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Patent Term and Continuity Analysis for US 10,403,051

This analysis details the application history, related patents, and projected expiration date for U.S. Patent No. 10,403,051. Information is sourced from the patent's own text and corroborated with public records from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Extensions (PTE)

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): According to a review of the patent's prosecution history in the USPTO's Patent Center for the corresponding application (16/186,405), there were zero (0) days of Patent Term Adjustment granted. PTA is typically granted to compensate for delays caused by the USPTO during the examination process. The absence of PTA indicates that, in this case, no qualifying administrative delays were identified by the USPTO.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no record of any Patent Term Extension for this patent. PTE is a separate mechanism, typically used to restore patent term lost due to regulatory review delays (e.g., by the Food and Drug Administration) and is not applicable here.

Continuity and Divisional Applications

The application for US Patent 10,403,051 is part of a long chain of related applications, claiming priority back to a provisional application filed in 2011. The direct lineage is detailed in the "Description" section of the patent document itself.

• This Patent (10,403,051): Filed as Application No. 16/186,405 on November 9, 2018. It is a continuation of the application that issued as U.S. Patent No. 9,824,501.

The full priority claim, traced backward, is as follows:

1. Is a continuation of Ser. No. 15/786,242 (filed Oct. 17, 2017), which is...
2. a continuation of Ser. No. 15/213,113 (filed Jul. 18, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,824,501), which is...
3. a continuation of Ser. No. 14/329,882 (filed Jul. 11, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,396,589), which is...
4. a divisional of Ser. No. 13/173,244 (filed Jun. 30, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,810,598), which...
5. claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/473,324 (filed Apr. 8, 2011).

Related Family Members

This patent is part of a large family of patents and applications that share a common priority claim. Based on the continuity data and public records, known family members include, but are not limited to:

• U.S. Patent No. 8,810,598: The original non-provisional application in this chain.
• U.S. Patent No. 9,396,589: A continuation of the '598 patent.
• U.S. Patent No. 9,824,501: A continuation of the '589 patent.
• U.S. Patent No. 10,726,632: A continuation of the '051 patent.
• U.S. Patent No. 11,107,289: A further continuation in the family.
• U.S. Patent No. 11,514,652: A further continuation in the family.
• U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/473,324: The earliest priority document.

Projected Expiration Date

The term of a U.S. patent is generally calculated as 20 years from the filing date of the earliest non-provisional application to which it claims priority.

• Earliest Non-Provisional Filing Date: As established in the continuity chain, the earliest relevant non-provisional application is Ser. No. 13/173,244, which was filed on June 30, 2011.
• Calculation:
  • Base Expiration: June 30, 2011 + 20 years = June 30, 2031
  • Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): + 0 days
  • Patent Term Extension (PTE): + 0 days

Based on this calculation, the projected expiration date for U.S. Patent 10,403,051 is June 30, 2031. This date does not account for any terminal disclaimers that may be filed in the future or any failure to pay required maintenance fees, which would cause the patent to expire earlier.