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Patent Term Adjustments, Extensions, and Related Applications for US11826217

U.S. Patent 11826217, titled "Dental mouthpiece," has a projected expiration date of May 8, 2040. This date is based on the statutory 20-year patent term from its filing date of May 8, 2020, without explicit Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) or Patent Term Extension (PTE) details currently available from a direct USPTO search within the provided information.

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) and Patent Term Extension (PTE)

While the patent explicitly states an "Anticipated expiration" date of 2040-05-08, specific details regarding any Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) or Patent Term Extensions (PTE) for US11826217 are not directly available in the provided text or search results. PTA is typically granted to compensate patentees for certain delays caused by the USPTO during the prosecution of a utility or plant patent application. These delays can include the USPTO failing to issue a first office action within 14 months of filing, failing to respond to an applicant's reply within four months, or failing to issue the patent within four months of the issue fee payment, or within 36 months from the filing date. The PTA calculation is usually included in the Issue Notification Letter mailed to applicants prior to patent issuance.

Continuation and Divisional Applications

The patent family for US11826217 includes several related applications, originating from a common priority date of May 10, 2019 (U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/846,353).

Continuation Applications:
A continuation application is typically filed to introduce a new set of claims and establish a right to further examination, based on the disclosure of a prior co-pending non-provisional application, without introducing new subject matter.

The following are listed as "Applications Claiming Priority" to the provisional application and "Family Applications" sharing the priority date with US11826217, which could indicate continuation filings or related utility applications:

• US16/870,745 (this patent, US11826217B2) - Filed 2020-05-08.
• US18/376,309 (US12167948B2) - Filed 2023-10-03.
• US18/983,258 (US20250177092A1) - Filed 2024-12-16 (Pending).

Divisional Applications:
Divisional applications typically arise when an initial application claims two or more independent and distinct inventions, and the Director of the USPTO requires restriction to one invention.

The following are listed as "Related Child Applications" and "Family Applications" sharing the priority date with US11826217, which are design patents and likely filed as a result of subject matter division from the original utility application (or a parent thereof), or as separate but related filings:

• US29/782,643 (USD988505S1) - Filed 2021-05-07.
• US29/782,644 (USD988506S1) - Filed 2021-05-07.
• US29/893,986 (USD1037436S1) - Filed 2023-06-05.
• US29/950,233 (USD1091807S1) - Filed 2024-07-01.

Related Family Members

The patent family, identified by Family ID=73045920, includes the following applications, all claiming priority from the initial provisional application (US201962846353P filed 2019-05-10):

• US16/870,745 (US11826217B2) - Active.
• US29/782,643 (USD988505S1) - Active.
• US29/782,644 (USD988506S1) - Active.
• US29/893,986 (USD1037436S1) - Active.
• US18/376,309 (US12167948B2) - Active.
• US29/950,233 (USD1091807S1) - Active.
• US18/983,258 (US20250177092A1) - Pending.

This family shows a strategy of pursuing both utility (non-provisional) and design patent protection based on the initial disclosure.

Projected Expiration Date

The projected expiration date for US Patent 11826217 is May 8, 2040. This is calculated as 20 years from the filing date of its non-provisional application, US16/870,745 (May 8, 2020), assuming no additional PTA or PTE are publicly noted to extend this term, and no terminal disclaimers are present that might shorten it. The patent record explicitly states this as the "Anticipated expiration" date.