Extensions

The USPTO records for US Patent 12359958 indicate the following:

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

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): The patent was issued on July 15, 2025, from an application filed on July 31, 2019. US patents issued from applications filed on or after June 8, 1995, have a standard term of 20 years from the earliest filing date (excluding provisional applications). PTA is granted to compensate for certain delays by the USPTO during prosecution, such as failing to issue an office action within 14 months, respond to a reply within four months, or issue a patent within 3 years of the filing date. The "Adjusted expiration" date listed as July 26, 2042, on the Google Patents page (which pulls directly from USPTO data) suggests that Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) has been applied. The calculation of PTA is typically provided in the Issue Notification Letter.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): PTE is available under the Hatch-Waxman Act for patents claiming products that require regulatory approval, such as human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, food additives, color additives, and medical devices. There is no indication in the patent text or available USPTO data that US Patent 12359958, which relates to a bin level monitoring system for agricultural feed, would be eligible for a Patent Term Extension under 35 U.S.C. § 156.

Continuation and Divisional Applications:

• The patent explicitly states, "This application is the National Stage Entry under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of Patent Cooperation Treaty Application No. PCT/CA2019/051044, filed 31 Jul. 2019, which claims the benefit of provisional U.S. Application No. 62/770,897, filed 23 Nov. 2018, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein." This means US12359958 is a national stage entry of a PCT application, and it claims priority to a provisional application (US Application No. 62/770,897).
• The records also show that US17/295,947 (the application number for US12359958) is a "Priority to US17/295,947" and an "Application filed by Binsentry Inc." [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents lists US17/295,947 as the application number and states "Priority to US17/295,947"].
• A "divisional application" arises when an examiner determines that a patent application contains more than one independent and distinct invention and requires the applicant to restrict the claims to one invention. There is no explicit mention of US12359958 being a divisional application.
• A "continuation application" is a second application for the same invention claimed in a prior nonprovisional application and filed while the prior application is still pending. There is no explicit mention of US12359958 being a continuation application.

Related Family Members:
Based on the provided patent text and the Google Patents "Family" and "Publications" sections, the following related family members are identified:

• Priority Applications:
  • US Provisional Application No. 62/770,897 (Filed 2018-11-23)
• International (PCT) Applications:
  • PCT/CA2019/051044 (Filed 2019-07-31) [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents lists PCT/CA2019/051044 as the National Stage Entry application.]
• Other Publications/National Stage Entries:
  • US20220026258A1 (Publication of US application) [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents lists US20220026258A1 under "Other versions" and "Publications"]
  • WO2020102879A1 (PCT Publication) [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents lists WO2020102879A1 under "Applications Claiming Priority" and "Country Status"]
  • EP3884248B1 (European Patent) [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents lists EP3884248B1 under "Country Status" and "Also Published As"]
  • JP7179988B2 (Japanese Patent) [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents lists JP7179988B2 under "Country Status" and "Also Published As"]
  • CN113227727B (Chinese Patent) [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents lists CN113227727B under "Country Status" and "Also Published As"]
  • AU2019385155B2 (Australian Patent) [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents lists AU2019385155B2 under "Country Status" and "Also Published As"]
  • CA3120449A1 (Canadian Patent) [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents lists CA3120449A1 under "Country Status" and "Also Published As"]
  • MX2021006043A (Mexican Application) [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents lists MX2021006043A under "Country Status" and "Also Published As"]

Projected Expiration Date:
The Google Patents entry for US12359958B2 explicitly states the patent's legal status is "Active, expires 2042-07-26." This "Adjusted expiration" date reflects the original 20-year term from the earliest priority date, plus any Patent Term Adjustments. Since the application was filed on July 31, 2019, and claims priority to a provisional application filed on November 23, 2018, the 20-year term would typically run from the earlier of these dates. However, the adjusted expiration date of July 26, 2042, indicates that PTA has been added to the base 20-year term. [cite: The provided patent text from Google Patents states "Active, expires 2042-07-26"].