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Pierre Couture
Also filed as: COUTURE PIERRE · COUTURE PIERRE-ANDRE · COUTURE PIERRE-ANDRÉ
127 granted patents·23 pending applications·2,405 citations·filing 1992–2025
99Inventor score
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150 records- 0199US5418437AMotor vehicle drive system for a motor vehicle having an electric motor system, and a method of operating said drive systemHYDRO QUEBEC·Filed 1992·Granted May 23, 1995·225 cites·12 claims
- 0297US11432877B2Surgical field camera system that only uses images from cameras with an unobstructed sight line for trackingMEDTECH S A·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 6, 2022·37 cites·18 claims
- 0396US11432934B2Glenoid implant surgery using patient specific instrumentationZIMMER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 6, 2022·9 cites·16 claims
- 0496US10136952B2Soft tissue balancing in articular surgeryZIMMER INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 27, 2018·73 cites·5 claims
- 0595US10780907B1Attachable cart system and methodC5 ENTPR LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 22, 2020·20 cites·14 claims
- 0694US7857821B2Surgical universal positioning block and tool guideORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 28, 2010·110 cites·9 claims
- 0794US6396172B1Switching apparatus and method for a segment of an electric power lineHYDRO QUEBEC·Filed 1999·Granted May 28, 2002·76 cites·19 claims
- 0893US11998280B2Patient-specific instrumentation for implant revision surgeryORTHOSOFT ULC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 4, 2024·2 cites·14 claims
- 0993US11707333B2Soft tissue balancing in articular surgeryZIMMER INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 25, 2023·4 cites·19 claims
- 1093US7600005B2Method and apparatus for provisioning heterogeneous operating systems onto heterogeneous hardware systemsSUN MICROSYSTEMS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 6, 2009·71 cites·15 claims
- 1193US7302355B2Method and apparatus for calibrating circular objects using a computer tracking systemORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 27, 2007·31 cites·27 claims
- 1292US10987175B2Robotic shoulder repair and reconstructionMEDTECH S A·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 27, 2021·13 cites·18 claims
- 1392US8551108B2Tool and method for digital acquisition of a tibial mechanical axisPELLETIER BENOIT·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·58 cites·22 claims
- 1492US8277455B2Universal positioning device for orthopedic surgery and method of use thereofCOUTURE PIERRE·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 2, 2012·80 cites·23 claims
- 1592US8147496B2Surgical universal positioning block and tool guideCOUTURE PIERRE·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 3, 2012·51 cites·20 claims
- 1691US10318024B2Mechanical optical pointerORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 11, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 1791US8512346B2Method and system for computer assisted orthopedic knee surgeryCOUTURE PIERRE·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 20, 2013·83 cites·22 claims
- 1891US5714824AConductor section for a stator frame of a polyphase dynamoelectric machineHYDRO QUEBEC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 3, 1998·75 cites·13 claims
- 1990US11129681B2Bone and tool tracking in robotized computer-assisted surgeryORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 28, 2021·7 cites·18 claims
- 2089US11490902B2Patient specific instrumentation (PSI) for orthopedic surgery and systems and methods for using X-rays to produce sameZIMMER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 8, 2022·2 cites·16 claims
- 2189US9839533B2Device and method for hip-knee-ankle angle verification and femoral mechanical axis digitizationORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 12, 2017·9 cites·23 claims
- 2289US6486569B2Power flow management in an electric power gridHYDRO QUEBEC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·51 cites·19 claims
- 2388US11576725B2Patient-specific instrumentation for implant revision surgeryORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 14, 2023·5 cites·20 claims
- 2488US10429957B2Mechanical optical pointerORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 1, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 2587US12364544B2Soft tissue balancing in articular surgeryZIMMER INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 22, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 2687US10881416B2Patient specific instrumentation (PSI) for orthopedic surgeryZIMMER INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 5, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 2787US5753991AMultiphase brushless AC electric machineHYDRO QUEBEC·Filed 1994·Granted May 19, 1998·63 cites·20 claims
- 2886US11967422B2Robotically-assisted surgical procedure feedback techniquesMEDTECH S A·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 23, 2024·4 cites·16 claims
- 2986US8502542B2Apparatus and method for monitoring a phase line of a section of an electrical energy transmission lineCOUTURE PIERRE·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 6, 2013·14 cites·18 claims
- 3086US6887247B1CAS drill guide and drill tracking systemORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 3, 2005·177 cites·27 claims
- 3186US2025099188A1Bone and tool tracking in robotized computer-assisted surgeryORTHOSOFT ULC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3285US10716579B2Patient specific instrumentation (PSI) for orthopedic surgery and systems and methods for using X-rays to produce sameZIMMER INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 21, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 3385US6727604B2Switching apparatus and method for a segment of an electric power lineHYDRO QUEBEC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 27, 2004·33 cites·18 claims
- 3485US5327034AElectrically motorized wheel assemblyHYDRO QUEBEC·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 5, 1994·52 cites·65 claims
- 3584US12201383B2Bone and tool tracking in robotized computer-assisted surgeryORTHOSOFT ULC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 3684US11135021B2Soft tissue balancing in articular surgeryZIMMER INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 5, 2021·4 cites·22 claims
- 3784US9554745B2Device and method for hip-knee-ankle angle verification and femoral mechanical axis digitizationORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 31, 2017·15 cites·22 claims
- 3884US9484140B2System and method for treating an amorphous metallic ribbonFRANCOEUR BRUNO·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 1, 2016·2 cites·6 claims
- 3984US7107091B2Multiple bone trackingORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 12, 2006·177 cites·27 claims
- 4083US10725566B2Mechanical optical pointerORTHOSOFT ULC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 28, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 4183US2025325331A1Soft tissue balancing in articular surgeryZIMMER INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4282US12260561B2Tracking system for robotized computer-assisted surgeryORTHOSOFT ULC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 25, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 4382US6226454B1Apparatus for heating at a distance with light radiance using lamps arranged in a matrix on a supportHYDRO QUEBEC·Filed 2000·Granted May 1, 2001·21 cites·16 claims
- 4482US5619787AMethod for mounting conductor sections onto a stator frame of a dynamoelectric machineHYDRO QUEBEC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 15, 1997·45 cites·4 claims
- 4582US5438228AElectrically motorized wheel assemblyHYDRO QUEBEC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 1, 1995·78 cites·20 claims
- 4681US12453603B2Patient-specific instrumentation for implant revision surgeryORTHOSOFT ULC·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 28, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 4781US7314048B2CAS drill guide and drill tracking systemORTHOSOFT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 1, 2008·106 cites·8 claims
- 4880US12419697B2Robotic shoulder repair and reconstructionMEDTECH S A·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 23, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4980US9924950B2Patient specific instrumentation (PSI) for orthopedic surgery and systems and methods for using X-rays to produce sameZIMMER INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 27, 2018·9 cites·9 claims
- 5080US9173665B2Patient-specific surgical guide for intra-operative production of patient-specific augmentZIMMER INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 3, 2015·12 cites·14 claims
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