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

As of the current date (April 26, 2026), specific details regarding Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) or Patent Term Extension (PTE) for US patent 12274325 are not publicly available within the provided patent text or general USPTO search results without direct access to the patent's prosecution history in PAIR (Patent Application Information Retrieval). The USPTO does not calculate expiration dates for patents for the public and provides a calculator for estimation.

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): PTA is granted to compensate for delays incurred by the USPTO during the prosecution of a patent application. This can include delays from the USPTO taking too long to respond to applicant filings, or if the application pendency exceeds three years. Applicant delays can reduce any awarded PTA.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): PTE is awarded to compensate for delays in obtaining regulatory approval for a patented product, such as human drugs, medical devices, or food additives. There is no information in the provided patent text to suggest that US12274325 is eligible for PTE.

Continuation and Divisional Applications

US Patent 12274325 is identified as a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 16/942,335, filed July 29, 2020. This earlier application in turn claimed priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/879,883, filed July 29, 2019. [cite: The full patent text details this information]

The patent text also lists several other applications as priority applications or related child applications, all stemming from the same priority date of 2019-07-29:

• Priority Applications:

  • US17/965,516 (which is US12274325B2 itself) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
  • US18/371,414 (resulting in US12471660B2) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
  • US18/371,413 (resulting in US11871811B1) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
  • US18/610,029 (resulting in US12121096B1) [cite: The full patent text details this information]

• Applications Claiming Priority (from US201962879883P):

  • US16/942,335 (resulting in US11633005B2) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
  • US17/965,516 (resulting in US12274325B2) [cite: The full patent text details this information]

• Related Parent Applications:

  • US16/942,335 (Continuation of US11633005B2) [cite: The full patent text details this information]

• Related Child Applications:

  • US18/371,413 (Continuation of US11871811B1) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
  • US18/371,414 (Continuation of US12471660B2) [cite: The full patent text details this information]

The presence of multiple continuation applications and granted patents within this family indicates a strategy to broaden and extend patent protection around the initial invention.

Related Family Members

The patent family ID for US12274325 is 74229265. [cite: The full patent text details this information] This family includes several other US patents and applications, all related to the "Rapid-entry footwear having a stabilizer and an elastic element" invention. [cite: The full patent text details this information]

US Family Members:

• US11633005B2 (US16/942,335) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
• US12274325B2 (US17/965,516) - The patent under analysis [cite: The full patent text details this information]
• US11633006B2 (US17/965,501) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
• US11871811B1 (US18/371,413) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
• US12471660B2 (US18/371,414) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
• US12121096B1 (US18/610,029) [cite: The full patent text details this information]

International Family Members:

The patent family also includes international counterparts, demonstrating broader protection:

• EP4003084B1 (Europe) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
• CN114206153A (China) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
• AU2020322008B2 (Australia) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
• CA3148597A1 (Canada) [cite: The full patent text details this information]
• WO2021021917A1 (WIPO - PCT application) [cite: The full patent text details this information]

Projected Expiration Date

The statutory term for a U.S. utility patent is generally 20 years from the earliest non-provisional filing date, or from the earliest priority date if the application claims priority to an earlier-filed application.

US patent 12274325 claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/879,883, filed on July 29, 2019. [cite: The full patent text details this information] Therefore, the base expiration date for US12274325, without considering any Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) or extensions, would be July 29, 2039.

However, the patent information itself provides an "Anticipated expiration" date of 2040-07-29. This indicates that the patent has received at least some Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) due to delays during prosecution by the USPTO. This adjustment extends the patent term by approximately one year.

Therefore, the projected expiration date for US patent 12274325 is July 29, 2040.