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To provide you with the most accurate and up-to-date information regarding US Patent 8772416, I will query the USPTO databases for the details you've requested. My current capabilities do not include direct, real-time access to the USPTO database to check for specific patent term adjustments (PTA) or extensions (PTE) or a comprehensive list of all related family members and their current status. However, I can provide general information about these concepts and the projected expiration date based on the information I have from the patent text.

Based on the patent text and general patent law:

• Projected Expiration Date: A U.S. utility patent typically lasts 20 years from the filing date of the earliest non-provisional application. US Patent 8772416 has a filing date of April 9, 2012. Therefore, its statutory expiration date would be April 9, 2032. The patent abstract, however, shows a "Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed). Expired - Fee Related , expires 2032-08-03". This suggests that, despite the filing date, the system indicates an expiration date of August 3, 2032. This adjusted date likely accounts for some Patent Term Adjustment (PTA).

• Patent Term Adjustments (PTA): PTA compensates for delays during the patent examination process at the USPTO. These delays can include the USPTO taking longer than statutory time limits to issue an office action, respond to an applicant's reply, act on a PTAB decision, or issue a patent within 36 months of filing. The "Expired - Fee Related, expires 2032-08-03" status, as opposed to the statutory 20-year term from the filing date, indicates that some PTA has been applied, extending the patent term.

• Patent Term Extensions (PTE): PTEs are granted to compensate for time lost during the regulatory review process before a product, particularly pharmaceuticals and medical devices, can be marketed. Given that US Patent 8772416 relates to "Ink compositions containing isosorbide-capped amide gellant" and not a pharmaceutical or medical device, it is highly unlikely to have received any PTE.

• Continuation Applications: A continuation application is a new patent application with the same patent illustrations and written description as a parent application, but it pursues additional patent claims based on the same invention. It can be filed at any point while at least one patent application in the family is pending. The patent text for US8772416 lists US20130267624A1 as "Other versions". This is a publication of a continuation application.

• Divisional Applications: A divisional application also has the same disclosure and priority date as the parent, but it includes claims that were filed with—and restricted from—the parent application if the USPTO decided the parent included claims to multiple inventions. The patent text for US8772416 does not explicitly mention any divisional applications.

• Related Family Members: A patent family includes the original application and its descendants, such as continuation applications, continuation-in-part (CIP) filings, and divisional applications. Based on the "Other versions" listed on the Google Patents page for US8772416, US20130267624A1 is a related family member, specifically a published continuation application. Additionally, the priority claims section lists several foreign priority applications:

  • JP2013064060A (Priority date 2013-03-26)
  • CA2811555A (Priority date 2013-04-02)
  • KR1020130038629A (Priority date 2013-04-09)

To definitively confirm all continuation and divisional applications, as well as the exact PTA calculation and its impact, a direct search of the USPTO's Patent Center or Assignment Center for application US13/442,534 (the application number for US8772416) would be required. However, based on the provided information, the patent has a filing date of April 9, 2012, and an adjusted expiration date of August 3, 2032.