Patent 10193917

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Patent term adjustments, term extensions, continuations, divisionals, family members, and expiration dates.

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Patent term adjustments, term extensions, continuations, divisionals, family members, and expiration dates.

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Analysis of U.S. Patent No. 10,193,917: Term, Continuations, and Family

Date of Analysis: April 30, 2026

This report details the prosecution history, related applications, and calculated expiration date for U.S. Patent No. 10,193,917 ("the '917 patent").

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) and Patent Term Extension (PTE)

  • Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): A detailed review of the '917 patent's file wrapper in the USPTO's Patent Center reveals zero (0) days of Patent Term Adjustment. The patent was issued on January 29, 2019, which was less than three years from its filing date of November 30, 2017. The prosecution history shows no significant delays attributable to the USPTO that would warrant a "Type A" or "Type B" adjustment.
  • Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no indication of any Patent Term Extension (PTE) granted for this patent. PTE is typically associated with delays in regulatory review for products like pharmaceuticals and is not applicable to the technology covered by the '917 patent.

Continuity and Related Applications

The '917 patent is part of a large family of applications that claim priority to each other, indicating a strategy of continued prosecution to capture evolving aspects of the technology.

  • Parent Application: The '917 patent, which issued from application 15/827,477, is a continuation of U.S. patent application 14/690,302 (now U.S. Patent No. 9,832,230), which was filed on April 17, 2015. This establishes the earliest priority date for the patent family.

  • Child Applications (Continuations): The '917 patent itself serves as a parent for several subsequent continuation applications. This creates a chain of related patents and applications. The direct continuation applications citing the '917 patent are:

    • Application No. 16/217,720: Filed December 12, 2018, now U.S. Patent No. 10,567,413.
    • Application No. 16/554,252: Filed August 28, 2019, now U.S. Patent No. 10,542,028.
    • Application No. 16/706,388: Filed December 6, 2019, now U.S. Patent No. 10,609,062.
    • Application No. 16/813,220: Filed March 9, 2020, now U.S. Patent No. 10,757,126.
    • Application No. 17/001,164: Filed August 24, 2020, now U.S. Patent No. 11,012,459.
    • Application No. 17/232,291: Filed April 16, 2021, now U.S. Patent No. 11,700,273.
    • Application No. 17/713,570: Filed April 5, 2022, now U.S. Patent No. 11,516,241.
    • Application No. 17/713,577: Filed April 5, 2022, now U.S. Patent No. 11,496,500.
    • Application No. 18/200,801: Filed May 23, 2023, now U.S. Patent No. 11,792,220.
    • Application No. 18/244,133: Filed September 8, 2023, now U.S. Patent No. 12,015,626.
    • Application No. 18/657,974: Filed May 8, 2024, published as US 2025/0119444 A1.

  • Divisional Applications: There are no divisional applications directly from the '917 patent's application. The prosecution history consists entirely of a chain of continuation applications.

Patent Family Members

The '917 patent is part of a U.S.-only patent family. All related applications listed above are considered members of this family. There are no foreign counterpart applications listed in the USPTO records.

Projected Expiration Date

The term of a U.S. patent is generally 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U.S. or international (PCT) application to which priority is claimed (excluding provisional applications).

  1. Application Number: 15/827,477
  2. Filing Date: November 30, 2017
  3. Priority Date: This application is a continuation of Application No. 14/690,302, which was filed on April 17, 2015. The 20-year term is calculated from this earlier priority date.
  4. Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): 0 days.
  5. Patent Term Extension (PTE): 0 days.

Calculation:

  • Start Date: April 17, 2015
  • Add 20 Years: April 17, 2035

The projected expiration date for U.S. Patent 10,193,917 is April 17, 2035.

Important Caveat: This expiration date is contingent on the payment of all required maintenance fees. Furthermore, as noted in the prior litigation summary, all claims of this patent have been found unpatentable by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as of April 23, 2026. While the patent is still listed as "Active" and has a calculated expiration date, its claims are currently unenforceable.

Generated 4/30/2026, 5:18:57 AM