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).
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Patent number: 12277228Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
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Publication number: 20230359743Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
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Patent number: 11748486Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
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Patent number: 11604882Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
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Publication number: 20220027476Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
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Patent number: 11154504Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: MIDATECH PHARMA (WALES) LIMITEDInventors: Paul Seaman, Katharine Bamsey, Nigel Thomas, Dewi Paice
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Publication number: 20190311127Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
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Patent number: 10339317Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
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Publication number: 20190054023Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Paul Seaman, Katherine Bamsey, Nigel Thomas, Dewi Paice
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Publication number: 20170177873Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2016Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Yeluri Raghuram, Susanne M. Balle, Nigel Thomas Cook, Kapil Sood
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Patent number: 7983853Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 27, 2004Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: University of LeedsInventors: Mi Wang, Yunfeng Dai, Yixin Ma, Nigel Thomas Holliday
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Publication number: 20100230871Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2007Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE FUEL CELL SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Gary John Wright, Nigel Thomas Hart, Michael Bernhard Jorger, Gerard Daniel Agnew