Extensions

To provide a comprehensive answer regarding US Patent 10218995, I need to access the USPTO Patent Center or a similar official database. Unfortunately, directly performing a live search within the USPTO database for specific patent term adjustments, extensions, and related applications is beyond the capabilities of this tool's direct access to real-time, authenticated USPTO data.

However, based on the provided general information from Google Patents and the understanding of patent law:

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): PTA is granted to utility or plant patents to compensate for certain administrative delays by the USPTO during prosecution. This is automatically calculated by the USPTO at the time of patent issuance and included in the Issue Notification Letter. Without direct access to the patent's file wrapper in Patent Center, I cannot definitively state the specific PTA granted to US10218995.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): PTE is available for patents claiming products that require regulatory approval (e.g., pharmaceuticals, medical devices) to restore patent term lost during the regulatory review period. There is no indication in the provided patent text or associated information that US10218995 relates to a product requiring regulatory approval under 35 U.S.C. § 156. Therefore, it is highly unlikely to have received a PTE.
• Continuation and Divisional Applications:
  • A continuation application claims the same invention as a prior-filed, copending nonprovisional application, maintaining the original filing date, and does not introduce new subject matter.
  • A divisional application results from a requirement by the USPTO to restrict an application to one invention when two or more independent and distinct inventions are claimed. It also benefits from the filing date of the original application.
  • To identify specific continuation or divisional applications, one would typically examine the "Related U.S. Application Data" section of the patent document, often found on the front page or in the detailed history within Patent Center. Without direct access to this section for US10218995, I cannot list any specific continuation or divisional applications.
• Related Family Members: Patent family members generally include patents and applications filed in different countries that share a common priority claim. Google Patents lists "US20150229942A1" as another version of the patent, which is likely a related published application.
• Projected Expiration Date: Google Patents states that the patent is "Active, expires 2029-08-03". This expiration date already accounts for any PTA that may have been granted. The standard patent term is 20 years from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is claimed. The priority date for US10218995 is 2008-05-30, and the filing date is 2015-04-21. The expiration date of 2029-08-03 suggests that some PTA has been added to the standard 20-year term from the priority date.