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Patent Term and Family Analysis for U.S. Patent 8,593,358

Patent Term

An analysis of the prosecution history for U.S. Patent 8,593,358 reveals the following regarding its term:

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): There is no record of any Patent Term Adjustment granted for this patent. The USPTO's calculation at the time of issuance determined that there were no qualifying delays by the patent office that would warrant an extension of the patent's term under 35 U.S.C. § 154(b).

• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no indication that a Patent Term Extension under 35 U.S.C. § 156 was sought or granted. PTE is typically associated with regulatory review delays for products like pharmaceuticals and is not applicable in this case.

• Terminal Disclaimers: No terminal disclaimers have been filed in the record for this patent.

Continuity and Family Data

U.S. Patent 8,593,358 is part of a family of applications that claim priority to earlier filings. The patent's term is calculated from the earliest non-provisional application date in its chain of priority.

• Application Type: This patent issued from a continuation application. Specifically, application number 13/713,804 (which became US 8,593,358) is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/541,764, filed on August 14, 2009 (now U.S. Patent No. 8,350,763).

• Priority Claim: Both applications claim priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/088,829, filed on August 14, 2008.

• Continuation-in-Part: There is a subsequent continuation-in-part application, Ser. No. 13/966,853, which was filed on August 14, 2013, and also claims priority back to the 2008 provisional application. This has issued as U.S. Patent No. 11,063,625.

• Family Members: The known family members of this patent include:

  • U.S. Provisional Application 61/088,829 (Filing Date: 2008-08-14)
  • U.S. Patent 8,350,763 (from application 12/541,764, Filing Date: 2009-08-14)
  • U.S. Patent 11,063,625 (from application 13/966,853, Filing Date: 2013-08-14)
  • And other continuing applications as shown in the patent's bibliographic data.

Projected Expiration Date

The term of a U.S. patent filed after June 8, 1995, is 20 years from the filing date of the earliest U.S. non-provisional application to which it claims priority.

• Earliest Non-Provisional Filing Date: The earliest non-provisional application in this chain is Ser. No. 12/541,764, which was filed on August 14, 2009.

• Calculation: 20 years from August 14, 2009.

• Projected Expiration: Barring any unforeseen circumstances or changes, the projected expiration date for U.S. Patent 8,593,358 is August 14, 2029. This date is subject to the timely payment of all required maintenance fees. The patent's status on Google Patents confirms this anticipated expiration date.