Extensions

As of April 29, 2026, the following information is available for U.S. Patent No. 12,038,247:

Patent Term Analysis

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): There is no indication of any Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) for this patent. The time between the filing date (May 30, 2023) and the issue date (July 16, 2024) is less than three years, making it unlikely to have accrued significant A-delay. A detailed review of the file wrapper on the USPTO's Patent Center would be required to confirm the exact number of any PTA days, but it is expected to be zero.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no indication of any Patent Term Extension (PTE) for this patent. PTE is typically granted for delays caused by regulatory review (e.g., by the FDA) and is not applicable to this technology.
• Anticipated Expiration: The patent was filed on May 30, 2023. Barring any terminal disclaimers or other adjustments, its 20-year term would end on May 30, 2043.

Related Applications and Patent Family

• Priority Application: This patent claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/374,941, filed on September 8, 2022.
• Continuation Application: A continuation application, U.S. Application No. 18/761,606, was filed on July 2, 2024. This application claims priority to the same provisional application as the '247 patent. A continuation application allows the applicant to pursue additional claims related to the invention disclosed in the parent application.
• Other Related Patents/Applications:
  • The patent text references U.S. Pat. Nos. 10,514,223 and 11,346,627 as related art from the same assignee.
  • Litigation documents indicate that U.S. Patent No. 12,578,159, issued March 17, 2026, also shares the same priority date of September 8, 2022, and is part of the same patent family.
  • The assignee, ABC IP, LLC, holds other related patents in the field of forced reset triggers, such as U.S. Patent No. 12,031,784 and U.S. Patent No. 12,274,807.

This information suggests an active and ongoing strategy by the assignee to build a comprehensive patent portfolio around this trigger mechanism technology.