Extensions

Based on a review of U.S. Patent 10,852,846 and its prosecution history, the following information has been compiled regarding its term, related applications, and expiration date.

Patent Term and Expiration

• Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) / Extensions (PTE): A review of the patent's file history indicates that no Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) or Patent Term Extension (PTE) was granted. The term is therefore the standard 20 years from the earliest effective filing date.

• Projected Expiration Date: The patent's term is calculated from the earliest non-provisional application in its family, which is U.S. Application No. 12/943,934, filed on November 11, 2010. The standard 20-year term, therefore, expires on November 11, 2030.

Application and Family Data

U.S. Patent 10,852,846, which was granted from application number 15/611,970, is part of a larger family of related applications. The relationship and priority chain are as follows:

• This Patent (US 10,852,846):

  • Application No.: 15/611,970
  • Filing Date: June 2, 2017

• Continuation Applications: This patent is a continuation of a prior application:

  • Application No.: 13/072,794
  • Filing Date: March 28, 2011

• Continuation-in-Part Application: Application 13/072,794 is a continuation-in-part of:

  • Application No.: 12/943,934
  • Filing Date: November 11, 2010
  • Status: Now issued as U.S. Patent No. 8,441,438.

• Provisional Application: The family claims priority to an earlier provisional application:

  • Application No.: 61/292,558
  • Filing Date: January 6, 2010

• Later Family Member: A subsequent patent also claims priority to the application for US 10,852,846:

  • Patent No.: US 11,698,687 B2 (Granted from Application No. 16/953,771)

This continuity data establishes November 11, 2010, as the critical date for calculating the patent's 20-year term. There are no divisional applications noted in the patent's prosecution history.