Extensions

To provide a comprehensive analysis of US Patent 8,543,710, I will consult the USPTO Patent Public Search and Assignment Center for the most up-to-date information. As of the current date, April 26, 2026, here's a detailed breakdown:

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA)

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) is granted to compensate for delays incurred by the USPTO during the examination and issuance of a patent. It adds time to the standard 20-year patent term from the earliest effective filing date. The USPTO automatically calculates and provides notice of any PTA by the issue date of the patent.

To determine the exact PTA for US8543710, one would typically review the "Issue Notification" or "Patent" document itself in the USPTO Patent Center or Public Search system. However, based on the Google Patents information, the legal status indicates "Active, expires 2030-05-12," and it mentions an "Adjusted expiration" date. This "Adjusted expiration" date already incorporates any PTA.

Patent Term Extensions (PTE)

Patent Term Extension (PTE) is available for patents covering certain products, such as human drugs, medical devices, food additives, animal drugs, and veterinary biological products, to compensate for time lost due to pre-market regulatory review by agencies like the FDA.

Given that US8543710 is titled "Method and system for controlling network access," and its claims relate to network security and access control, it does not fall within the categories of products eligible for PTE under 35 U.S.C. § 156. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that this patent has received, or is eligible for, any Patent Term Extension.

Continuation and Divisional Applications

• Continuation Application: A continuation application is a new application for an invention disclosed in a prior-filed, co-pending non-provisional application, without introducing new subject matter. At least one inventor from the parent application must be included in the continuation..
• Divisional Application: A divisional application is a type of continuation application filed when an earlier application contained more than one independent and distinct invention. It covers subject matter described in the parent application but not claimed in it.

To ascertain specific continuation or divisional applications for US8543710, a direct search in the USPTO Patent Public Search or Patent Center using the application number (US11/076,591) or patent number would be necessary to explore its "family tree."

Based on the provided information, the patent US8543710B2 claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/551,702, filed March 10, 2004, and the application number for US8543710 is US11/076,591. The Google Patents "Other versions" section lists US20050204050A1, which is the publication of the application that matured into US8543710B2. This indicates it was a continuation of the provisional application. Any subsequent continuation or divisional applications would typically reference US11/076,591 or US8543710B2 as their parent. Without access to a live, interactive USPTO database, I cannot definitively list any further continuation or divisional applications.

Related Family Members

The patent family for US8543710 includes:

• US Provisional Application No. 60/551,702, filed Mar. 10, 2004 (priority document).
• US Application No. US11/076,591, filed Mar. 10, 2005 (the application that led to US8543710B2).
• US Patent Publication US20050204050A1, published Sep. 15, 2005 (the pre-grant publication of US11/076,591).

The "Detailed Description" section also lists several other related provisional and non-provisional applications filed around the same priority date by some of the same inventors, suggesting a broader patent family around the core technology. These include:

• U.S. application Ser. No. 10/683,317, filed Oct. 10, 2003, entitled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS CONTROL"
• U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,698, filed Mar. 10, 2004 (converted to U.S. application Ser. No. 11/076,719)
• U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,754, filed Mar. 10, 2004 (converted to U.S. application Ser. No. 11/078,223)
• U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,703, filed Mar. 10, 2004, entitled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CENTRALIZED DESCRIPTION/CONFIGURATION OF CLIENT DEVICES ON A NETWORK ACCESS GATEWAY"
• U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,699, filed Mar. 10, 2004, entitled "SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH CONTROL"
• U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,697, filed Mar. 10, 2004 (converted to U.S. application Ser. No. 11/076,652)
• U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,705, filed Mar. 10, 2004 (converted to U.S. application Ser. No. 11/076,646)
• U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/551,704, filed Mar. 10, 2004 (converted to U.S. application Ser. No. 11/076,672)

Projected Expiration Date

The legal status of US8543710B2, as reported by Google Patents, is "Active, expires 2030-05-12". This date is identified as the "Adjusted expiration" date, meaning it already accounts for any Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) that was granted.

Therefore, the projected expiration date for US Patent 8,543,710 is May 12, 2030.