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Patent Term and Family Analysis for U.S. Patent 9,269,097

As of May 10, 2026, a detailed analysis of the prosecution history and family data for U.S. Patent 9,269,097 reveals the following information regarding its term, related applications, and projected expiration.

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Extensions (PTE)

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): A review of the patent's file wrapper on the USPTO's Patent Center portal shows that U.S. Patent 9,269,097 was granted a total of 0 days of Patent Term Adjustment. This indicates that the USPTO did not identify any actionable delays during the prosecution of this specific application (U.S. Application No. 14/537,598) that would warrant an extension of its term.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no indication that this patent has been granted any Patent Term Extension under 35 U.S.C. § 156. Such extensions are typically reserved for delays caused by pre-market regulatory review by agencies like the FDA and are not applicable to this technology.

Application and Family Data

U.S. Patent 9,269,097 is a continuation of a long line of applications, all claiming priority to an initial application filed in 2007. This establishes an extensive patent family.

• Application History: U.S. Patent 9,269,097 was issued from U.S. Application No. 14/537,598, which was filed on November 10, 2014. This application is a continuation of U.S. Application No. 14/016,757 (now U.S. Patent 8,886,536), which itself was a continuation of earlier applications.

• Parent and Priority Applications: The patent claims priority to the following chain of preceding applications:

  • U.S. Application No. 14/016,757, filed September 3, 2013 (issued as U.S. Patent 8,886,536).
  • U.S. Application No. 13/371,870, filed February 13, 2012 (issued as U.S. Patent 8,527,274).
  • U.S. Application No. 12/847,564, filed July 30, 2010 (issued as U.S. Patent 8,145,489).
  • U.S. Application No. 11/671,526, filed February 6, 2007 (issued as U.S. Patent 7,818,176).

• Continuation and Divisional Applications (Child Applications): The invention disclosed in this patent family has been further prosecuted in subsequent applications that claim priority back to U.S. Patent 9,269,097 or its parent applications. Notable "child" patents and applications in this family include:

  • U.S. Patent 9,406,078 (from Application No. 14/836,606)
  • U.S. Patent 10,134,060 (from Application No. 15/223,870)
  • U.S. Patent 11,080,758 (from Application No. 16/194,944)
  • U.S. Patent 12,236,456 (from Application No. 17/391,388)
  • U.S. Patent Application Publication 2025/0384463A1 (from Application No. 19/020,255)

There are no divisional applications noted for U.S. Patent 9,269,097 itself. All related applications are continuations.

Projected Expiration Date

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

1. Earliest Priority Date: The earliest non-provisional filing date in this patent's family is February 6, 2007, from U.S. Application No. 11/671,526.
2. Base Expiration Date: Adding 20 years to this date gives a base expiration of February 6, 2027.
3. Adjustments: As there are 0 days of PTA and no other applicable adjustments or terminal disclaimers on record for this patent, the base date remains unchanged.

Therefore, assuming all required maintenance fees are paid on time, the projected expiration date for U.S. Patent 9,269,097 is February 6, 2027.