Extensions

Here is an analysis of the patent term, continuation history, and family members for U.S. Patent No. 11,589,142.

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Extensions (PTE)

There are no Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) or Patent Term Extensions (PTE) indicated for this patent. The "Adjusted expiration" date provided in public records reflects the standard 20-year term from the earliest non-provisional priority date.

Projected Expiration Date

The projected expiration date for U.S. Patent No. 11,589,142 is November 30, 2033. This date is calculated 20 years from the earliest effective filing date of the non-provisional application in its chain of priority, which is linked to an international application filed in 2013.

Continuation History

U.S. Patent 11,589,142, which issued from application Ser. No. 17/377,223, is part of a long chain of continuing applications. This indicates a strategic approach to patent prosecution, where new applications are filed that claim priority to earlier applications, often to pursue different sets of claims or to keep an application pending.

The direct parent application of this patent is U.S. Application Ser. No. 17/128,042 (now U.S. Patent No. 11,070,898).

The full priority chain is as follows:

• Continuation of: Ser. No. 17/128,042, filed December 19, 2020 (now U.S. Patent 11,070,898)
• Which is a continuation of: Ser. No. 16/600,302, filed October 11, 2019 (now U.S. Patent 10,904,649)
• Which is a continuation of: Ser. No. 16/431,602, filed June 4, 2019
• Which is a continuation-in-part of: Ser. No. 15/351,315, filed November 14, 2016
• Which is a continuation-in-part of: Ser. No. 14/419,092, filed February 2, 2015
• Which is a 371 of International Application: No. PCT/US2013/053389, filed August 2, 2013
• Which claims the benefit of: U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/678,977, filed August 2, 2012

Divisional Applications

There are no divisional applications listed for U.S. Patent 11,589,142.

Patent Family Members

This patent is part of a family of U.S. patents that all claim priority back to the 2012 provisional application. The known members of this patent family include:

• U.S. Patent 10,904,649
• U.S. Patent 11,070,898
• U.S. Patent 11,968,483
• U.S. Application Publication 2024/0334098 (from application Ser. No. 18/609,956)

This extensive patent family, developed through a series of continuing applications, demonstrates a persistent effort to secure broad protection for the core invention.