Extensions

US Patent 11744686, titled "Intraoral device," was filed on March 27, 2014, and issued on September 5, 2023.

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

• Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) are granted to compensate for delays caused by the USPTO during the prosecution of a patent application. This is an addition to the 20-year lifespan of the patent. The specific amount of PTA for US11744686 would be detailed in the patent's issue certificate, which is not provided in the current text.
• Patent Term Extensions (PTE) are awarded to compensate for delays incurred in obtaining regulatory approval on a patented product, typically under 35 U.S.C. § 156. There is no information in the provided text to indicate if US11744686 has received any PTE.

Continuation and Divisional Applications:

US Patent 11744686 is explicitly stated to be a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/100,323, filed on December 9, 2013, which in turn claims priority benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/734,939, filed on December 7, 2012.

The patent family also includes other applications:

• US18/217,304 (priority claimed from 2012-12-07, filing date 2023-06-30)
• US18/679,097 (priority claimed from 2012-12-07, filing date 2024-05-30)
• US18/823,885 (priority claimed from 2012-12-07, filing date 2024-09-04)
• US19/199,177 (priority claimed from 2012-12-07, filing date 2025-05-05)

Related Family Members:

The patent family (ID=50881306) includes several related applications, all claiming the priority date of 2012-12-07:

• US14/228,050 (US9788924B2) - Intraoral device with bridge
• US14/228,057 (US11744686B2) - Intraoral device (the patent in question)
• US14/228,054 (US11576764B2) - Intraoral device with stability bar
• US14/228,046 (US11589969B2) - Intraoral device with mesh
• US14/228,061 (US11589970B2) - Intraoral device with detachable mouth prop

Projected Expiration Date:

The patent term for utility patents filed on or after June 8, 1995, is generally 20 years from the earliest filing date of the application, or of any earlier application to which priority is claimed.

In this case, the earliest priority date claimed for US11744686 is December 7, 2012, from U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/734,939. Therefore, without considering any potential Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) or Patent Term Extension (PTE), the nominal expiration date would be 20 years from December 7, 2012.

Nominal expiration date: December 7, 2012 + 20 years = December 7, 2032.

However, the Google Patents information explicitly states an "Anticipated expiration" date of 2033-12-09. This discrepancy of approximately one year and two days likely accounts for Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) awarded during the prosecution of the patent application. The USPTO does not calculate expiration dates for patents, but provides tools for estimation, and PTA is an addition to the 20-year lifespan to account for USPTO delays. Therefore, the Projected Expiration Date is December 9, 2033, which includes any granted PTA.