Patent 11770756

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Patent term adjustments, term extensions, continuations, divisionals, family members, and expiration dates.

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Patent term adjustments, term extensions, continuations, divisionals, family members, and expiration dates.

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To accurately detail the patent term adjustments (PTA), patent term extensions (PTE), continuation applications, divisional applications, related family members, and the projected expiration date for US patent 11770756, I need to access the official USPTO records for this specific patent. The provided text from Google Patents offers some family information but may not contain all the precise details regarding PTA/PTE, which are calculated by the USPTO.

However, based on the information provided in the prompt and general patent knowledge:

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA)
Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) are granted to utility or plant patents to compensate for certain delays caused by the USPTO during the prosecution of a patent application. These delays fall into categories such as: failing to issue a first office action or notice of allowance within 14 months, failing to respond to applicant replies within 4 months, or failing to issue the patent within 3 years of the filing date. The USPTO calculates PTA at the time of patent issuance and includes it in the Issue Notification Letter. Without access to the specific Issue Notification Letter or the official USPTO Patent Center for US11770756, the exact PTA amount cannot be definitively stated here.

Patent Term Extensions (PTE)
Patent Term Extensions (PTE) are available for patents on certain human drugs, food or color additives, medical devices, animal drugs, and veterinary biological products to restore time lost during premarket government approval from a regulatory agency like the FDA. PTE is distinct from PTA and is applied in addition to any PTA. Given the nature of US11770756, which relates to mobile device mode enablement responsive to sensing physiological parameters (a software/device patent), it is highly unlikely to be eligible for PTE, as it does not claim a product requiring regulatory approval for commercial marketing as defined by 35 U.S.C. § 156.

Continuation Applications, Divisional Applications, and Related Family Members
The provided patent information on Google Patents lists several related applications that claim priority from the same November 4, 2008, priority date. These indicate a robust patent family.

From the above, US11770756B2 is identified as a continuation of US15/929,609, which itself is a continuation of a chain of applications originating from US12/264,711, all sharing the same priority date of November 4, 2008. The specific designations as "continuation" or "divisional" would typically be found in the "Cross-Reference to Related Application" section of the patent's full text. In the provided text, US11770756 is explicitly stated as a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/929,609, filed May 12, 2020. That application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/012,513, filed Jun. 19, 2018, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/800,885, filed Nov. 1, 2017, and so on, back to U.S. application Ser. No. 12/264,711, filed Nov. 4, 2008.

Projected Expiration Date
The Google Patents entry for US11770756B2 explicitly states the legal status as "Active, expires 2028-11-23." This "Adjusted expiration" date likely accounts for any PTA that has been granted. The standard patent term for applications filed after June 8, 1995, is 20 years from the earliest filing date of the application in its family. Since the priority date is November 4, 2008, a base 20-year term would normally expire on November 4, 2028. The adjusted expiration date of November 23, 2028, suggests a PTA of approximately 19 days.

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