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Patent Term and Family Status of U.S. Patent 9,518,604

An analysis of the prosecution history and international filings related to U.S. Patent 9,518,604, "Fluid bearings," reveals a standard patent term with a minor adjustment and a broad international patent family.

Patent Term and Expiration:

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): A Patent Term Adjustment of 74 days has been granted by the USPTO. This adjustment is typically awarded to compensate for administrative delays during the patent examination process.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no record of a Patent Term Extension (PTE) for this patent. PTE is generally associated with delays in regulatory review for products such as pharmaceuticals and is not applicable in this case.
• Projected Expiration Date: The patent was filed on June 28, 2013. A standard 20-year term from the filing date would result in an expiration date of June 28, 2033. With the 74-day PTA, the adjusted expiration date for U.S. Patent 9,518,604 is September 10, 2033.

Continuity and Application History:

U.S. Patent 9,518,604 stems from an international patent application filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and claims priority to an earlier Australian provisional application.

• U.S. Application Number: 14/410,241. This is the U.S. national stage application of the international patent application.
• International (PCT) Application: The U.S. patent is related to the international application PCT/IB2013/055305, filed on June 28, 2013.
• Priority Application: The earliest priority date for this patent is June 28, 2012, based on Australian provisional patent application AU2012902770.
• Continuation or Divisional Applications: There is no public record indicating that U.S. Patent 9,518,604 is a continuation or divisional of a prior U.S. application, nor that any continuation or divisional applications have been filed claiming benefit to it.

International Patent Family:

The owner of this patent, Metso Finland Oy, has pursued patent protection in numerous countries, indicating the global commercial importance of this technology. The following table lists the known members of the INPADOC patent family for this invention.

Publication Number	Country / Region	Status
AU2013284534A1	Australia	Published Application
AU2013284534B2	Australia	Granted Patent
BR112014032126A2	Brazil	Published Application
CA2877395A1	Canada	Published Application
CA2877395C	Canada	Granted Patent
CL2014003444A1	Chile	Published Application
CN104603348A	China	Published Application
CN104603348B	China	Granted Patent
EP2864601A1	European Patent Office	Published Application
EP2864601B1	European Patent Office	Granted Patent
ES2683057T3	Spain	Granted Patent (Validated EP)
JP2015520977A	Japan	Published Application
JP6354897B2	Japan	Granted Patent
KR20150025740A	South Korea	Published Application
MX2014015693A	Mexico	Published Application
PE20150394A1	Peru	Published Application
PL2864601T3	Poland	Granted Patent (Validated EP)
RU2015102558A	Russia	Published Application
RU2598858C2	Russia	Granted Patent
US20150345556A1	United States	Published Application
WO2014001990A1	WIPO (PCT)	International Publication
ZA201500412B	South Africa	Published Application