafael Raymund Viernes, Pierre Zeloon Lye
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Patent number: 11740708Abstract: An input device may include a housing, a scroll wheel having an arresting surface, and a lever pivotable about a pivot axis between first and second lever arms of the lever for moving a first free end portion of the first lever arm to engage or disengage the arresting surface. The input device may further include a motion converter in engagement with a second free end portion of a second lever arm. The motion converter configured to convert a rotational movement of a rotary member of the motion converter into an output motion to move the second free end portion of the second lever arm so as to pivot the lever about the pivot axis for engaging or disengaging the first free end portion of the first lever arm and the arresting surface of the scroll wheel.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Farrukh Raza Rizvi
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Patent number: 11720188Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a user input device including: a chassis including a socket configured to releasably receive a panel; a memory storing a plurality of button maps, wherein each button map of the plurality of button maps defines functions of at least one button of a respective panel of a plurality of panels, each of which being receivable in the socket; and a processor configured to read an identity code of the received panel, and further configured to identify a matching button map from the plurality of button maps based on the identity code, wherein the matching button map defines the functions of the at least one button of the received panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Sreenath Unnikrishnan, Boon Sim Chong, Farrukh Raza Rizvi, Rafael Raymund Viernes, Pierre Zeloon Lye
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Publication number: 20230124218Abstract: An input device may include a housing, a scroll wheel having an arresting surface, and a lever pivotable about a pivot axis between first and second lever arms of the lever for moving a first free end portion of the first lever arm to engage or disengage the arresting surface. The input device may further include a motion converter in engagement with a second free end portion of a second lever arm. The motion converter configured to convert a rotational movement of a rotary member of the motion converter into an output motion to move the second free end portion of the second lever arm so as to pivot the lever about the pivot axis for engaging or disengaging the first free end portion of the first lever arm and the arresting surface of the scroll wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventor: Farrukh Raza RIZVI
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Patent number: 11604519Abstract: An input device may include a housing, a scroll wheel having an arresting surface, and a lever pivotable about a pivot axis between first and second lever arms of the lever for moving a first free end portion of the first lever arm to engage or disengage the arresting surface. The input device may further include a motion converter in engagement with a second free end portion of a second lever arm. The motion converter configured to convert a rotational movement of a rotary member of the motion converter into an output motion to move the second free end portion of the second lever arm so as to pivot the lever about the pivot axis for engaging or disengaging the first free end portion of the first lever arm and the arresting surface of the scroll wheel.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Farrukh Raza Rizvi
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Patent number: 11561626Abstract: An input device may include a housing, a scroll wheel having an arresting surface, and a lever pivotable about a pivot axis between first and second lever arms of the lever for moving a first free end portion of the first lever arm to engage or disengage the arresting surface. The input device may further include a motion converter in engagement with a second free end portion of a second lever arm. The motion converter configured to convert a rotational movement of a rotary member of the motion converter into an output motion to move the second free end portion of the second lever arm so as to pivot the lever about the pivot axis for engaging or disengaging the first free end portion of the first lever arm and the arresting surface of the scroll wheel.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2022Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd.Inventor: Farrukh Raza Rizvi
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Patent number: 11556147Abstract: A mount for a peripheral device including a first plate having an opening; a second plate coupled to the first plate via a first hinged joint so as to be pivotable between a closed configuration and an open configuration; and a levelling plate disposed in the opening and coupled to the first plate via a second hinged joint so as to be pivotable between a flushed configuration and an angled-off configuration. The first hinged joint and the second hinged joint being parallel and at opposite portions of the first plate. A free end of the second plate in the closed configuration and a free end of the levelling plate in the flushed configuration are directed in opposite directions along the first plate. The levelling plate includes a socket structure to receive an attachment assembly for attaching the peripheral device to the levelling plate. The first plate includes a lip portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Farrukh Raza Rizvi, Eugene Hanjie Wang
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Publication number: 20220350420Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a user input device including: a chassis including a socket configured to releasably receive a panel; a memory storing a plurality of button maps, wherein each button map of the plurality of button maps defines functions of at least one button of a respective panel of a plurality of panels, each of which being receivable in the socket; and a processor configured to read an identity code of the received panel, and further configured to identify a matching button map from the plurality of button maps based on the identity code, wherein the matching button map defines the functions of the at least one button of the received panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Sreenath Unnikrishnan, Boon Sim Chong, Farrukh Raza Rizvi, Rafael Raymund Viernes, Pierre Zeloon Lye
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Patent number: 11422644Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a user input device including: a chassis including a socket configured to releasably receive a panel; a memory storing a plurality of button maps, wherein each button map of the plurality of button maps defines functions of at least one button of a respective panel of a plurality of panels, each of which being receivable in the socket; and a processor configured to read an identity code of the received panel, and further configured to identify a matching button map from the plurality of button maps based on the identity code, wherein the matching button map defines the functions of the at least one button of the received panel.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Razer (Asia-Pacific) PTE. Ltd.Inventors: Sreenath Unnikrishnan, Boon Sim Chong, Farrukh Raza Rizvi, Rafael Raymund Viernes, Pierre Zeloon Lye
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Publication number: 20220155879Abstract: An input device may include a housing, a scroll wheel having an arresting surface, and a lever pivotable about a pivot axis between first and second lever arms of the lever for moving a first free end portion of the first lever arm to engage or disengage the arresting surface. The input device may further include a motion converter in engagement with a second free end portion of a second lever arm. The motion converter configured to convert a rotational movement of a rotary member of the motion converter into an output motion to move the second free end portion of the second lever arm so as to pivot the lever about the pivot axis for engaging or disengaging the first free end portion of the first lever arm and the arresting surface of the scroll wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventor: Farrukh Raza RIZVI
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Publication number: 20220043477Abstract: A mount for a peripheral device including a first plate having an opening; a second plate coupled to the first plate via a first hinged joint so as to be pivotable between a closed configuration and an open configuration; and a levelling plate disposed in the opening and coupled to the first plate via a second hinged joint so as to be pivotable between a flushed configuration and an angled-off configuration. The first hinged joint and the second hinged joint being parallel and at opposite portions of the first plate. A free end of the second plate in the closed configuration and a free end of the levelling plate in the flushed configuration are directed in opposite directions along the first plate. The levelling plate includes a socket structure to receive an attachment assembly for attaching the peripheral device to the levelling plate. The first plate includes a lip portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Farrukh Raza RIZVI, Eugene Hanjie WANG
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Patent number: 11243623Abstract: An input device may include a housing, a scroll wheel having an arresting surface, and a lever pivotable about a pivot axis between first and second lever arms of the lever for moving a first free end portion of the first lever arm to engage or disengage the arresting surface. The input device may further include a rotary to linear motion converter having a rotary input axis and a linear output axis. The rotary to linear motion converter may be configured to apply a linear output motion along the linear output axis, converted from a rotary input motion about the rotary input axis, to move a second free end portion of the second lever arm so as to pivot the lever about the pivot axis for engaging or disengaging the first free end portion and the arresting surface to interchange the scroll wheel between a free-wheeling and a resistive-wheeling mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: RAZER (ASIA-PACIFIC) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Farrukh Raza Rizvi, Chang Sern Gwee
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Patent number: 11144135Abstract: A computer mouse is provided to make the mouse button easily reachable without being susceptible to misclick. The computer mouse may include an electronic circuit configured to implement operations of the computer mouse. The computer mouse may include a housing enclosing the electronic circuit. The housing may include an opening on one side of the housing and a switch on the side of the housing. The computer mouse may include a magnetically active lever attached to the housing through the opening on the side of the housing. The magnetically active lever may be configured to actuate the switch on the side of the housing to interact with the electronic circuit to provide input to a computing device. The magnetically active lever may be removable from the housing and replaced with a magnetically active lever of a different size or shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: RAZER (ASIA-PACIFIC) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Sreenath Unnikrishnan, Boon Sim Chong, Farrukh Raza Rizvi
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Publication number: 20210294433Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a user input device including: a chassis including a socket configured to releasably receive a panel; a memory storing a plurality of button maps, wherein each button map of the plurality of button maps defines functions of at least one button of a respective panel of a plurality of panels, each of which being receivable in the socket; and a processor configured to read an identity code of the received panel, and further configured to identify a matching button map from the plurality of button maps based on the identity code, wherein the matching button map defines the functions of the at least one button of the received panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Sreenath UNNIKRISHNAN, Boon Sim CHONG, Farrukh Raza RIZVI, Rafael Raymund VIERNES, Pierre Zeloon LYE