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Analysis of Patent Term and Related Applications for U.S. Patent No. 10,979,693

Washington, D.C. - An examination of the prosecution history and family data for U.S. Patent No. 10,979,693, titled "Stereoscopic 3D camera for virtual reality experience," provides the following details regarding its term, related applications, and projected expiration.

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Extensions (PTE)

A review of the patent's file history on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database indicates that there have been no Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) or Patent Term Extensions (PTE) granted for this patent. The face of the issued patent does not contain any notification of a term adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154(b).

Continuity Data and Related Applications

U.S. Patent 10,979,693 is a continuation of U.S. Patent Application No. 15/143,443, which was filed on April 29, 2016, and subsequently issued as U.S. Patent No. 9,930,315. This parent application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/154,703, filed on April 29, 2015.

The key application in this family for term calculation purposes is the earliest non-provisional filing, which is U.S. Application No. 15/143,443, filed on April 29, 2016.

Divisional Applications

There are no divisional applications listed in the continuity data for U.S. Patent 10,979,693.

Patent Family Members

The patent family for this invention includes the following U.S. patents and applications, all sharing the same priority date of April 29, 2015, from the original provisional application:

• U.S. Patent No. 9,930,315: The parent patent from which '693 is a continuation.
• U.S. Patent No. 9,948,919: Issued from application 15/179,056.
• U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2018/0205936 A1: From application 15/920,160 (now abandoned).

Projected Expiration Date

The term of a U.S. patent filed after June 7, 1995, is generally 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U.S. or international (PCT) application to which priority is claimed, excluding provisional applications.

For U.S. Patent 10,979,693, the controlling date is the filing of the parent non-provisional application, 15/143,443, on April 29, 2016.

Therefore, the projected expiration date is calculated as follows:

• Earliest Non-Provisional Filing Date: April 29, 2016
• Add 20 Years: April 29, 2036

As there are no patent term adjustments or extensions, the projected expiration date for U.S. Patent No. 10,979,693 is April 29, 2036. This date is contingent upon the timely payment of all required maintenance fees.