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Term Analysis for U.S. Patent 11,840,970

Based on a thorough review of the prosecution history and related patent family data for U.S. Patent 11,840,970, the following determinations have been made regarding its term, related applications, and projected expiration.

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

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): A detailed analysis of the patent's prosecution history on the USPTO's Patent Center reveals zero days of Patent Term Adjustment have been granted. The USPTO did not identify any administrative delays that would warrant an extension of the patent's term under 35 U.S.C. § 154(b).
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no indication that a request for Patent Term Extension under 35 U.S.C. § 156 has been filed or granted for this patent. This type of extension is typically associated with products that undergo a lengthy regulatory review process, such as pharmaceuticals, which does not apply to the subject matter of this patent.

Continuity Data:

U.S. Patent 11,840,970 is part of a larger family of applications and claims continuation status from several earlier filings. This is a crucial factor in determining its expiration date.

• Direct Continuation: This patent is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/783,455, filed on February 6, 2020 (now U.S. Patent 11,492,985).
• Chain of Continuation: The application Ser. No. 16/783,455 is itself a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/191,503, filed on November 15, 2018 (now U.S. Patent 11,530,654). This, in turn, is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/738,060, filed on June 12, 2015 (now U.S. Patent 10,221,780).

There are no divisional applications directly related to U.S. Patent 11,840,970.

Related Family Members:

The patent family is extensive, indicating a broad strategy to protect various aspects of the invention. Key family members sharing the same priority date of June 12, 2015, include:

• U.S. Patent 10,221,780
• U.S. Patent 11,530,654
• U.S. Patent 11,492,985
• U.S. Patent 11,905,895
• U.S. Patent Application Publication 2024/0183319
• U.S. Patent Application Publication 2025/0154911

Projected Expiration Date:

For a U.S. utility patent filed on or after June 8, 1995, the term is 20 years from the earliest non-provisional filing date to which it claims priority. In this case, the chain of continuation leads back to the earliest application, Ser. No. 14/738,060, which was filed on June 12, 2015.

Therefore, the projected expiration date for U.S. Patent 11,840,970 is calculated as follows:

June 12, 2015 + 20 years = June 12, 2035

This expiration date is subject to the timely payment of all required maintenance fees.