Extensions

US Patent 8,350,763: Patent Term and Family Information

This section details the patent term adjustments, extensions, related applications, and the projected expiration date for US Patent 8,350,763.

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

The provided patent information does not explicitly state whether any Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) or Patent Term Extensions (PTE) were granted for US8350763. PTA is typically granted to compensate for delays caused by the USPTO during the prosecution of a patent application, while PTE can mitigate term loss due to regulatory approval processes. Without direct access to the patent's full prosecution history from the USPTO Patent Center or a specialized patent term calculator, the exact PTA/PTE cannot be definitively determined.

Continuation and Divisional Applications

The patent text indicates a direct relationship to several other applications, which are categorized as either priority applications or applications claiming priority.

• Priority Applications: US8350763 claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/088,829, filed August 14, 2008. [Description]
• Continuation Applications:
  • US8593358B2 (application US13/713,804) lists US8350763B2 as a "Priority to US13/713,804" and is also categorized under "Related Child Applications" as a "Continuation" [patent/US8350763B2/en, patent/US8593358B2/en]. This means US8593358B2 is a continuation of an application that claimed priority to the same provisional as US8350763. A continuation application shares the same disclosure as its parent but pursues different claims.
• Other Related Applications (claiming priority from the same original priority date, but not explicitly designated as continuations or divisionals of 8350763's direct parent application):
  • US11063625B2 (application US13/966,853), titled "Steerable antenna device". [patent/US8350763B2/en, patent/US11063625B2/en]
  • US11876548B2 (application US17/346,533), also titled "Steerable antenna device". [patent/US8350763B2/en, patent/US11876548B2/en]
  • US20240313816A1 (application US18/517,550), also titled "Steerable Antenna Device". [patent/US8350763B2/en, patent/US20240313816A1/en]

Divisional applications arise when the USPTO determines that a single application contains two or more independent and distinct inventions. While there are continuation applications, the provided text does not explicitly identify any applications as direct "divisional" applications of US8350763 itself, although US8593358B2 is a continuation and part of the same patent family.

Related Family Members

The patent explicitly lists several related family members, identified under "Priority Applications," "Applications Claiming Priority," and "Related Child Applications." These indicate a family of patents and applications that share a common priority date (August 14, 2008) or lineage.

The following are the identified family members:

• US12/541,764 (application leading to US8350763B2) [patent/US8350763B2/en]
• US8593358B2 (application US13/713,804), titled "Active antennas for multiple bands in wireless portable devices" [patent/US8593358B2/en]
• US11063625B2 (application US13/966,853), titled "Steerable antenna device" [patent/US11063625B2/en]
• US11876548B2 (application US17/346,533), titled "Steerable antenna device" [patent/US11876548B2/en]
• US20240313816A1 (application US18/517,550), titled "Steerable Antenna Device" [patent/US20240313816A1/en]
• US20100060531A1 (publication) [patent/US20100060531A1/en]

Projected Expiration Date

For utility patents filed on or after June 8, 1995, the patent term generally ends 20 years from the earliest filing date for which a benefit is claimed under 35 U.S.C. §§ 120, 121, or 365(c). US8350763 has a priority date of August 14, 2008, and a filing date of August 14, 2009. [patent/US8350763B2/en]

The patent information explicitly states the "Adjusted expiration" date as 2031-03-08. This date already incorporates any patent term adjustments or other factors that might modify the standard 20-year term from the effective filing date. [patent/US8350763B2/en]

Therefore, the projected expiration date for US Patent 8,350,763 is March 8, 2031. [patent/US8350763B2/en]