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Based on the provided patent documentation for US 12,395,359, the following is a detailed analysis of its term, history, and related applications.

Patent Term and Expiration

• Filing Date: The application (US18/026,925) was filed on September 17, 2021.
• Nominal Expiration Date: A US patent typically expires 20 years from its earliest non-provisional US filing date. Therefore, the nominal expiration date for this patent would be September 17, 2041.
• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): The patent data indicates an "Adjusted expiration" date of March 11, 2042. This shows that the patent has been granted a Patent Term Adjustment, likely to compensate for delays during its prosecution by the USPTO. The total adjustment extends the patent's life by approximately 176 days.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no information in the provided documentation to suggest that a Patent Term Extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. § 156 (e.g., for regulatory review delays) has been applied for or granted.
• Projected Expiration Date: The projected and official expiration date for US patent 12,395,359 is March 11, 2042.

Application History

• Continuation or Divisional Status: The provided documentation does not indicate that this patent is a continuation or a divisional of any prior US application. The "Family Applications" section lists only the application number (US18/026,925) that matured into this patent.

Patent Family and Priority

The patent is part of a larger international patent family, claiming priority to an earlier European application.

• Priority Application: The patent claims priority to European patent application EP20315413.3A, which was filed on September 18, 2020. This is the earliest priority date for the invention.
• International (PCT) Application: A subsequent international application was filed as PCT/EP2021/075725.
• Related Family Publications: Other members of this patent family, which share the same priority claim, include:
  • EP3972191A1
  • WO2022058567A1
  • EP4218198A1
  • US20230327891A1 (This is the US publication of the application before it was granted as patent '359).