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For US Patent 11937172, the following information has been compiled from the provided patent text (sourced from Google Patents):

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) / Patent Term Extensions (PTE):
The Google Patents page lists an "Anticipated expiration" date of 2028-11-04. This date is precisely 20 years from the stated priority date of November 4, 2008. The standard patent term in the U.S. is 20 years from the earliest effective filing date. Since the anticipated expiration date aligns exactly with 20 years from the priority date, it indicates that no Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) or Patent Term Extension (PTE) has been applied, or any adjustments are negligible/zero, leading to a default 20-year term from the priority date. Specific details or calculations of PTA/PTE are not explicitly provided in the Google Patents listing for this patent.

Continuation Applications, Divisional Applications, and Related Family Members:
US Patent 11937172B1 is part of an extensive patent family originating from the same priority date of November 4, 2008.

• Priority Application: US18/523,863 (which led to US11937172B1)

• Direct Parent Application (from which US11937172B1 is a divisional): US application Ser. No. 18/489,517, filed on Oct. 18, 2023, now US11924743B2.

• Chain of Parent Applications (leading up to US18/489,517): The patent text states that US18/489,517 is a continuation of a long chain of applications, making US11937172B1 a divisional of a continuation of:

  • U.S. application Ser. No. 18/450,517, filed Aug. 16, 2023, now U.S. Pat. No. 12,402,066.
  • U.S. application Ser. No. 17/653,748, filed Mar. 7, 2022, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,770,756.
  • U.S. application Ser. No. 15/929,609, filed May 12, 2020, now U.S. Pat. No. 11,304,118.
  • U.S. application Ser. No. 16/012,513, filed Jun. 19, 2018, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,660,015.
  • U.S. application Ser. No. 15/800,885, filed Nov. 1, 2017, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,219,199.
  • U.S. application Ser. No. 15/251,882, filed Aug. 30, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,832,708.
  • U.S. application Ser. No. 12/264,711, filed Nov. 4, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,462,411.

• Other Related Family Members (Applications Claiming Priority and Family Applications):

  • US12/264,711 (US9462411B2)
  • US15/251,882 (US9832708B2)
  • US15/800,885 (US10219199B2)
  • US16/012,513 (US10660015B2)
  • US16/251,834 (US10674432B2)
  • US15/929,609 (US11304118B2)
  • US17/653,748 (US11770756B2)
  • US18/450,517 (US12402066B2)
  • US18/489,517 (US11924743B2)
  • US18/539,020 (US12028793B2)
  • US19/279,124 (US20250351055A1) (Pending)
  • US19/359,019 (US20260040191A1) (Pending)
  • US20240114432A1 (Published application, shares same title as US11937172B1)

Projected Expiration Date:
The projected expiration date for US11937172B1 is 2028-11-04. This is calculated as 20 years from its earliest effective filing date, which is the priority date of November 4, 2008.