Patents by Inventor Pha Cong NGUYEN

Pha Cong NGUYEN 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).

  • Electronic device with NFC antenna adjacent display and related methods
    Patent number: 10623540
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing, processing circuitry carried by the housing, and at least one wireless transceiver carried by the housing and a NFC device carried by the housing. The electronic device may also include a display carried by the housing and having an internal surface within the housing and a display surface opposite the internal surface, and an NFC antenna mounted on and extending across at least a portion of the internal surface of the display, wherein the NFC antenna comprises a substrate and electrically conductive traces thereon defining a plurality of loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Lizhong Zhu, Libo Zhu, Scott Leonard Dill, Raymond Michael Dikun, Pha Cong Nguyen, Soo Liam Ooi, Randy Alan Wiessner
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH NFC ANTENNA ADJACENT DISPLAY AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20170163314
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing, processing circuitry carried by the housing, and at least one wireless transceiver carried by the housing and a NFC device carried by the housing. The electronic device may also include a display carried by the housing and having an internal surface within the housing and a display surface opposite the internal surface, and an NFC antenna mounted on and extending across at least a portion of the internal surface of the display, wherein the NFC antenna comprises a substrate and electrically conductive traces thereon defining a plurality of loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Lizhong Zhu, Libo Zhu, Scott Leonard Dill, Raymond Michael Dikun, Pha Cong Nguyen, Soo Liam Ooi, Randy Alan Wiessner
  • Electronic device with NFC antenna adjacent display and related methods
    Patent number: 9609096
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing having a display opening therein, processing circuitry within the housing, and wireless transceiver circuitry within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry. The electronic device may also include NFC transceiver circuitry within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, a display within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, the display having an external surface exposed through the display opening and having an internal surface within the housing, and an NFC antenna positioned within the housing behind and aligned with the internal surface of the display and coupled to the NFC transceiver circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: Lizhong Zhu, Libo Zhu, Scott Leonard Dill, Raymond Michael Dikun, Pha Cong Nguyen, Soo Liam Ooi, Randy Alan Wiessner
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH NFC ANTENNA ADJACENT DISPLAY AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20140141835
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing having a display opening therein, processing circuitry within the housing, and wireless transceiver circuitry within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry. The electronic device may also include NFC transceiver circuitry within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, a display within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, the display having an external surface exposed through the display opening and having an internal surface within the housing, and an NFC antenna positioned within the housing behind and aligned with the internal surface of the display and coupled to the NFC transceiver circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventors: LIZHONG ZHU, LIBO ZHU, SCOTT LEONARD DILL, RAYMOND MICHAEL DIKUN, PHA CONG NGUYEN, SOO LIAM OOI, RANDY ALAN WIESSNER
  • Electronic device with NFC antenna adjacent display and related methods
    Patent number: 8676116
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing having a display opening therein, processing circuitry within the housing, and wireless transceiver circuitry within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry. The electronic device may also include NFC transceiver circuitry within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, a display within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, the display having an external surface exposed through the display opening and having an internal surface within the housing, and an NFC antenna positioned within the housing behind and aligned with the internal surface of the display and coupled to the NFC transceiver circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Lizhong Zhu, Libo Zhu, Scott Leonard Dill, Raymond Michael Dikun, Pha Cong Nguyen, Soo Liam Ooi, Randy Alan Wiessner
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH NFC ANTENNA ADJACENT DISPLAY AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20130090073
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a housing having a display opening therein, processing circuitry within the housing, and wireless transceiver circuitry within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry. The electronic device may also include NFC transceiver circuitry within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, a display within the housing and coupled to the processing circuitry, the display having an external surface exposed through the display opening and having an internal surface within the housing, and an NFC antenna positioned within the housing behind and aligned with the internal surface of the display and coupled to the NFC transceiver circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: Lizhong ZHU, Libo ZHU, Scott Leonard DILL, Raymond Michael DIKUN, Pha Cong NGUYEN, Soo Liam OOI, Randy Alan WIESSNER