Extensions — US Patent 11672377

For US patent 11672377, here's an analysis of its term adjustments, related applications, and projected expiration:

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Patent Term Extensions (PTE)

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): The USPTO calculates PTA to compensate patentees for certain delays incurred during patent prosecution by the USPTO. This information is typically included in the Issue Notification Letter. To get the precise PTA for US11672377, the official patent document or its file history on USPTO Patent Center would need to be consulted. The provided patent text does not explicitly state any PTA amount.
Patent Term Extension (PTE): PTE is typically granted to compensate for delays due to regulatory review processes, most commonly for pharmaceutical patents. Given that US11672377 relates to a cooking device, it is highly unlikely to be eligible for PTE. The patent text does not indicate any PTE.

Continuation and Divisional Applications

US patent 11672377 is part of a patent family with several related applications. The "Cross-Reference to Related Applications" section of the patent's description details the following:

This application (US11672377) is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/219,238, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/219,238 is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 17/159,414, filed Jan. 27, 2021.
U.S. application Ser. No. 17/159,414 is a 371 U.S. National Stage application of PCT/US2020/042120, filed Jul. 15, 2020.
PCT/US2020/042120 claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/874,193, filed Jul. 15, 2019.

Therefore, the chain of applications is:

U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/874,193 (Filed: July 15, 2019)
PCT/US2020/042120 (Filed: July 15, 2020)
U.S. application Ser. No. 17/159,414 (Filed: January 27, 2021) - Continuation
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/219,238 (Filed: March 31, 2021) - Continuation
US11672377 (Filed: June 10, 2022) - Continuation

The patent specifically states it is a continuation of these earlier applications, but there is no explicit mention of divisional applications within this chain in the provided text.

Related Family Members

The patent explicitly identifies the following as related family members based on its continuation chain:

U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/874,193
PCT/US2020/042120 (WO2021011642A1)
U.S. application Ser. No. 17/159,414 (US20220408966A1)
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/219,238 (US11389026B2)
US20220296039A1 (a publication of an earlier application in the family)

Additionally, the patent's family information (from Google Patents) indicates:

Priority Applications: US17/837,768 (US11672377B2), US18/186,671 (US12075943B2).
Applications Claiming Priority: US201962874193P, PCT/US2020/042120 (WO2021011642A1), US202117159414A, US17/219,238 (US11389026B2), US17/837,768 (US11672377B2).
Related Parent Applications: US17/219,238 (US11389026B2).
Related Child Applications: US18/186,671 (US12075943B2).

This indicates a robust patent family covering various aspects of the cooking device.

Projected Expiration Date

For utility patents filed on or after June 8, 1995, the patent term generally ends 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed, or 20 years from the filing date of the earliest application to which a benefit is claimed under 35 U.S.C. §§ 120, 121, or 365(c), plus any applicable Patent Term Adjustment (PTA).

In this case, US11672377 claims priority back to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/874,193, filed on July 15, 2019. This "priority date" or "earliest effective filing date" is the date from which the 20-year term is typically calculated.

Therefore, without any Patent Term Adjustment (PTA), the base expiration date would be July 15, 2039.

However, the Google Patents page for US11672377 lists an "Anticipated expiration" date of 2040-07-15. This suggests that there is likely a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) of approximately one year associated with this patent, extending its term by that amount.

To confirm the exact expiration date, including any PTA, one would need to review the official "Issue Notification" from the USPTO for US11672377, or utilize the USPTO's patent term calculator with all relevant dates and details.