Patent 11032000
Extensions
Patent term adjustments, term extensions, continuations, divisionals, family members, and expiration dates.
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Extensions
Patent term adjustments, term extensions, continuations, divisionals, family members, and expiration dates.
To determine the patent term adjustments (PTA), patent term extensions (PTE), continuation applications, divisional applications, related family members, and the projected expiration date for US patent 11,032,000, we need to consult USPTO records.
Based on the information available:
1. Patent Term Adjustments (PTA)
Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is granted to compensate for certain administrative delays by the USPTO during the prosecution of a utility or plant patent application filed on or after May 29, 2000. These delays include failing to:
- Issue a first Office Action or notice of allowance within 14 months of filing.
- Issue an action within four months of an applicant's response.
- Issue the patent within four months of payment of the issue fee.
- Issue the patent within three years of the actual filing date.
The patent text itself does not provide the specific PTA awarded. This information is typically detailed in the Issue Notification Letter issued by the USPTO prior to the patent grant. To get the exact PTA for US11032000, one would need to access the official file wrapper through USPTO's Patent Center.
2. Patent Term Extensions (PTE)
Patent Term Extensions (PTE) are available for patents on certain human drugs, food or color additives, medical devices, animal drugs, and veterinary biological products. This extension compensates for time lost while awaiting premarket government approval from a regulatory agency, such as the FDA.
There is no indication in the patent text or the provided search results that US11032000 is related to a product requiring regulatory approval, which would be a prerequisite for PTE. Therefore, it is highly unlikely to have a Patent Term Extension under 35 U.S.C. § 156.
3. Continuation Applications
US Patent 11,032,000 is explicitly stated to be a continuation application. The patent text states: "This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/458,693, filed Aug. 13, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/176,298, filed Jul. 5, 2011, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,811,356 on Aug. 19, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/646,692, filed Dec. 27, 2006, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,009,639 on Aug. 30, 2011, which are all incorporated by reference as if fully set forth."
Therefore, the continuation chain for US11032000 is:
- US Pat. No. 8,009,639 (from application Ser. No. 11/646,692, filed Dec. 27, 2006)
- US Pat. No. 8,811,356 (from application Ser. No. 13/176,298, filed Jul. 5, 2011)
- U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/458,693, filed Aug. 13, 2014
- U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/682,854, filed Nov. 13, 2019 (which led to US11032000)
4. Divisional Applications
The provided patent text and the Google Patents "Family Applications" section do not explicitly list any divisional applications directly originating from US11032000. Divisional applications generally arise when an earlier application contains claims to more than one invention, and the examiner requires the applicant to elect one invention for prosecution.
5. Related Family Members
The "Family Applications" section on Google Patents for US11032000 lists several related applications, all stemming from the same priority date of 2006-12-27. These include:
- US11/646,692 (US8009639B2) - Priority Date: 2006-12-27, Filing Date: 2006-12-27
- US13/176,298 (US8811356B2) - Priority Date: 2006-12-27, Filing Date: 2011-07-05
- US14/458,693 (US11044010B2) - Priority Date: 2006-12-27, Filing Date: 2014-08-13
- US16/682,854 (US11032000B2) - Priority Date: 2006-12-27, Filing Date: 2019-11-13
- US17/339,550 (US11239908B2) - Priority Date: 2006-12-27, Filing Date: 2021-06-04
- US17/583,369 (US11411642B2) - Priority Date: 2006-12-27, Filing Date: 2022-01-25
- US17/870,425 (US11664889B2) - Priority Date: 2006-12-27, Filing Date: 2022-07-21
- US18/202,100 (US11870545B2) - Priority Date: 2006-12-27, Filing Date: 2023-05-25
- US18/400,711 (US12149334B2) - Priority Date: 2006-12-27, Filing Date: 2023-12-29
- US18/951,141 (US20250080217A1) - Priority Date: 2006-12-27, Filing Date: 2024-11-18 (Pending)
These are primarily continuation applications, all claiming benefit from the earliest filing date of December 27, 2006.
6. Projected Expiration Date
For utility patents filed on or after June 8, 1995, the patent term generally expires 20 years from the earliest claimed filing date of the application. Any PTA awarded would be added to this 20-year term.
The priority date (earliest filing date) for US11032000 is December 27, 2006.
Therefore, the baseline expiration date (20 years from the priority date) would be December 27, 2026.
The Google Patents page explicitly states "Anticipated expiration: 2026-12-27". This date aligns with the 20-year term from the priority date, suggesting that no significant Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) were applied that would extend the term beyond this date, or any adjustments were offset by applicant delays. Without direct access to the USPTO's official file wrapper for US11032000, it is not possible to definitively confirm the exact PTA calculation.
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