Extensions

For US Patent 8064202, "Sandwich structure with double-sided cooling and EMI shielding," here is a detailed breakdown of its term adjustments, extensions, and related applications:

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

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): PTA compensates patent applicants for certain delays incurred by the USPTO during the patent examination process. It automatically adjusts the patent term day-for-day for specific administrative delays, such as failing to issue an office action within 14 months or failing to issue a patent within three years of the application filing date. The USPTO typically transmits a notice of determination for PTA on or before the patent's issue date. While the patent itself notes a "Publication date" of 2011-11-22 for US8064202B2, the provided patent information does not explicitly state the calculated Patent Term Adjustment for US8064202. To get the precise PTA, one would typically need to consult the patent's prosecution history in the USPTO Public Patent Search database.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): PTE is distinct from PTA and is granted to compensate for delays in regulatory review by agencies like the FDA for products such as drugs, medical devices, or food additives. Since US8064202 relates to a "Sandwich structure with double-sided cooling and EMI shielding" for electronic circuitry (specifically mini-modules and DC-DC buck converters), it does not appear to cover a product that would typically undergo FDA or similar regulatory review. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that US8064202 would be eligible for, or have received, a Patent Term Extension. The provided information does not indicate any PTE for this patent.

Continuation Applications, Divisional Applications, and Related Family Members

• Continuation Application: A continuation application is a patent application filed to pursue additional claims to an invention disclosed in an earlier, still-pending parent application, using the same specification but with new or revised claims. It retains the priority date of the original application.
• Divisional Application: A divisional application also claims priority from a parent application but is filed when an examiner issues a "restriction requirement," meaning the parent application covers more than one distinct invention. The divisional application then claims a distinct or independent invention "carved out" of the parent.

The provided patent information for US8064202B2 lists the following "Priority Applications":

• US12/712,058: This is the application number for US8064202 itself, with a filing date of 2010-02-24.
• CN2011100485668A: This is a Chinese priority application with a priority date of 2010-02-24 and a filing date of 2011-02-23. It corresponds to CN102185470B.

"Applications Claiming Priority" lists only US12/712,058, which is the application leading to US8064202B2.

"Family Applications" also only lists US12/712,058.

Based on this, the provided patent data does not explicitly identify any continuation or divisional applications stemming directly from US12/712,058 (the application for US8064202). The Chinese patent application CN2011100485668A/CN102185470B is a foreign counterpart in the same patent family, claiming priority from the same initial date as the US application, but it is not a continuation or divisional application under US patent law.

Projected Expiration Date

The standard term for a U.S. utility patent filed on or after June 8, 1995, is 20 years from its earliest effective filing date, subject to any patent term adjustments or extensions. The priority date and filing date for US8064202 are both 2010-02-24.

Without any PTA, the base expiration date would be 20 years from the filing date.
Initial Expiration Date: 2010-02-24 + 20 years = 2030-02-24.

The patent information on Google Patents lists an "Anticipated expiration" date as 2030-02-24. This suggests that either no Patent Term Adjustment was granted, or any granted PTA was negligible or offset by applicant delays, resulting in an expiration date that aligns with the standard 20-year term from the filing date. As noted above, there is no indication of any PTE.