Patents by Inventor Nigel Thomas Cook

Nigel Thomas Cook 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).

  • Computing devices with secure boot operations
    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
  • COMPUTING DEVICES WITH SECURE BOOT OPERATIONS
    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
  • Computing devices with secure boot operations
    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
  • Cloudlet computing device with secure boot operations
    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
  • COMPUTING DEVICES
    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
  • COMPUTING DEVICES
    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
  • Computing devices
    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
  • COMPUTING DEVICES
    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