Extensions

For US patent 12529538, here is a detailed analysis of its term, related applications, and projected expiration:

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

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): PTA is designed to compensate for delays caused by the USPTO during the prosecution of a patent application. It adds days to the 20-year term from the earliest non-provisional filing date. The specific PTA for US12529538 is not directly provided in the available patent information or search results. A PTA calculation is typically included in the Issue Notification Letter mailed prior to the patent's issuance. To determine the precise PTA, one would need to consult the patent's official prosecution history (e.g., in USPTO's Patent Center) or the issue notification.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): PTE is distinct from PTA and is granted to compensate for delays due to regulatory review processes, primarily for products such as human drugs, medical devices, and food additives. There is no indication from the patent's title or abstract that US12529538 relates to a product eligible for PTE. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that this patent has received or would be eligible for a PTE.

Continuation and Divisional Applications:

US12529538 claims priority to US18/968,984, which is also listed as the application number for US12529538B2. The patent also lists "Applications Claiming Priority" including US202363605793P (a provisional application) and US18/968,984.

The "Publications" section lists US20250180315A1 as an "Other version" and "Also Published As" US20250180315A1, which was published on 2025-06-05. This suggests that US20250180315A1 is the publication of the application that matured into US12529538B2.

The "Applications Claiming Priority" section lists:

• US202363605793P (Priority Date: 2023-12-04, Filing Date: 2023-12-04)
• US18/968,984 (Priority Date: 2023-12-04, Filing Date: 2024-12-04)

The patent document itself mentions in the "Prior art date" and "Priority date" sections that the priority date is 2023-12-04. The filing date of the application US18/968,984 is 2024-12-04.

Related Family Members:

The patent family ID for US12529538 is ID=95861059. The family applications list US18/968,984 as the application number, which is the direct parent application for US12529538.

The "Citations" section within the patent also lists several other patents by the same assignee, ABC IP, LLC, which might be considered related in terms of technology, although not direct family members in the sense of continuations or divisionals of this specific application:

• US11724003B2 (Priority date: 2022-01-10; Publication date: 2023-08-15)
• US12038247B2 (Priority date: 2022-09-08; Publication date: 2024-07-16)
• US12169105B1 (Priority date: 2023-06-29; Publication date: 2024-12-17)

These patents, assigned to the same entity, suggest a portfolio of related inventions concerning firearm trigger and safety mechanisms.

Projected Expiration Date:

Under U.S. law, the term of a utility patent (other than a design patent) generally begins on the date the patent issues and ends 20 years from the date on which the application for the patent was filed, or 20 years from the filing date of the earliest application to which a benefit is claimed under 35 U.S.C. 120, 121, or 365(c).

For US12529538:

• The earliest priority date is 2023-12-04.
• The application filing date for US18/968,984 is 2024-12-04.

The "Info" section of the patent explicitly states "Anticipated expiration: 2044-12-04". This date is 20 years from the filing date of the application US18/968,984 (2024-12-04). This implies that any PTA granted for this patent would extend this anticipated expiration date. Without the specific PTA value, the actual expiration date will be 2044-12-04 plus any granted PTA. The USPTO does not calculate expiration dates for patents, but provides tools for estimation, and the patent itself lists an "Anticipated expiration" date.