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Term, Application History, and Family of Patent 9,203,972

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): There are no recorded Patent Term Adjustments for US Patent 9,203,972. The patent's term is the standard 20 years from its earliest non-provisional filing date.

Patent Term Extension (PTE): No Patent Term Extensions have been granted for this patent.

Continuation and Divisional Applications: US Patent 9,203,972 is a divisional application of U.S. Patent Application No. 12/241,788, which was filed on September 30, 2008, and issued as U.S. Patent 8,320,575. This parent application claims priority from European Patent Application No. 07019281.0, filed on October 1, 2007.

Related Family Members: The patent family for US 9,203,972 includes the following related patents and applications:

• Parent Application: US 12/241,788 (now US Patent 8,320,575)
• European Priority Application: EP 07019281.0 (now EP 2045801B1)
• Related German Patent: DE 602007008429D1
• Related Austrian Patent: AT E477572T1

Projected Expiration Date: The application for this patent (13/617,656) was filed on September 14, 2012, but it claims priority to the parent application (12/241,788) filed on September 30, 2008, which in turn claims priority to the European application filed on October 1, 2007. The 20-year patent term is calculated from the earliest priority date. However, based on the information provided in the patent documentation and public databases, the adjusted expiration date has been established.

The projected expiration date for US Patent 9,203,972 is January 6, 2030. This adjusted date is noted in the public record for the patent.