Extensions — US Patent 9667337

Based on the provided authoritative patent text for US patent 9,667,337, here is the analysis of its prosecution history and term.

Patent Term, Continuation, and Family Details

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) and Extensions (PTE)

The patent text does not specify the exact number of Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) days granted by the USPTO. However, it provides an "Adjusted expiration" date of May 25, 2025.

A standard patent term is 20 years from the earliest non-provisional filing date. The earliest non-provisional application in this patent's family is U.S. application Ser. No. 10/919,515, filed on August 17, 2004. This would result in a nominal expiration date of August 17, 2024. The difference between this nominal date and the provided adjusted expiration date of May 25, 2025, indicates a significant PTA was granted due to delays during the patent's prosecution.

There is no indication of any Patent Term Extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. § 156, which typically applies to patents for products that undergo a pre-market regulatory review (e.g., by the FDA).

Continuation and Divisional Applications

The "CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS" section of the patent explicitly details a chain of continuation applications. US patent 9,667,337, which issued from application Ser. No. 14/540,773, is a continuation of:

U.S. application Ser. No. 13/676,207 (filed Nov. 14, 2012)
which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/157,789 (filed Jun. 10, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,331,854)
which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/689,052 (filed Jan. 18, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,983,613)
which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/919,515 (filed Aug. 17, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,676,194).

The provided text does not mention any divisional applications.

Related Family Members

Based on the continuation chain and priority claims listed in the patent text, the direct U.S. patent family includes:

U.S. Pat. No. 9,667,337: The patent in question.
U.S. Pat. No. 8,331,854: Issued from a parent application in the chain.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,983,613: Issued from a grandparent application in the chain.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,676,194: Issued from the earliest non-provisional application in the chain.

The family also claims priority to the following provisional applications:

U.S. Provisional Application 60/496,913 (filed Aug. 22, 2003)
U.S. Provisional Application 60/498,324 (filed Aug. 28, 2003)

Projected Expiration Date

According to the provided patent data, the legal status of US patent 9,667,337 is "Expired - Lifetime" with an adjusted expiration date of May 25, 2025. This date includes any Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) that was granted.

Source for all information: Full patent text provided in prompt, specifically the "Legal status," "CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS," and "Filing date" sections. URL: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US9667337](/patent/US9667337)/en