US 12160681

An analysis of U.S. Patent 12,160,681 reveals a technology focused on efficiently updating device capability information in a wireless video system. As of April 26, 2026, a search of the CAFC 2026 dockets for this specific patent number did not yield any results; however, this does not conclusively rule out the existence of ongoing litigation.

Summary of U.S. Patent 12,160,681

• Title: Video transmitter apparatus and video receiver apparatus
• Assignee: Maxell Ltd.
• Inventors: Nobuaki Kabuto, Yuya Ogi
• Filing Date: February 23, 2023
• Issue Date: December 3, 2024
• Abstract: The patent describes a video receiver that stores its own capability information (e.g., supported video formats). It also stores "history information" that changes whenever its capabilities are altered. When a video transmitter requests this information, it can also send the history information it currently has stored for the receiver. The receiver compares the transmitter's history information with its own. If they don't match, the receiver sends its updated capability information to the transmitter. This method aims to minimize unnecessary data transmission between the devices.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims

The independent claims form the core of the patent's legal protection. In essence, they describe a system and method for a video transmitting device to efficiently manage its connection with a display.

• Claim 1: This claim outlines a video transmitting apparatus that connects wirelessly to a display. Upon connection, it sends a request message with a number to the display to get its capability information (like EDID - Extended Display Identification Data). The transmitter then stores this information, configures its audio/video stream accordingly, and sends it to the display. The claim specifies that under a "predetermined condition," the transmitter will send a subsequent request with a different number, which is an incremental change from the first, to check for any updates to the display's capabilities.

• Claim 9: This claim describes a similar video transmitting apparatus. The key distinction is the added capability to store a third and fourth number received from the display, where the fourth number is generated by the display based on the third. This suggests a more complex versioning or history tracking system for the display's capability information, allowing for more granular updates.

• Claim 11: This claim recasts the invention as a method for controlling a video transmitting apparatus. It mirrors the steps described in Claim 1: transmitting a request with a number, receiving and storing capability information, determining the appropriate audio/video parameters based on that information, generating the stream, and transmitting it. It also includes the step of sending a second, different request number when a specific condition is met.

• Claim 19: This claim describes a method similar to Claim 11 but includes the additional steps of storing a third and a fourth number received from the display. This aligns with the apparatus described in Claim 9, detailing a method for a more sophisticated tracking of changes in the display's capabilities.

In summary, the patent protects a system where a video transmitter, like a streaming device or Blu-ray player, can intelligently query a display, such as a TV, to get its latest settings. By using a numbering or versioning system, the devices can avoid resending the full set of capability data every time, only doing so when a change is detected. This makes the connection and setup process more efficient, which is particularly useful in wireless communication where bandwidth can be limited.

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The user is asking for known litigation involving US patent 12160681. I need to search for litigation records on relevant platforms like Unified Patents, CAFC, and PACER.

Based on the provided patent text, I already see some litigation information listed under "Legal status" section on Google Patents. I should prioritize these as they are directly linked to the patent record itself.

The "Legal status" section mentions:

• "Family has litigation" with a link to Darts-ip.
• "US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court" with a link to Unified Patents.
• "PTAB case IPR2025-01310 filed (Pending - Instituted)" with a link to Unified Patents.

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Let's break down the information needed for each case:

• plaintiff(s)
• defendant(s)
• jurisdiction
• case number
• filing date
• outcome or current status

For the "US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court":

• Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
• Case number: 5:25-cv-00052
• Source: District Court
• Status: No explicit outcome mentioned, but it's a "US case filed". I'll check the Unified Patents link.

For the "PTAB case IPR2025-01310":

• Jurisdiction: PTAB
• Case number: IPR2025-01310
• Status: Pending - Instituted
• Petitioner: The source mentions "Petitioner:" but does not list a name. I'll check the Unified Patents link.

The Darts-ip link mentions "First worldwide family litigation filed", but doesn't immediately provide specific US case details. The request is specifically for US patent 12160681, not the entire family. I will focus on the explicit US cases mentioned.

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From the Google Patents page for US12160681B2:

• "Family has litigation" - "First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=42710753&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=[US12160681](/patent/US12160681)(B2)"
• "US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court litigation https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/litigation/Texas%20Eastern%20District%20Court/case/5%3A25-cv-00052 Source: District Court Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court"
• "PTAB case IPR2025-01310 filed (Pending - Instituted) litigation https://portal.unifiedpatents.com/ptab/case/IPR2025-01310 Petitioner:"

I need to access the linked Unified Patents URLs to get more detailed information, specifically the filing dates and to identify plaintiffs/defendants where not explicitly stated in the Google Patents overview.

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Case 1: US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court

• Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
• Case number: 5:25-cv-00052
• Filing date: The provided text doesn't explicitly state the filing date. It just says "US case filed".
• Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly mentioned in the snippet.
• Defendant(s): Not explicitly mentioned in the snippet.
• Outcome or current status: The snippet just says "US case filed".

Case 2: PTAB case IPR2025-01310

• Jurisdiction: PTAB
• Case number: IPR2025-01310
• Filing date: The snippet says "IPR2025-01310 filed". It doesn't give a specific date, but the "2025" in IPR2025-01310 suggests it was filed in 2025.
• Plaintiff(s): "Petitioner:" is mentioned, but no name is provided.
• Defendant(s): Not explicitly mentioned, but in an IPR, the patent owner (Maxell Ltd.) would be the patentee.
• Outcome or current status: Pending - Instituted

Since I cannot click on the URLs, I cannot retrieve more specific details like the exact filing date for the District Court case or the petitioner's name for the PTAB case. I will explicitly state what information is missing.

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The initial search results provided within the prompt already list the legal status information. I need to carefully extract only the information directly present in these snippets.

• "US case filed in Texas Eastern District Court litigation" provides the jurisdiction and case number. It also states "Source: District Court".
• "PTAB case IPR2025-01310 filed (Pending - Instituted) litigation" provides jurisdiction, case number, and status. It mentions "Petitioner:" but without a name.

The full patent text also includes a timeline of legal events. Let's re-examine that section as it might provide filing dates.
Under "Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)":

• There are entries like "2023-02-23 Application filed by Maxell Ltd" which is the filing date for the patent itself, not the litigation.
• There are no specific "litigation filed" dates listed in the main timeline, other than the aggregated status under "Family has litigation" and the two specific cases.

Given the constraints, I will report the information that is explicitly available in the provided text.Known litigation involving US patent 12160681 is as follows:

1. Texas Eastern District Court Case

   • Plaintiff(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided information.
   • Defendant(s): Not explicitly stated in the provided information.
   • Jurisdiction: Texas Eastern District Court
   • Case Number: 5:25-cv-00052
   • Filing Date: Not explicitly stated in the provided information.
   • Outcome or Current Status: Case filed.

2. PTAB Inter Partes Review (IPR) Case

   • Plaintiff(s) (Petitioner): Not explicitly stated in the provided information.
   • Defendant(s) (Patent Owner): Maxell Ltd. (as the current assignee of US12160681).
   • Jurisdiction: Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)
   • Case Number: IPR2025-01310
   • Filing Date: The case number IPR2025-01310 suggests a filing in 2025.
   • Outcome or Current Status: Pending - Instituted

Proceedings overview

There is one active AIA trial proceeding on file for US Patent 12,160,681. This gives a defendant some defensive options, as the validity of the patent's claims is currently being challenged in an Inter Partes Review.

IPR2025-01310 — [[Samsung Electronics Co.](/litigations/by-defendant/Samsung%20Electronics%20Co.) Ltd.](/litigations/by-plaintiff/Samsung%20Electronics%20Co.%20Ltd.) et al. v. Maxell Ltd.

• Type: Inter Partes Review
• Filed: 2025-10-13
• Status: Trial Instituted
• Judge panel: Not publicly available yet.
• Petition grounds: Not publicly available yet.
• Institution decision: Instituted. Date and reasoning are not publicly available yet, but the status "Trial Instituted" indicates the PTAB found a reasonable likelihood that at least one claim is unpatentable.
• Final Written Decision (if issued): Not yet issued as the trial is ongoing.
• Settlement / termination: No settlement or termination has been reported.
• Appeal: Not applicable yet as no Final Written Decision has been issued.
• Defensive value: This active IPR means that the validity of at least some of the patent's claims is currently under scrutiny. If facing assertion of this patent, a defendant could potentially benefit from a favorable outcome in this IPR, where claims might be canceled. It also indicates that at least one third party (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al.) believes there are strong grounds to challenge the patent.

Strategic summary

Currently, the status of US Patent 12,160,681 shows that all claims are untested by a final PTAB decision. However, IPR2025-01310 has been instituted, meaning the PTAB has found a reasonable likelihood that at least one claim is unpatentable and a trial is underway. The specific claims under challenge and the grounds for the petition are not yet publicly available.

Regarding the estoppel landscape, if IPR2025-01310 proceeds to a Final Written Decision, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and its privies will be estopped under § 315(e)(2) from asserting in future civil actions or other USPTO proceedings any ground that was raised or reasonably could have been raised during the IPR. For other defendants, the prior art grounds raised by Samsung in this IPR (once public) would be unavailable if they are in privity with Samsung or raised identical or substantially identical arguments.

The filing of this IPR by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al. signals that the patent is considered a potential threat by a major industry player. The involvement of such a large entity suggests a significant challenge to the patent's validity.

Recommended next steps

As IPR2025-01310 is an active proceeding with trial instituted, it would be crucial to monitor its progress. Key milestones to watch for include:

• Institution Decision Details: Once publicly available, review the full institution decision to understand which claims are being challenged and on what grounds. This will provide insight into the PTAB's initial assessment of the patent's validity.
• Oral Hearing: If an oral hearing is scheduled, it can offer further insights into the arguments of both parties.
• Final Written Decision (FWD) Due Date: The PTAB has a statutory one-year deadline from institution to issue a Final Written Decision. This decision will determine the patentability of the challenged claims. Access to this decision (when issued) will be critical and can be found on the USPTO PTAB Decisions website.

Inventors

• Nobuaki Kabuto (Maxell Ltd.)
• Yuya Ogi (Maxell Ltd.)

Both inventors were employed by Maxell Ltd., the original assignee, at the time of filing.

Original assignee

The original assignee on the issued patent US12160681B2 is Maxell Ltd. Maxell Ltd. is a Japanese company known for manufacturing various electronic products, including batteries, optical discs, and audio products. It is an operating company. Based on the provided patent information, it is not explicitly stated if Maxell Ltd. ships a product embodying the claims of this specific patent, but their primary line of business involves manufacturing and selling consumer and industrial electronic products. Maxell Ltd. is currently an operating company.

Assignment timeline

To reconstruct the full assignment record, I would need to perform a live search on the USPTO Assignment Center (https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/) using patent number US12160681B2. As an AI, I do not have the ability to perform live web searches or interact with web forms.

Therefore, I cannot provide a chronological list of every recorded assignment, including reel/frame numbers, conveyance types, assignors, assignees, correspondents, and context for US12160681B2.

Based on the information provided in the prompt, which is limited to the Google Patents overview, the "Current Assignee" is Maxell Ltd., and the "Original Assignee" is also Maxell Ltd. This suggests that as of the information available in Google Patents, the patent has not been assigned away from the original assignee. Without access to the USPTO Assignment Center, I cannot confirm if there have been any internal assignments or other recordations that do not change the ultimate beneficial owner.

If the Assignment Center has no records for this patent, then the original assignee, Maxell Ltd., still owns the patent. Given the current information, there are no recorded post-issuance assignments publicly available in the provided text.

Timeline diagram

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    title Ownership of US 121606681
    2009 : Priority date
    2023 : Application filed by Maxell Ltd
    2024 : Patent granted to Maxell Ltd

NPE / troll-pattern signals

Without access to the USPTO Assignment Center records, I cannot definitively determine the presence or absence of specific NPE/troll-pattern signals. The current assignee listed on Google Patents is Maxell Ltd., which is an operating company.

1. Shell-entity transfer — Unclear. There are no recorded assignments in the provided data to assess this.
2. Known asserter in the chain — Not present. The current assignee, Maxell Ltd., is an operating company, not a known NPE from the provided lists.
3. Repeat correspondent across the chain — Unclear. No assignment records are available to track correspondents.
4. Cascading transfers — Unclear. No assignment records are available to assess this.
5. Pre-litigation transfer — Unclear. While there is litigation mentioned, there are no recorded assignments in the provided information that can be dated relative to the litigation filing dates.
6. Bankruptcy fire-sale — Not present. There is no indication of Maxell Ltd. being in bankruptcy or selling patents due to such.
7. Privateering — Unclear. No information available to suggest this pattern.
8. Defensive aggregator (anti-NPE) — Not present. The chain ends at Maxell Ltd., not a defensive aggregator.

Verdict

Insufficient data

Without access to the USPTO Assignment Center records, it is not possible to reconstruct the full assignment timeline or definitively assess the presence of NPE/troll-pattern signals beyond the initial assignment to the operating company, Maxell Ltd. The available information only indicates that Maxell Ltd. is the original and current assignee.

Link to USPTO Assignment Center search page: https://assignmentcenter.uspto.gov/

The analysis of US patent 12,160,681 identifies prior art through its own "Prior Art Documents" section and a broader "Citations" list. The patent explicitly discusses two prior art documents, which are considered the most relevant as detailed by the inventors themselves.

Most Relevant Prior Art (Explicitly Discussed in US12160681)

1. Japanese PCT Publication No. 2006-519549 (Patent Document 1)

• Full Citation: JP2006519549A (English equivalent: WO2006052340A2, US20060095638A1, US7353158B2, US20060129370A1 - the given citation in US12160681 is JP2006519549A).
• Publication/Filing Date: The Japanese PCT Publication date is 2006-08-24. The original priority date from which it claims is 2003-02-27.
• Brief Description: This patent describes a method for a source (video transmitter) to quickly read EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) from a display (video receiver). It involves a master simulator on the display side continuously polling for changes in a slave (EDID) and maintaining the current condition in a shadow memory within a slave simulator on the source side. This allows the master to read directly from the shadow memory without detecting a wireless link.
• Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): While this document addresses the problem of quickly reading EDID, the patent 12,160,681 distinguishes itself by criticizing the continuous polling and periodic EDID transmission inherent in this method, stating it generates processes even when not needed. The independent claims of US12160681 (Claims 1, 9, 11, 19) focus on using a "history number" or "revision value" to conditionally transmit EDID only when a mismatch is detected, thereby minimizing transmission volume. Patent Document 1 does not appear to anticipate this specific mechanism of comparing numerical revision values to determine the necessity of full EDID transmission.

2. Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2000-194346 (Patent Document 2)

• Full Citation: JP2000194346A.
• Publication/Filing Date: Publication date is 2000-07-14. The priority date is 1998-12-28.
• Brief Description: This patent describes a system where, upon a change in EDID information, corresponding data in a rewritable memory is updated. Additionally, a unique product ID within that EDID information is rewritten, and the updated EDID is transmitted to a personal computer via a DDC communication function.
• Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): Patent 12,160,681 acknowledges that this method allows detecting EDID changes by reading a unique product ID. However, it critiques this approach for potentially "losing the identification information, as being the ID unique to the product, originally." The independent claims of US12160681 (Claims 1, 9, 11, 19) involve comparing an incrementing "history number" or "revision value" to trigger EDID transmission. While the unique product ID serves a similar function as an indicator of change, the mechanism of an incrementally updated history number (which is explicitly distinguished from a product ID) and the conditional transmission logic of US12160681 appear to differ from Patent Document 2.

Other Cited Prior Art

US patent 12,160,681 also lists numerous other patent documents under its "Citations" section. However, the patent's detailed description does not provide a brief overview or analysis of how these documents specifically relate to or are distinguished from the claimed invention. Without access to the full text of each of these cited patents, it is not possible to confidently provide a brief description for each or determine which specific claims of US12160681 they might anticipate under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

For completeness, the additional patent citations listed are:

• JPH05250239A
• JPH10154121A
• US6536041B1
• WO2000001191A1
• EP1093319A1
• US6996837B1
• US20050144651A1
• US20020023270A1
• US7028057B1
• US7162499B2
• US20030093792A1
• US20070008302A1
• US20020085023A1
• US20040003403A1
• US7151575B1
• JP2004110166A
• US20040054910A1
• US20080191582A1
• US20040187151A1
• US20050210501A1
• CN101053011A
• US7353158B2
• US20070222779A1
• US20070230909A1
• JP2007267116A
• US20080046950A1
• JP2008048136A
• JP2008102786A
• US20080320539A1
• JP2009004877A
• JP2009049787A

An analysis of U.S. Patent 12,160,681 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 reveals that its independent claims may be rendered obvious by combining the teachings of Japanese PCT Publication No. 2006-519549 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2000-194346 (Patent Document 2), as acknowledged and described within the patent itself.

Independent Claims Overview

The independent claims of US12160681, specifically claims 1, 9, 11, and 19, center on a video transmitting apparatus and a method for controlling it. The core inventive concept involves:

• A video transmitting apparatus wirelessly communicating with a display.
• The apparatus transmitting a request message along with a "first number" to obtain capability information (e.g., EDID) from the display.
• Storing this capability information and determining audio/video stream parameters.
• Transmitting the audio/video stream.
• Crucially, under a "predetermined condition," transmitting a "second request message" with a "second number" that is different from the first number, where one is generated by increasing the other by an arbitrary number. This "number" (referred to as "history number" or "revision value" in the patent's detailed description) serves as a version indicator for the display's capability information.
• Claims 9 and 19 further elaborate on storing a "third number" and a "fourth number" from the display, implying a more sophisticated versioning system.

Prior Art References and Their Teachings

1. Patent Document 1 (Japanese PCT Publication No. 2006-519549):

   • Addresses the problem of quickly reading out EDID from a display by a video transmitter, especially in interfaces with transmission delays and limited capacity, such as wireless connections.
   • Describes a "master simulator" on the display side continuously polling for changes in a "slave" (i.e., EDID) and maintaining the current condition in a "shadow memory" on the source (transmitter) side. This allows the transmitter to read EDID directly from the shadow memory without detecting the wireless link, thereby speeding up the process.

2. Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2000-194346):

   • Describes a system where, upon a change in EDID information, corresponding data in a rewritable memory is updated, and a "unique ID to a product" within that EDID information is also rewritten.
   • The updated EDID information is then transmitted to a personal computer (source) via a DDC communication function.

Obviousness Analysis and Motivation to Combine

A person having ordinary skill in the art (PHOSITA) at the time of the invention would have been motivated to combine the teachings of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 to achieve the efficiency benefits claimed by US12160681.

Motivation for Combination:

Patent Document 1 highlights the problem of transmission delay and capacity limitations in wireless interfaces when reading EDID, and proposes a solution involving continuous polling for changes and maintaining a shadow memory on the transmitter side for quick access. However, continuous polling of the entire EDID, even for changes, could still be inefficient and consume precious wireless bandwidth.

Patent Document 2 provides a more granular mechanism for indicating EDID changes: by rewriting a "unique ID to a product" whenever the EDID content changes. A PHOSITA, seeking to improve the efficiency of the system described in Patent Document 1, would recognize that the "unique ID" from Patent Document 2 could serve as an efficient "checksum" or "version number" for the EDID data.

How the Combination Renders Claims Obvious:

1. Initial Connection and EDID Acquisition (Claims 1, 11): Both Patent Document 1 and 2 implicitly, or explicitly, deal with a video transmitter acquiring EDID from a display. The initial transmission of a request message with a "first number" (e.g., '0' as an initial revision value as described in US12160681's detailed description) and receiving the full EDID is a standard operation.
2. Efficient Change Detection via History Number (Claims 1, 11): Instead of the continuous polling of the entire EDID as might be inferred from Patent Document 1's "polling on change," a PHOSITA would be motivated to use the "unique ID to a product" concept from Patent Document 2.
   • The transmitter would send a request message containing its currently stored "unique ID" (acting as the "first number").
   • The display, upon receiving this request, would compare the received "unique ID" with its own internally stored and updated "unique ID" (which changes when EDID changes, as per Patent Document 2).
   • If the IDs are inconsistent (meaning the display's EDID has changed), the display would transmit its new EDID along with its updated "unique ID" (acting as the "second number"). If they are consistent, it could send a message indicating no change, avoiding full EDID transmission.
   • The mechanism of "increasing the other of the first number and the second number by an arbitrary number" is a well-known and conventional method for generating version or revision numbers in computing systems, and would be an obvious choice for a PHOSITA implementing the "unique ID" of Patent Document 2 as a revision counter.
3. Advanced History Tracking (Claims 9, 19): The storage of a "third number" and a "fourth number" from the display, where the fourth is generated from the third, is a natural extension of the versioning concept. If the "unique ID" of Patent Document 2 is the "third number," and the display "rewrites" it upon a change, this rewritten ID would become the "fourth number" (e.g., incremented version). This simply represents multiple iterations of the same change-detection and version-update process.

Therefore, a PHOSITA would find it obvious to combine the shadow memory and polling concept of Patent Document 1 with the specific EDID change signaling mechanism (using a unique, rewritable ID) of Patent Document 2. This combination would lead directly to the claimed invention's method of using a revision number to efficiently manage EDID updates over wireless interfaces, minimizing unnecessary data transmission and addressing the problems articulated in the background of US12160681.

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The user is asking for specific details about US patent 12160681 from the USPTO database. I need to find information on:

• Patent Term Adjustments (PTA)
• Patent Term Extensions (PTE)
• Continuation applications
• Divisional applications
• Related family members
• Projected expiration date

I have already identified the patent number as US12160681B2 from the provided text, and the Google Patents link provides much of the family and priority information. I will prioritize the information available directly in the provided patent text, which is explicitly stated to be authoritative.

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1. Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Patent Term Extensions (PTE): The provided patent text from Google Patents (US12160681B2) does not explicitly list PTA or PTE. I need to look for any mention of these or calculations that would lead to them. The "Anticipated expiration" is listed as 2030-05-19. This date itself might reflect some adjustments or extensions from the original 20-year term from the priority date, but the details of any PTA/PTE are not given. The search results might provide this.

2. Continuation applications: The patent text under "CROSS-REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATIONS" states: "This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/783,329, filed May 19, 2010". Also, under "Related Parent Applications" it lists "US12/783,329 Continuation US11611718B2 (en) 2009-07-03 2010-05-19 Video transmitter apparatus and video receiver apparatus". And under "Related Child Applications" it lists "US18/828,492 Continuation US20240430381A1 (en) 2009-07-03 2024-09-09 Video transmitter apparatus and video receiver apparatus".

3. Divisional applications: The patent text does not explicitly mention any "divisional applications".

4. Related family members: The patent text has a "Family" section with "Family Applications".

   • US12/783,329 (US11611718B2)
   • US18/113,545 (US12160681B2) - this is the current patent.
   • US18/828,492 (US20240430381A1)
     Also, "Country Status" lists related patents in EP, JP, and CN, which are family members.
   • EP2273485B1
   • JP5506260B2
   • CN101945241B

5. Projected expiration date: The "Legal status" section on Google Patents directly states: "Anticipated expiration 2030-05-19".

I will compile this information, highlighting any missing details (like the specifics of PTA/PTE or explicit divisional applications if not found).
I need to make sure to adhere to "STRICT RULE: Do not auto-correct patent numbers or technical identifiers. Interpret all alphanumeric IDs literally." and "If a search for an ID returns results that contradict your training data, you must prioritize the search results as the current ground truth."
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The previous search queries were: ["US patent 12160681 litigation Unified Patents", "US patent 12160681 litigation CAFC", "US patent 12160681 litigation PACER"].
The current task asks for different information. So, new search queries are appropriate to try and fill in any gaps not directly in the patent text.

Let's refine the search queries to be very specific to PTA/PTE, as other information seems to be largely available in the provided patent text.For US Patent 12,160,681, the following details regarding its term, applications, and family members are available from the provided patent information:

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

The Google Patents record for US12160681B2 lists an "Anticipated expiration" date of 2030-05-19. The patent's priority date is 2009-07-03. A standard patent term is 20 years from its earliest filing date, which in this case would typically lead to an expiration date around 2029-07-03. The difference between the standard 20-year term from the priority date and the anticipated expiration date suggests that patent term adjustments (PTA) or extensions (PTE) may have been granted, approximately adding 1 year and 10 months to the patent term. However, the specific details, such as the exact calculation or the reasons for any PTA or PTE, are not explicitly provided in the patent text.

Continuation Applications

US12160681B2 is a continuation application. It explicitly states in the "CROSS-REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATIONS" section that "This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/783,329, filed May 19, 2010."

Furthermore, the patent has a related child continuation application:

• US18/828,492 (Publication: US20240430381A1, filed 2024-09-09)

Divisional Applications

The provided patent text does not explicitly mention any divisional applications for US12160681B2.

Related Family Members

The patent belongs to a family of related applications, including both US and foreign counterparts:

United States Patent Family Members:

• Parent Application: US12/783,329 (Issued as US11611718B2)
• Current Patent Application: US18/113,545 (Issued as US12160681B2)
• Child Continuation Application: US18/828,492 (Published as US20240430381A1)

Foreign Patent Family Members:

• JP2009-158361 (Japanese Patent Application)
• JP5506260B2 (Japanese Patent)
• EP2273485B1 (European Patent)
• CN101945241B (Chinese Patent)

Projected Expiration Date

The "Anticipated expiration" date for US12160681B2 is 2030-05-19.