Inventor · Lyon, FR

Bernard Lacruche

12Patents
5h-index
6Co-inventors
51Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 29, 1983 → Mar 27, 1991

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5015929A Piezoelectric device with reduced negative waves, and use of said device for extracorporeal lithotrity or for destroying particular tissues Human Necessities 37 Expired
US4730614A Device for advancing an electrode-holder element in an apparatus generating pulses for the destruction of targets such as kidney stones Physics 24 Expired
US4868791A Method and apparatus for detecting and correcting the positions of electrodes, in particular in shock wave generator apparatus using a feeler finger, e.g. the rod of an actuator, movable to the focus Physics 21 Expired
US4866330A Device for advancing an electrode-holder element and use thereof in a shock wave generating apparatus Physics 15 Expired
US4568796A Housing carrier for integrated circuit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired
US5233980A Apparatus and method for generating shockwaves for the destruction of targets, particularly in extracorporeal lithotripsy Physics 5 Expired
US5315986A Apparatus for real-time tracking and imaging of objects within the body of a mammal Human Necessities 4 Expired
US4915094A Apparatus for generating high frequency shock waves of which the electrical supply connection is disposed inside a tubular element, limiting or preventing electro-magnetic leakages Physics 4 Expired
US4724473A Micropackage for encapsulating an electronic component Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
US5085206A System for initializing positions of target locating arm and device for firing focused shots Human Necessities 2 Expired
US4962753A A method and device for improving the discharge regime between two electrodes Electricity 1 Expired
US5094220A Device for improving electrical contact between an electrical conductor and an electrode Electricity 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.