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Harry Westhead
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Harry Westhead
Associate, Patent Attorney
Engineering
London
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Areas of Expertise
- Power generation
- Nuclear reactor safety systems
- Image processing
- Radar systems
- Optical systems
- Cryptography
- Medical devices including wearables, laryngoscopes, surgical endoscopes
Clients
Harry works with a variety of different clients, including UK-based start-ups, universities, and SMEs, as well as multinational companies and international attorneys in Japan and USA.
Background
Harry has an MPhys degree with a professional placement from the University of Bath. His final year research focused on designing and implementing devices for performing time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy.
While on placement, Harry spent a year working for a large energy company at a nuclear power plant. His role as a nuclear safety engineer involved modelling boiler and reactor core operating parameters for optimising safe power generation, as well as developing safety cases for operation and maintenance of plant systems.
Harry joined Mewburn Ellis LLP in 2020 and qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2024.