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Prosecution History and Term of U.S. Patent No. 8,870,630

Application and Priority Data:

U.S. Patent No. 8,870,630, titled "Scraper assembly," was issued on October 28, 2014. The patent resulted from U.S. Patent Application No. 13/195,683, which was filed on August 1, 2011. This application claims priority to three provisional patent applications, all filed on July 30, 2010:

• U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/369,424
• U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/369,449
• U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/369,487

Patent Term and Expiration:

For utility patents filed on or after June 8, 1995, the term is generally 20 years from the earliest U.S. non-provisional filing date. For US 8,870,630, this date is August 1, 2011.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can grant a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) to compensate for certain administrative delays during the patent prosecution process. These adjustments can extend the patent's term beyond the standard 20 years.

Based on the information available for this patent, there has been an adjustment to its expiration date. The projected expiration date, including any adjustments, is May 4, 2033.

Continuations and Divisional Applications:

A review of the patent's prosecution history and related application data does not indicate any continuation or divisional applications have been filed that claim priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 13/195,683.

Patent Family Members:

The application that matured into US 8,870,630 was published as US 2012/0028554 A1 on February 2, 2012. At present, there are no other known direct foreign counterparts or other related U.S. patents that would constitute a patent family beyond the provisional applications to which it claims priority.

In summary, the key dates and information for U.S. Patent No. 8,870,630 are as follows:

• Earliest Priority Date: July 30, 2010
• Application Filing Date: August 1, 2011
• Publication Date: February 2, 2012 (as US 2012/0028554 A1)
• Issue Date: October 28, 2014
• Projected Expiration Date (with PTA): May 4, 2033
• Continuations/Divisionals: None identified
• Related Family Members: US 2012/0028554 A1 (Publication of this patent)