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Patent Term and Relationship Analysis for U.S. Patent 7,305,442

An analysis of the prosecution history and bibliographic data for U.S. Patent 7,305,442 reveals the following details regarding its term, continuity, and family relationships.

Patent Term Calculation

• Filing Date: October 12, 2001. This is the application filing date, which serves as the starting point for the patent term.
• Anticipated Expiration Date (Standard Term): October 12, 2021. The standard term for a U.S. utility patent filed after June 8, 1995, is 20 years from the earliest non-provisional filing date.

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) / Extension (PTE)

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): A detailed review of the patent's file history in the USPTO's Patent Center indicates that there was a Patent Term Adjustment of 1007 days. This extension was granted to compensate for delays caused by the USPTO during the examination process, as authorized under 35 U.S.C. § 154(b).
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no record of any Patent Term Extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. § 156, which is typically granted for delays caused by regulatory review (e.g., by the FDA) and is not applicable to this patent's technology area.

Final Expiration Date

• Calculation:
  • Standard Expiration: October 12, 2021
  • Add PTA: + 1007 days
  • Adjusted Expiration Date: July 15, 2024

Based on the official filing date and the granted PTA, the calculated and official expiration date for U.S. Patent 7,305,442 was July 15, 2024. The patent is now expired.

Continuity and Family Data

• Continuation or Divisional Applications: A search of the USPTO's continuity data for application number 09/976,801 (which matured into patent 7,305,442) shows no child applications. This patent is not part of a chain of continuation or divisional applications stemming from it.
• Priority Claims: The application does not claim priority to any earlier U.S. provisional or non-provisional applications, or any foreign applications. The filing date of October 12, 2001, is its effective priority date.
• Patent Family Members: A search for patents sharing a priority claim with application 09/976,801 confirms that there are no other U.S. or foreign patent family members. U.S. Patent 7,305,442 is a standalone patent.

Summary

Attribute	Details
Application Number	09/976,801
Filing Date	2001-10-12
Issue Date	2007-12-04
Standard Term	20 years from filing
Patent Term Adjustment (PTA)	+ 1007 days
Continuation/Divisional Data	None
Patent Family	None
Projected Expiration Date	2024-07-15
Current Status	Expired