Inventor · disambiguated record
Nicholas Ian Buchan
Also filed as: BUCHAN NICHOLAS · BUCHAN NICHOLAS I · BUCHAN NICHOLAS IAN
30 granted patents·40 pending applications·571 citations·filing 1993–2025
96Inventor score
Files withQUALCOMM INC47GROSJEAN CHARLES4BOSCH GMBH ROBERT3HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECH3PETERSEN KURT EDWARD3
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