Patents by Inventor Darren Reader

Darren Reader 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).

  • Handheld device and method of manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 9214719
    Abstract: A handheld device comprises a casing acting as a protective supporting framework of the handheld device. A circuit board mechanically supports and electrically connects with each other electronic components of the handheld device and is configured to be embedded into the casing. At least one wireless communications circuit transmits signals and data from the handheld device and is carried by the circuit board. A flex-antenna assembly is electrically coupled to the wireless communications circuit for sending and receiving the signals and data, defines flexible dielectric and conductive layers of the flex-antenna assembly disposed adjacent to each other, and is embedded into the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Albert Murray Pegg, Eric Gary Malo, Darren Reader, Rayhan Behin
  • HANDHELD DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150145730
    Abstract: A handheld device comprises a casing acting as a protective supporting framework of the handheld device. A circuit board mechanically supports and electrically connects with each other electronic components of the handheld device and is configured to be embedded into the casing. At least one wireless communications circuit transmits signals and data from the handheld device and is carried by the circuit board. A flex-antenna assembly is electrically coupled to the wireless communications circuit for sending and receiving the signals and data, defines flexible dielectric and conductive layers of the flex-antenna assembly disposed adjacent to each other, and is embedded into the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Albert Murray Pegg, Eric Gary Malo, Darren Reader, Rayhan Behin