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Detailed Analysis of U.S. Patent 8,306,815

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

A search of the USPTO's public records for U.S. Patent 8,306,815 indicates that there have been no Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) or Patent Term Extensions (PTE) granted for this patent. The patent's term is therefore calculated based on the standard 20-year period from its earliest effective filing date.

Continuity Data: Continuation and Divisional Applications:

There are no continuation or divisional applications associated with U.S. Patent 8,306,815. The patent application, serial number 11/951,904, stands as a single, non-provisional application.

Related Patent Family Members:

U.S. Patent 8,306,815 claims priority to European Patent Application No. 06025974.4, filed on December 14, 2006. This establishes a direct relationship within its patent family. Other international counterparts may exist but are not immediately evident from the U.S. prosecution history.

Projected Expiration Date:

The filing date of the U.S. application (11/951,904) is December 6, 2007. The standard term for a utility patent filed after June 8, 1995, is 20 years from the earliest U.S. non-provisional filing date. In this case, since the U.S. application claims priority to an earlier European application, the 20-year term is calculated from the U.S. filing date.

Therefore, the projected expiration date for U.S. Patent 8,306,815 is December 6, 2027. This calculation is based on the filing date and the absence of any term adjustments. It is important to note that the enforceability of a patent can also be affected by the timely payment of maintenance fees, which are due at 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years after the patent grant date. A review of the USPTO's maintenance fee records would be necessary to confirm the patent's current status.