Extensions

For US patent 10343114, the following details regarding its term, family, and status can be provided:

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Patent Term Extensions (PTE)

The provided patent information indicates an "Anticipated expiration" date of August 22, 2025. [cite: Original Patent Document]
The patent's earliest priority date is August 30, 2004, from which the 20-year patent term is typically calculated. Twenty years from August 30, 2004, would be August 30, 2024. The difference between this calculated date and the "Anticipated expiration" date of August 22, 2025, suggests that approximately 11 months and 23 days of Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) were granted. The exact number of days of PTA is not explicitly stated in the provided text. [cite: Original Patent Document]

There is no indication in the patent document or general search results that this patent has received a Patent Term Extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. § 156, which is typically granted for delays in regulatory review for certain products like pharmaceuticals.

Continuation and Divisional Applications

US patent 10343114 (application number US15/978,760, filed on May 14, 2018) is a continuing application that claims priority from earlier applications. The patent explicitly states priority from:

• US11/209,163, filed on August 22, 2005, which led to US7435286B2. [cite: Original Patent Document]
• US12/429,058, filed on April 23, 2009, which led to US8652235B2. [cite: Original Patent Document]

The earliest priority date for this family of patents is August 30, 2004, originating from application US10/930,071 (as referenced in the priority chain of US7435286B2 and US8652235B2). [cite: Original Patent Document] The specific type of continuing application (e.g., continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part) for US15/978,760 relative to its immediate parent applications (US11/209,163 or US12/429,058) is not explicitly detailed in the provided text.

Related Family Members

The patent family members explicitly mentioned or implied in the priority data include:

• US20180257031A1: This is the patent application publication for US15/978,760, which matured into US10343114B2. [cite: Original Patent Document]
• US7435286B2: A granted patent claiming priority from US11/209,163. [cite: Original Patent Document]
• US8652235B2: A granted patent claiming priority from US12/429,058. [cite: Original Patent Document]
• US11/209,163: An application from which priority was claimed, leading to US7435286B2 and serving as a priority basis for US12/429,058. [cite: Original Patent Document]
• US12/429,058: An application from which priority was claimed, leading to US8652235B2 and serving as a priority basis for US15/978,760. [cite: Original Patent Document]
• US10/930,071: The implied earliest non-provisional application, filed on August 30, 2004, from which the earliest priority date for the entire family originates. [cite: Original Patent Document]

Projected Expiration Date

The Google Patents record for US10343114B2 lists an "Anticipated expiration" date of August 22, 2025. [cite: Original Patent Document]

It is important to note that the same Google Patents record also states the "Legal status" as "Expired - Lifetime" as an "assumption and is not a legal conclusion." [cite: Original Patent Document] Given that the "Anticipated expiration" date of August 22, 2025, is in the past relative to today's date (May 16, 2026), the patent is considered to have expired on that date. The "Expired - Lifetime" status, therefore, accurately reflects that the patent has run its full adjusted term.