Patents by Inventor Nicholas Simon Walker

Nicholas Simon Walker 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).

  • Publication number: 20250093487
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing sensing capability in a wireless communication system, wherein a part of the communication spectrum is configured for a period of time to enable performing sensing by establishing a distributed sensing system between a base station (100) or terminal device, as transmitter device, and a terminal device (120) or base station, as receiver device, in such a way that the lack of analogue signal exchange and the additional path length caused by the transmitter-receiver distance (and, in embodiments, the receiver-target distance) are corrected for, while parameters that need to be communicated are configured for the application required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Nicholas Simon Walker, Timothy Beard, Oscar Garcia Morchon, Walter Dees, Harry Michael Cronin
  • Publication number: 20250055762
    Abstract: The invention proposes systems and methods for testing on-device machine learning models such as network models of a device based on an access to normal input and output channels, wherein a structure of a model is designed through training such that the model produces distinctive outputs to a given set of test inputs only so long as its internal structure remains in a desired state. Models may be rendered susceptible to such testing via model pre-training with training inputs designed to train the model into an appropriate structure and/or to cause the model to produce a distinctive output if later presented with a certain set of test inputs. If the structure of the model remains within allowable limits, the device will produce a predictable output when tested. If not, the device may be enforced to return to a pre-trained model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Nicholas Simon Walker, Timothy Beard, Harm Cronie, Oscar Garcia Morchon, Walter Dees, Harry Michael Cronin
  • Publication number: 20230334132
    Abstract: A head mounted information processing device, an authentication system, and an authentication method capable of achieving an improvement in security are provided. Thus, a head mounted information processing device 1 includes a display 45 configured to display an image, a microphone 50 configured to collect a voice of a user and output an audio data signal, a biometric authentication sensor 30 configured to acquire tomographic data of a head of the user, and a controller (20) configured to control the head mounted information processing device 1. The controller (20) authenticates the user based on the tomographic data acquired by the biometric authentication sensor 30 during an authentication period in which the user is uttering a passcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Mayumi NAKADE, Nicholas Simon WALKER, Jan Jasper VAN DEN BERG, Yasunobu HASHIMOTO, Osamu KAWAMAE
  • Patent number: 8194324
    Abstract: A solar concentrator comprises a curved linear Fresnel lens (16) which has a plurality of prismatic features (10, 12, 14). The prismatic features are arranged into at least two segments, in each segment the prismatic features have a common apex angle, the common apex angle differing between adjacent segments. A method of manufacturing a mold (2) for producing a Fresnel lens optical film (16) is disclosed. The method comprises rotating a mold blank, and forming a plurality of different prismatic features (10, 12, 14) on the mold blank by repeatedly advancing a cutting tool (4) onto and then withdrawing the tool away from the surface of the mold blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Microsharp Corporation Limited
    Inventor: Nicholas Simon Walker
  • Publication number: 20110048411
    Abstract: A point focus thin film Fresnel lens (15; 25) has an inner, substantially flat region (8; 22), and an outer region (9; 23), the outer region projecting outwardly from the inner region and at a substantial angle away from the plane of the inner region. In one embodiment the lens is in the form of a truncated cone (15) with a circular inner region as its apex, hi another embodiment the lens is in the form of a dome (25) and the outer region is formed by joining together segments (23) extending radially from a circular central region (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSHARP CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Nicholas Simon Walker
  • Publication number: 20100195204
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nanostructure comprising a plurality of nanoridges wherein the height of each nanoridge is modulated whereby to form one or more peaks (e.g. a series of peaks) along the length of each nanoridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSHARP CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Nicholas Simon Walker
  • Publication number: 20100177406
    Abstract: A solar concentrator comprises a curved linear Fresnel lens (16) which has a plurality of prismatic features (10, 12, 14). The prismatic features are arranged into at least two segments, in each segment the prismatic features have a common apex angle, the common apex angle differing between adjacent segments. A method of manufacturing a mould (2) for producing a Fresnel lens optical film (16) is disclosed. The method comprises rotating a mould blank, and forming a plurality of different prismatic features (10, 12, 14) on the mould blank by repeatedly advancing a cutting tool (4) onto and then withdrawing the tool away from the surface of the mould blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSHARP CORPORATION LIMITED
    Inventor: Nicholas Simon Walker