Extensions

To provide a comprehensive detail on US Patent 7716217, including patent term adjustments (PTA), patent term extensions (PTE), continuation applications, divisional applications, related family members, and the projected expiration date, I need to access its specific information on the USPTO database.

Based on general knowledge and the provided search results about USPTO procedures:

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA):
PTA is an addition to the 20-year lifespan of a U.S. utility or plant patent to compensate for certain delays caused by the USPTO during prosecution. These delays fall into categories such as:

• "A delay": USPTO failing to issue an office action within 14 months of filing, or failing to act within four months of an applicant's reply or an appeal decision, or failing to issue a patent within four months after payment of the issue fee.
• "B delay": The application being pending for more than three years, excluding time consumed by certain applicant delays.
• "C delay": Delays due to interferences, secrecy orders, or successful appellate review.
  Applicant delays can reduce any PTA. The PTA is calculated at the time the patent issues and is included in the Issue Notification Letter.

To find the specific PTA for US 7716217, I would need to access its official file history on the USPTO's Patent Center or Patent Public Search. Without direct access to this specific patent's full prosecution history, I cannot definitively state the exact PTA days.

Patent Term Extension (PTE):
PTE is a different mechanism from PTA. It is available for patents on certain human drugs, food or color additives, medical devices, animal drugs, and veterinary biological products to restore time lost due to regulatory approval processes.
Given that US 7716217, "Determining relevance of electronic content," relates to electronic content management, it is highly unlikely to be eligible for PTE, as it does not fall into the categories of products requiring premarket government approval (e.g., FDA approval).

Continuation Applications:
A continuation application allows an applicant to pursue patent claims based on the same specification and drawings as a previously filed "parent" application, without adding new matter. It must be filed while the parent application is still pending (not abandoned or granted). The continuation application shares the same priority date as the parent.
The provided information for US7716217 does not explicitly state whether it is a continuation application or if any continuation applications have been filed from it. To determine this, one would typically examine the "Related U.S. Application Data" section within the patent document itself or its prosecution history on the USPTO website.

Divisional Applications:
A divisional patent application presents claims that were originally filed in the parent application but were required to be withdrawn or canceled due to the unity of invention requirement (i.e., the original application contained more than one invention). Like continuations, divisionals share the same priority date as the parent.
Similar to continuation applications, the provided text for US7716217 does not indicate if it is a divisional application or if any divisional applications stem from it. This information would be found in the "Related U.S. Application Data" section of the patent or its file wrapper.

Related Family Members:
The Google Patents entry for US7716217 lists "US20070179945A1" as another version of the patent. This indicates that US20070179945A1 is a patent application publication related to US7716217, likely its own patent application publication prior to issuance. A patent family includes applications that claim priority to each other.
To get a complete list of related family members, including any continuations, divisionals, or foreign counterparts, one would typically consult patent databases such as the USPTO's Patent Public Search or global dossier systems.

Projected Expiration Date:
For a U.S. utility patent filed on or after June 8, 1995, the basic term is 20 years from the earliest filing date of the patent application, including any priority claims to earlier non-provisional applications. This term can be adjusted by PTA or PTE, and can also be affected by terminal disclaimers.

The filing date of US7716217 is January 16, 2007, and its priority date is January 13, 2006. The Google Patents entry states the legal status as "Active, expires 2027-07-19." This expiration date already accounts for any PTA. Therefore, the projected expiration date for US7716217 is July 19, 2027. This date also suggests that there was a PTA calculation resulting in an extension beyond the basic 20-year term from the priority date of January 13, 2006 (which would be January 13, 2026). Without the specific PTA calculation from the USPTO, the exact breakdown of the adjustment is not available.

Summary of known information from the provided patent text:

• Patent Term Adjustments (PTA): The patent information indicates an adjusted expiration date of July 19, 2027. This implies that PTA was applied, extending the patent term beyond the standard 20 years from its earliest priority date of January 13, 2006. The exact number of PTA days is not provided in the text.
• Patent Term Extensions (PTE): Based on the nature of the invention (electronic content relevance), it is highly improbable that US7716217 is eligible for PTE.
• Continuation Applications: Not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
• Divisional Applications: Not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
• Related Family Members: US20070179945A1 is listed as another version, likely the published application for US7716217.
• Projected Expiration Date: July 19, 2027.