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Patent Term and Expiration Analysis for U.S. Patent No. 10,776,023

Date of Analysis: May 9, 2026

This analysis details the term adjustments, related applications, and the projected expiration date for U.S. Patent No. 10,776,023 ('023 patent).

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

• PTA: A review of the prosecution history for the '023 patent indicates that there has been no Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) granted. The patent's term was not extended due to delays by the USPTO during its examination.
• PTE: There is no indication of any Patent Term Extension (PTE) for this patent. PTE is typically granted for delays caused by regulatory review (e.g., by the FDA) and is not applicable in this case.

Continuity and Family Data

The '023 patent is part of a larger family of applications that claim priority to each other, indicating a continuing prosecution of the underlying invention.

• Application Number: 15/804,772
• Filing Date: November 6, 2017

Continuation Applications (Child Applications):

The application for the '023 patent has served as the basis for several subsequent continuation applications, leading to additional patents. This strategy is often used to pursue claims of varying scope or to cover new embodiments of the invention.

• U.S. Patent No. 11,327,669:

  • Title: Data storage device with configurable policy-based storage device behavior
  • Application No.: 16/990,433
  • Filing Date: August 11, 2020
  • Issue Date: May 10, 2022
  • Relationship: This is a continuation of the '023 patent's application (15/804,772).

• U.S. Patent No. 11,907,553:

  • Title: Data storage device with configurable policy-based storage device behavior
  • Application No.: 17/716,275
  • Filing Date: April 8, 2022
  • Issue Date: February 13, 2024
  • Relationship: This is a continuation of the application for the '669 patent (16/990,433).

• U.S. Patent No. 12,265,715:

  • Title: Data storage device with configurable policy-based storage device behavior
  • Application No.: 18/408,670
  • Filing Date: January 10, 2024
  • Issue Date: March 25, 2025
  • Relationship: This is a continuation of the application for the '553 patent (17/716,275).

• U.S. Patent Application Pub. No. 2025/0328270 A1:

  • Title: Data storage device with configurable policy-based storage device behavior
  • Application No.: 19/066,396
  • Filing Date: February 28, 2025
  • Status: Pending
  • Relationship: This is a continuation of the application for the '715 patent (18/408,670).

There are no divisional applications noted for this patent family. All subsequent filings are continuations.

Projected Expiration Date

The term of a U.S. patent is 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U.S. non-provisional application to which it claims priority. Since all patents in this family share the same priority date and there are no terminal disclaimers or patent term adjustments indicated, they will all share the same expiration date.

• Earliest Filing Date: November 6, 2017 (from application 15/804,772)
• Term: 20 years
• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): 0 days
• Projected Expiration Date: November 6, 2037

This expiration date is contingent upon the timely payment of all required maintenance fees.