Extensions

Here's an analysis of US Patent 11116035, detailing patent term adjustments, extensions, related applications, and its projected expiration date, based on the provided patent text and general patent rules.

USPTO Patent Number: 11116035 (also referred to as US11116035B2)

1. Projected Expiration Date:
The projected expiration date for US Patent 11116035 is 2037-09-07. This date is explicitly stated in the Google Patents information as "Anticipated expiration".

2. Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) / Patent Term Extension (PTE):
The Google Patents record for US11116035B2 indicates an "Anticipated expiration" date of 2037-09-07. The patent's earliest priority date, from which the 20-year term is typically calculated, is 2016-09-07. A standard 20-year patent term from this priority date would result in an expiration of 2036-09-07. The difference of exactly one year between this calculated date and the stated anticipated expiration date (2037-09-07) suggests that the patent has been granted 1 year of Patent Term Adjustment (PTA). This adjustment compensates for certain delays incurred during the patent's prosecution at the USPTO. The patent text does not indicate any Patent Term Extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. § 156, which is typically for delays related to regulatory review for products like pharmaceuticals.

3. Continuation Applications, Divisional Applications, and Related Family Members:

The patent text indicates the following relationships and applications:

• Application for US11116035B2: US16/294,883, filed on 2019-03-06.
• Publication of US16/294,883: US20190208571A1, published on 2019-07-04. This is an earlier publication of the same application that later issued as US11116035B2.
• Earliest Priority Date: The patent claims a priority date of 2016-09-07. This implies that US16/294,883 (the application for US11116035B2) is either a continuation or divisional application of an earlier application filed on that date, or claims benefit from such an application. The specific type (continuation or divisional) for this 2016-09-07 priority claim is not explicitly detailed in the provided text.
• Related Family Members (Child Applications): The patent explicitly lists subsequent applications that claim priority from the application that led to US11116035B2 (or a common parent). These are:
  • US17/383,479 (patent/US11516879B2/en), with a priority date of 2021-07-23.
  • US17/383,475 (patent/US11523464B2/en), with a priority date of 2021-07-23.
  • US17/979,767 (patent/US11825558B2/en), with a priority date of 2022-11-03.
  • US18/384,678 (patent/US12193116B2/en), with a priority date of 2023-10-27.
  • US19/010,192 (patent/US20250133631A1/en), with a priority date of 2025-01-06.

These listed "Priority to US17/...", "Priority to US18/...", and "Priority to US19/..." applications indicate that they are likely continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part applications stemming from the lineage that includes US11116035B2. The dates associated with these entries (e.g., "Priority to US17/383,479 2021-07-23") refer to the filing dates of these child applications which claim priority from the parent application. The Google Patents information does not specify if these are continuations, divisionals, or continuations-in-part, but broadly refers to them as claiming priority.