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To provide the most accurate details regarding US Patent 10908782, I will perform a direct search on the USPTO Patent Center and Patent Public Search databases. The USPTO states that it does not calculate patent expiration dates and instead provides a calculator for estimation, recommending users obtain specific information from their online systems.

Based on the information available:

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

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is granted to compensate for delays caused by the USPTO during the prosecution of a patent application. This adds to the standard 20-year patent lifespan.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE) is awarded to compensate for delays in obtaining regulatory approval for patented products, primarily for human drugs, medical devices, and other regulated products.
• The provided patent text does not explicitly state any Patent Term Adjustments or Extensions for US10908782. Information about PTA and PTE is typically found in the "Issue Notification" or "Patent Grant" documents from the USPTO.
• PTA is calculated by taking the number of days of delay caused by the USPTO less the number of days of delay caused by the applicant.

Continuation and Divisional Applications:

• US10908782 is a continuation of application Ser. No. 15/429,359, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 13/965,450 (U.S. Pat. No. 9,570,047), which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 13/040,910, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 12/474,850 (U.S. Pat. No. 8,468,464), which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/199,843 (U.S. Pat. No. 7,555,725), which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/136,845.
• The application also claims priority from provisional application No. 60/287,339, filed April 30, 2001.

Related Family Members:

• The patent explicitly mentions its lineage of continuation applications. These include:
  • Provisional Application No. 60/287,339 (filed April 30, 2001)
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/136,845 (filed April 30, 2002, now abandoned)
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/199,843 (filed August 8, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,555,725)
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/474,850 (filed May 29, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,468,464)
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/040,910 (filed April 4, 2011, now abandoned)
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/965,450 (filed August 13, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,570,047)
  • U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/429,359 (continuation of 13/965,450)
  • U.S. Patent Publication US20190339828A1 (publication of US16/516,215, which is the application for US10908782).

Projected Expiration Date:

• The patent was granted on February 2, 2021, from an application filed on July 18, 2019, claiming priority back to a provisional application filed on April 30, 2001.
• Under U.S. law, most patents are limited to a term of 20 years from the earliest non-provisional filing date, with adjustments for USPTO delays (PTA) or regulatory approval delays (PTE).
• The earliest priority date for US10908782 is April 30, 2001 (from provisional application No. 60/287,339).
• A patent term typically begins on the issue date and expires 20 years from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is claimed.
• Therefore, without any adjustments, the base expiration date would be April 30, 2021.
• However, the Google Patents information for US10908782 explicitly states its "Anticipated expiration" as April 30, 2022, and its current status as "Expired - Fee Related". This indicates that the patent term was initially calculated based on the earliest priority date, and it subsequently expired due to non-payment of maintenance fees.