Extensions

US Patent 10877233 was filed on November 27, 2019, and issued on December 29, 2020.

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA)

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is granted to compensate applicants for delays incurred during prosecution before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It generally applies to utility and plant patents issuing from applications filed on or after May 29, 2000. The PTA is calculated automatically at grant, but must be verified by the patentee. While the full text of the patent provides general details about the patent, it does not explicitly state any Patent Term Adjustment awarded to US10877233. The grant of PTA would be indicated on the face of the patent document itself.

Patent Term Extensions (PTE)

Patent Term Extension (PTE) is awarded to compensate for delays incurred in obtaining regulatory approval on a patented product or methods of manufacturing or using the product. This is typically relevant for patents covering pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and similar products requiring pre-market regulatory review. There is no information in the provided patent text or search results to suggest that US10877233 is subject to a Patent Term Extension.

Continuation Applications

A continuation application is a second application for the same invention claimed in a prior, co-pending parent application, without containing any new subject matter. It allows an applicant to pursue additional claims to an invention that were disclosed but not allowed in the parent application, or to pursue a different scope of claims based on the same disclosure. The provided information does not explicitly state if US10877233 is a continuation application or if any continuation applications have been filed from it.

Divisional Applications

A divisional application is filed when the parent application contains more than one distinct invention, typically in response to a "Restriction Requirement" from a USPTO Examiner. Like a continuation, a divisional application cannot contain any new matter and all claims are entitled to the filing date of the parent application. The provided information does not explicitly state if US10877233 is a divisional application or if any divisional applications have been filed from it.

Related Family Members

The patent family for US10877233 includes the following:

• US16/698,935: This is the application number for US10877233B1. [cite: US10877233B1]
• US20210003794A1: This is another publication version of the patent. [cite: US10877233B1]
• CN201910542576.3A (CN112117606A): This is a Chinese application claiming priority from the same priority date (2019-06-21) and shares the title "Active Ethernet cable with preset pre-equalization." [cite: US10877233B1]

Projected Expiration Date

The statutory term for US patents filed on or after June 8, 1995, is generally 20 years from the earliest filing date of the application. For US10877233, the filing date is November 27, 2019. Therefore, without any patent term adjustments, the projected expiration date would be November 27, 2039.

However, a legal event "MAFP - Maintenance fee payment" for the 4th year, large entity, with a free format text of "Anticipated expiration 2039-11-27" is listed. [cite: US10877233B1] This further confirms the expiration date, assuming no PTA or PTE is applied. The patent was subject to a Certificate of Correction on 2026-03-03. [cite: US10877233B1] The information provided does not indicate how this Certificate of Correction might affect the expiration date.

It's important to note that the USPTO does not calculate expiration dates for patents prior to grant, but provides the term on the face of the patent document, including any allowable patent term adjustments, after grant. As the provided data does not explicitly state any PTA, the expiration date remains November 27, 2039.