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Detailed Patent Information for U.S. Patent No. 11,709,037

Date of Analysis: May 10, 2026

An in-depth review of the public records for U.S. Patent No. 11,709,037, titled "Automated detonation of fireworks," provides the following details regarding its term, related applications, and family members.

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Extensions (PTE)

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): There is no Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) indicated for this patent. PTA is granted to compensate for delays caused by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during the prosecution of a patent application. The absence of a PTA suggests that the USPTO processed the application within the standard timeframes.

• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no indication of a Patent Term Extension (PTE) for this patent. PTE is typically granted for patents related to products that require a lengthy pre-market regulatory review, such as pharmaceuticals or medical devices, which is not the case for this invention.

Continuity and Related Applications

The application that resulted in patent 11,709,037 is a continuation-in-part of a prior application. This is a crucial factor in determining the patent's expiration date. The specific details are as follows:

• Application Number: 17/139,145
• Filing Date: December 31, 2020
• Continuation-in-Part of: This application is a continuation-in-part of application No. 15/690,736, filed on August 30, 2017, which has since issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,002,520.

This "parent" application is significant because the 20-year term of a patent is calculated from the earliest non-provisional filing date in its family.

Patent Family Members

The patent family for U.S. Patent No. 11,709,037 includes the following related applications and patents:

• Parent Application: U.S. Patent Application No. 15/690,736, filed August 30, 2017, now U.S. Patent No. 11,002,520.
• Provisional Applications: The parent application claims priority to two provisional applications:
  • U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/488,297, filed April 21, 2017.
  • U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/383,277, filed September 2, 2016.

Projected Expiration Date

The term of a U.S. patent is generally 20 years from the filing date of the earliest non-provisional application to which it claims priority. In this case, the earliest non-provisional filing date is that of the parent application, August 30, 2017.

• Earliest Non-Provisional Filing Date: August 30, 2017
• Standard 20-Year Term: August 30, 2037
• Patent Term Adjustment: 0 days
• Patent Term Extension: 0 days

Therefore, the projected expiration date for U.S. Patent No. 11,709,037 is August 30, 2037, assuming all required maintenance fees are paid in a timely manner. The information in the patent details, which indicates an adjusted expiration of September 20, 2037, appears to be an error, as the calculation based on the priority date is the standard method for determining a patent's lifespan.