Francois Lacoste
48Patents
16h-index
38Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 12, 1973 → Sep 15, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5720287A | Therapy and imaging probe and therapeutic treatment apparatus utilizing it | Human Necessities | 367 | Expired |
| US5234004A | Method and apparatus for the surgical treatment of tissues by thermal effect, and in particular the prostate, using a urethral microwave-emitting probe means | Human Necessities | 283 | Expired |
| US5299254A | Method and apparatus for determining the position of a target relative to a reference of known co-ordinates and without a priori knowledge of the position of a source of radiation | Human Necessities | 182 | Expired |
| US5480417A | Method and apparatus for the surgical treatment of tissues by thermal effect, and in particular the prostate, using a urethral microwave-emitting probe means | Human Necessities | 149 | Expired |
| US5509929A | Urethral probe and apparatus for the therapeutic treatment of the prostate by thermotherapy | Human Necessities | 132 | Expired |
| US6488639B1 | Frequency adjustment in high intensity focused ultrasound treatment apparatus | Human Necessities | 124 | Expired |
| US5178148A | Method of automatically measuring the volume of a tumor or of a gland, in particular the prostate, a measuring device, and a method and apparatus constituting and application thereof | Human Necessities | 124 | Expired |
| US6676601B1 | Apparatus and method for location and treatment using ultrasound | Human Necessities | 101 | Expired |
| US7713203B2 | Ultrasound treatment device and method | Human Necessities | 80 | Expired |
| US5170790A | Arm having an end movable in translation, and therapeutic treatment apparatus constituting an application thereof | Human Necessities | 80 | Expired |
| US4326716A | Polyurethane golf club | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US3941380A | Tennis rackets and similar implements with vibration damper | Human Necessities | 44 | Expired |
| US4481686A | Air fluidized bed for therapeutic use | Human Necessities | 44 | Expired |
| US5235981A | Use of ultrasound for detecting and locating a bony region, method and apparatus for detecting and locating such a bony region by ultrasound | Human Necessities | 35 | Expired |
| US6071238A | Therapy probe | Human Necessities | 27 | Expired |
| US10420961B2 | Method for operating a device for treatment of a tissue and device for treatment of a tissue | Human Necessities | 24 | Active |
| US7591794B2 | Therapy probe | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US4022469A | Tennis ball | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US4439471A | Tennis ball with fabric covering | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Expired |
| US4366959A | Racket for tennis and similar games | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
| US5315986A | Apparatus for real-time tracking and imaging of objects within the body of a mammal | Human Necessities | 4 | Expired |
| US7753944B2 | Ultrasonic imaging and treatment probe having an asymmetric focal zone | Human Necessities | 3 | Expired |
| US9033886B2 | Ultrasound treatment device | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US4279418A | Rackets for tennis and other games | Human Necessities | 2 | Expired |
| US6132418A | Multifunction connection device, therapeutic treatment device and its utilization | Human Necessities | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.