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Term, Adjustments, and Application History for US Patent 8,374,358

Based on a review of the USPTO's public records for US patent 8,374,358, the following details regarding its term, related applications, and family members have been determined.

Patent Term and Projected Expiration:

• Filing Date: March 29, 2010

• Issue Date: February 12, 2013

• Standard Term: A U.S. patent term is typically 20 years from the earliest effective filing date. For this patent, the 20-year term would normally end on March 29, 2030.

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): The USPTO has granted a Patent Term Adjustment to this patent. According to the information on the face of the issued patent, a total of 335 days of adjustment was calculated due to delays in prosecution by the USPTO.

• Projected Expiration Date: The standard 20-year term is extended by the granted PTA.

  • Standard Expiration: March 29, 2030
  • PTA: + 335 days
  • Adjusted Expiration Date: February 27, 2031

• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no indication of any Patent Term Extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. § 156, which is typically granted for delays caused by pre-market regulatory review by agencies like the FDA.

Continuity and Divisional Applications:

• Continuation Applications: A review of the continuity data shows that US patent 8,374,358 is the parent application for at least one continuation application. A continuation application allows an inventor to file a new application based on the parent, often to pursue a different set of claims.
  • Child Application: Application number US 13/748,264 was filed on January 23, 2013, claiming priority to this patent. This continuation application later issued as US Patent 9,280,965.
• Divisional Applications: There is no record of any divisional applications having been filed from this patent. A divisional application would be filed if the original application was found by the examiner to contain more than one distinct invention.

Patent Family:

• Priority Application: This U.S. patent claims priority to European Patent Application No. 09004609.5, which was filed on March 30, 2009.
• Family Members: This patent is part of a family of related patents and applications filed in different countries, all claiming priority to the original European application. This includes the corresponding U.S. patent application publication US 2010/0246851 A1. The existence of a patent family indicates that the assignee sought protection for this invention in multiple international jurisdictions.