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US Patent 8374096, titled "Method for selecting antennas and beams in MIMO wireless LANs," has the following details:

• Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) / Patent Term Extensions (PTE): The Google Patents record indicates an "Adjusted expiration" date of 2028-10-08. While the precise breakdown of Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) or Patent Term Extension (PTE) is not explicitly provided in the available patent text or the search snippets, the difference between the statutory 20-year term from the filing date (November 21, 2005, which would typically lead to an expiration around November 21, 2025) and the adjusted expiration date of October 8, 2028, indicates that approximately 2 years and 11 months of patent term adjustment have been applied. Patent term extensions (PTE) are typically granted for delays related to regulatory review for products like pharmaceuticals, which does not apply here. Therefore, the adjustment is almost certainly due to PTA.

• Continuation Applications: The patent states that it is a "Continuation-in-Part of, and claims priority to, PCT Application No. PCT/US2005/039651, 'Method for Selecting Antennas and Beams in MIMO Wireless LANs' filed on Nov. 3, 2005, by Gu et al and to PCT Application No. PCT/US2005/035012, 'Training Signals for Selecting Antennas and Beams in MIMO Wireless LANs, by Gu et al., filed Sep. 30, 2005." This indicates US8374096 itself is a Continuation-in-Part (CIP) application.

• Divisional Applications: No divisional applications of US8374096 are explicitly mentioned in the patent text or identified in the search results.

• Related Family Members (Priority Applications and Applications Claiming Priority):

  • Application number for US8374096: US12/094,441.
  • PCT Applications this patent claims priority from:
    • PCT/US2005/039651 (Published as WO2007040554A2) filed on 2005-11-03, with a priority date of 2005-09-30.
    • PCT/US2005/035012 (Published as WO2007040515A2) filed on 2005-09-30, with a priority date of 2005-09-30.
  • Other versions/family members listed:
    • US20090086690A1 (earlier publication of the application leading to US8374096).
    • PCT/US2005/042358 (Published as WO2007040564A1) filed on 2005-11-21, with a priority date of 2005-09-30.

• Projected Expiration Date: The patent is currently "Active" and is projected to expire on 2028-10-08.