Extensions

As of April 29, 2026, here is a detailed analysis of the patent term, application history, and related family for U.S. Patent 10,984,445.

Patent Term and Expiration

• Projected Expiration Date: The adjusted expiration date for US patent 10,984,445 is February 10, 2028. This date is contingent upon the timely payment of all required maintenance fees.

• Patent Term Calculation: For utility patents filed after June 8, 1995, the term is 20 years from the earliest non-provisional application filing date in its priority chain. The application for patent 10,984,445 is part of a long chain of continuing applications. The earliest non-provisional application in this chain is U.S. Application No. 11/765,433, which was filed on June 19, 2007. Therefore, the base 20-year term expires on June 19, 2027.

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): The USPTO may grant a Patent Term Adjustment to compensate for certain administrative delays during the patent prosecution process. The difference between the base expiration date (June 19, 2027) and the listed adjusted expiration date (February 10, 2028) indicates that this patent family has been granted a significant PTA.

• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no indication that this patent has received any Patent Term Extension. PTE is typically granted to compensate for regulatory review delays (e.g., by the FDA) and is not applicable to this technology area.

Application Continuity and Family Members

U.S. Patent 10,984,445 resulted from Application No. 15/893,354, filed on February 9, 2018. It is part of a family of patents and applications that claim priority back to a provisional application filed in 2006.

Continuation and Parent Applications

This patent is a continuation of a series of prior applications. The direct line of priority is as follows (Source: US 10,984,445 patent text, "Cross Reference to Related Applications"):

• The application for this patent (Ser. No. 15/893,354) is a continuation of:
  • Application Ser. No. 14/080,999, filed November 15, 2013 (now abandoned). Which is a continuation of:
    • Application Ser. No. 13/631,244, filed September 28, 2012 (issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,589,210). Which is a continuation of:
      • Application Ser. No. 11/765,433, filed June 19, 2007 (issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,280,758). Which claims the benefit of:
        • Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/805,114, filed June 19, 2006.

Child Applications (Continuations of this Patent)

Subsequent applications have been filed that claim this patent application as their parent (Source: Google Patents, "Related Child Applications"):

• Application Ser. No. 16/425,259, filed May 29, 2019 (issued as U.S. Pat. No. 11,093,970).

Divisional Applications

Based on a review of the patent's prosecution history, no divisional applications have been filed in this patent family.

Complete Patent Family

The full family of related U.S. patents and patent applications stemming from the original 2006 provisional application includes the following (Source: Google Patents, "Family ID=38834332"):

Application Number	Filing Date	Status	Publication/Patent Number
11/765,433	2007-06-19	Granted	US 8,280,758
13/170,110	2011-06-27	Granted	US 8,244,574
13/631,244	2012-09-28	Granted	US 8,589,210
14/080,999	2013-11-15	Abandoned	US 2014/0074607 A1
15/893,354	2018-02-09	Granted	US 10,984,445
16/425,259	2019-05-29	Granted	US 11,093,970
17/401,052	2021-08-12	Pending	US 2022/0108352 A1