Patent 11876548
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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.
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 11876548, direct access to the USPTO's Patent Center or PAIR (Patent Application Information Retrieval) system for the specific patent's prosecution history is ideal. However, based on the provided patent text and general knowledge of USPTO practices, I can provide the following:
1. Patent Term Adjustment (PTA)
PTA compensates for delays caused by the USPTO during the prosecution of a patent application. These delays typically fall into categories like failure to issue an office action within 14 months, failure to respond to an applicant's reply within four months, or failure to issue a patent within 36 months from the filing date. The patent document itself, as presented, does not explicitly state any awarded PTA for US11876548. To determine the exact PTA, if any, one would need to consult the patent's issue certificate or the Patent Center file history.
2. Patent Term Extension (PTE)
PTE is granted to compensate for delays in obtaining regulatory approval for certain products, such as human drugs, medical devices, or food additives. There is no indication within the provided patent text that US11876548 covers a product subject to regulatory review that would qualify for PTE. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that US11876548 has received a PTE.
3. Continuation Applications
A continuation application allows an applicant to pursue additional claims based on the same specification and drawings of a previously filed, still-pending "parent" application. It shares the same priority date as the parent.
US11876548 is identified as a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/966,853, filed Aug. 14, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,063,625. This means that 13/966,853 is a parent application to 11876548.
4. Divisional Applications
A divisional application is filed when an examiner determines that an original application contains more than one patentable invention and requires the applicant to choose one for the initial application. The other invention(s) can then be pursued in a divisional application.
The provided text for US11876548 does not explicitly mention any divisional applications.
5. Related Family Members
The patent identifies a chain of priority applications:
- US11876548B2 is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/966,853, filed Aug. 14, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,063,625.
- U.S. Pat. No. 11,063,625 (from Ser. No. 13/966,853) was a continuation-in-part (CIP) of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/713,804, filed Dec. 13, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,593,358.
- U.S. Pat. No. 8,593,358 (from Ser. No. 13/713,804) was a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/541,764, filed Aug. 14, 2009, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 8,350,763.
- U.S. Pat. No. 8,350,763 (from Ser. No. 12/541,764) further claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61/088,829, filed Aug. 14, 2008.
Therefore, the related family members (in chronological order of filing/priority) include:
- U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61/088,829 (Priority Date: 2008-08-14)
- U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/541,764 (Issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,350,763)
- U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/713,804 (Issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,593,358)
- U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/966,853 (Issued as U.S. Pat. No. 11,063,625)
- U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/346,533 (Issued as US Pat. No. 11876548B2)
Additionally, Google Patents lists:
- US20210399755A1 (Publication of a related application, filed 2021-06-14, published 2021-12-23).
- US18/517,550 (Priority to US18/517,550 on 2023-11-22, which is listed as US20240313816A1 and a continuation of US11876548B2). [cite: US11876548B2 - Google Patents] This indicates that there is a child continuation application.
6. Projected Expiration Date
For patents filed on or after June 8, 1995, the patent term generally ends 20 years from the filing date of the earliest application for which a benefit is claimed (the priority date), subject to any PTA or terminal disclaimers.
- Earliest Priority Date: August 14, 2008 (U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61/088,829).
- Base Expiration Date (20 years from priority date): August 14, 2028.
However, the Google Patents information for US11876548 explicitly states "Active, expires 2030-01-10". [cite: US11876548B2 - Google Patents] This "Adjusted expiration" date suggests that Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) has been applied to extend the patent term beyond the initial 20 years from the earliest priority date. Without access to the official USPTO file wrapper or the issue certificate, the exact calculation of this PTA cannot be performed, but the stated expiration date of January 10, 2030, should be considered accurate as provided by Google Patents. [cite: US11876548B2 - Google Patents]
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