Extensions

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA)

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) can extend the term of a U.S. patent to compensate for delays caused by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during the prosecution of a patent application. This includes delays such as not issuing a first Official Action or notice of allowance within fourteen months of filing, not issuing an action within four months of an applicant's response, or not issuing the patent within four months of payment of the issue fee, as well as delays causing the patent to issue more than three years after the application's actual filing date. Any such extensions can be reduced by delays caused by the applicant. The official PTA calculation is provided on the patent at the time of issuance and can also be found in the Issue Notification Letter.

To determine the specific PTA for US11964175, one would need to access the official USPTO patent records (such as through Patent Center). The provided Google Patents data for US11964175 does not explicitly state the number of days of PTA granted.

Patent Term Extensions (PTE)

Patent Term Extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. § 156 allows for the extension of the term of patents on certain products, such as human drug products, medical devices, animal drug products, veterinary biological products, and food or color additive products. This extension compensates for time lost while awaiting premarket government approval from a regulatory agency like the FDA. PTE is limited to a maximum of five years, and the total patent life with a PTE cannot exceed 14 years from the date of FDA approval.

Given that US11964175 relates to a "bridge rope assembly" for a harness (likely for hunting or outdoor recreation), it does not fall within the categories of products eligible for PTE (e.g., human drugs, medical devices, etc.). Therefore, it is highly unlikely that US11964175 has received any Patent Term Extension.

Continuation Applications

A continuation application is a second application for the same invention claimed in a prior non-provisional application and filed before the patenting or abandonment of or termination of proceedings on the first application. It allows for further examination of claims not allowed in the parent application.

The patent information for US11964175 (Application Number US17/867,553) lists the following as "Priority Applications" and "Applications Claiming Priority":

• U.S. application Ser. No. 16/736,345, filed on Jan. 7, 2020 (now abandoned).
• U.S. application Ser. No. 17/231,717, filed on Apr. 15, 2021. This application resulted in US11504556B2, titled "Bridge rope assembly." US11964175 claims the benefit of this application.
• US17/867,553 (the application for US11964175B2 itself) claims priority to US17/867,553 (a self-reference, which is unusual for priority claims and likely indicates its own filing date as a priority event, or a typographical convention in the Google Patents data).
• US18/602,822, filed on March 12, 2024, titled "Bridge Rope Assembly" (US20240216723A1). This is listed as a "Priority to US18/602,822" for US11964175, and also as a "Related Child Application" that is a Continuation-In-Part.
• US18/671,581, filed on May 22, 2024, titled "Bridge Rope Assembly" (US20240307716A1). This is also listed as a "Related Child Application."

The patent text states, "This application is a continuation and I claim the benefit of U.S. application Ser. No. 16/736,345, now abandoned, filed on Jan. 7, 2020 and U.S. application Ser. No. 17/231,717 filed on Apr. 15, 2021." Therefore, US11964175 is a continuation of these earlier applications.

Divisional Applications

A divisional application is a later application for an independent and distinct invention carved out of a prior, copending parent application. The Google Patents data does not explicitly list any divisional applications for US11964175.

Related Family Members

The patent family for US11964175 includes:

• US11504556B2 (Active), titled "Bridge rope assembly," filed April 15, 2021, and issued November 22, 2022. US11964175 claims benefit from this application.
• US20220347501A1 (Publication of US17/867,553), published November 3, 2022.
• US20240216723A1 (Pending), titled "Bridge Rope Assembly," filed March 12, 2024 (corresponding to application US18/602,822). This is identified as a Continuation-In-Part of US11964175.
• US20240307716A1 (Pending), titled "Bridge Rope Assembly," filed May 22, 2024 (corresponding to application US18/671,581).

These documents represent various stages and relationships within the same patent family, stemming from the initial priority application filed on January 7, 2020.

Projected Expiration Date

The legal status for US11964175 indicates it is "Active" and "expires 2040-04-03." This date is provided directly by the Google Patents information. This expiration date already accounts for any standard 20-year term from the earliest priority date and any applicable Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) that may have been granted. As established, no Patent Term Extension (PTE) is expected for this type of patent.