Patents by Inventor Nigel Thomas

Nigel Thomas 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).

  • Patent number: 12277228
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments related to security in cloudlet environments. In some embodiments, for example, a computing device (e.g., a cloudlet) may include: a trusted execution environment; a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to request a Key Encryption Key (KEK) from the trusted execution environment; and a Self-Encrypting Storage (SES) associated with the KEK; wherein the trusted execution environment is to verify the BIOS and provide the KEK to the BIOS subsequent to verification of the BIOS, and the BIOS is to provide the KEK to the SES to unlock the SES for access by the trusted execution environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
  • Publication number: 20230359743
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments related to security in cloudlet environments. In some embodiments, for example, a computing device (e.g., a cloudlet) may include: a trusted execution environment; a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to request a Key Encryption Key (KEK) from the trusted execution environment; and a Self-Encrypting Storage (SES) associated with the KEK; wherein the trusted execution environment is to verify the BIOS and provide the KEK to the BIOS subsequent to verification of the BIOS, and the BIOS is to provide the KEK to the SES to unlock the SES for access by the trusted execution environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
  • Patent number: 11748486
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments related to security in cloudlet environments. In some embodiments, for example, a computing device (e.g., a cloudlet) may include: a trusted execution environment; a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to request a Key Encryption Key (KEK) from the trusted execution environment; and a Self-Encrypting Storage (SES) associated with the KEK; wherein the trusted execution environment is to verify the BIOS and provide the KEK to the BIOS subsequent to verification of the BIOS, and the BIOS is to provide the KEK to the SES to unlock the SES for access by the trusted execution environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
  • Patent number: 11604882
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments related to security in cloudlet environments. In some embodiments, for example, a computing device (e.g., a cloudlet) may include: a trusted execution environment; a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to request a Key Encryption Key (KEK) from the trusted execution environment; and a Self-Encrypting Storage (SES) associated with the KEK; wherein the trusted execution environment is to verify the BIOS and provide the KEK to the BIOS subsequent to verification of the BIOS, and the BIOS is to provide the KEK to the SES to unlock the SES for access by the trusted execution environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
  • Publication number: 20220027476
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments related to security in cloudlet environments. In some embodiments, for example, a computing device (e.g., a cloudlet) may include: a trusted execution environment; a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to request a Key Encryption Key (KEK) from the trusted execution environment; and a Self-Encrypting Storage (SES) associated with the KEK; wherein the trusted execution environment is to verify the BIOS and provide the KEK to the BIOS subsequent to verification of the BIOS, and the BIOS is to provide the KEK to the SES to unlock the SES for access by the trusted execution environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
  • Patent number: 11154504
    Abstract: A controlled release pharmaceutical formulation is provided, comprising cyclosporine-loaded microparticles of a bioresorbable polymer comprising poly(D,L-lactide), wherein the mean diameter of the microparticles is in the range 20 ?m to 40 ?m. Also provided are medical uses of the pharmaceutical formulation, in particular in the treatment of uveitis, a process for production of the pharmaceutical formulation and injectable dosage forms, including those formulated for intravitreal injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: MIDATECH PHARMA (WALES) LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul Seaman, Katharine Bamsey, Nigel Thomas, Dewi Paice
  • Publication number: 20190311127
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments related to security in cloudlet environments. In some embodiments, for example, a computing device (e.g., a cloudlet) may include: a trusted execution environment; a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to request a Key Encryption Key (KEK) from the trusted execution environment; and a Self-Encrypting Storage (SES) associated with the KEK; wherein the trusted execution environment is to verify the BIOS and provide the KEK to the BIOS subsequent to verification of the BIOS, and the BIOS is to provide the KEK to the SES to unlock the SES for access by the trusted execution environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
  • Patent number: 10339317
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments related to security in cloudlet environments. In some embodiments, for example, a computing device (e.g., a cloudlet) may include: a trusted execution environment; a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to request a Key Encryption Key (KEK) from the trusted execution environment; and a Self-Encrypting Storage (SES) associated with the KEK; wherein the trusted execution environment is to verify the BIOS and provide the KEK to the BIOS subsequent to verification of the BIOS, and the BIOS is to provide the KEK to the SES to unlock the SES for access by the trusted execution environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
  • Publication number: 20190054023
    Abstract: A controlled release pharmaceutical formulation is provided, comprising cyclosporine-loaded microparticles of a bioresorbable polymer comprising poly(D,L-lactide), wherein the mean diameter of the microparticles is in the range 20 ?m to 40 ?m. Also provided are medical uses of the pharmaceutical formulation, in particular in the treatment of uveitis, a process for production of the pharmaceutical formulation and injectable dosage forms, including those formulated for intravitreal injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Seaman, Katherine Bamsey, Nigel Thomas, Dewi Paice
  • Publication number: 20170177873
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments related to security in cloudlet environments. In some embodiments, for example, a computing device (e.g., a cloudlet) may include: a trusted execution environment; a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to request a Key Encryption Key (KEK) from the trusted execution environment; and a Self-Encrypting Storage (SES) associated with the KEK; wherein the trusted execution environment is to verify the BIOS and provide the KEK to the BIOS subsequent to verification of the BIOS, and the BIOS is to provide the KEK to the SES to unlock the SES for access by the trusted execution environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
  • Patent number: 7983853
    Abstract: Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) data processing system, for acquiring and processing data from two-phase flows, comprising a dual-plane sensor, a plurality of digital signal processing modules configured in a data pipeline processing arrangement and a plurality of data acquisition subsystems in communication with a first one of said digital signal processing modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: University of Leeds
    Inventors: Mi Wang, Yunfeng Dai, Yixin Ma, Nigel Thomas Holliday
  • Publication number: 20100230871
    Abstract: A method of sintering a ceramic material comprises increasing the temperature of the ceramic material to a first predetermined temperature and maintaining the temperature of the ceramic material at the first predetermined temperature for a predetermined time period to increase the grain size of the ceramic material. Increasing the temperature of the ceramic material to a second predetermined temperature, decreasing the temperature of the ceramic material to a third predetermined temperature to freeze the grain size of the ceramic material and maintaining the temperature of the ceramic material at the third predetermined temperature for a third predetermined time period to densify the ceramic material. Finally decreasing the temperature of the ceramic material to ambient temperature. The method increases the density of the ceramic material. Used for electrolyte layers of solid oxide fuel cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Gary John Wright, Nigel Thomas Hart, Michael Bernhard Jorger, Gerard Daniel Agnew