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Patent Term and Expiration for US 9,729,693

An analysis of the prosecution history for US Patent 9,729,693 reveals the following details regarding its term and related applications.

Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) / Patent Term Extension (PTE):
Based on a review of the patent's file history in the USPTO Patent Center, there were no Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) granted for this patent. The application was processed without delays that would warrant such an adjustment. There is also no indication of any Patent Term Extension (PTE), which is typically granted for regulatory review delays and is uncommon for this technology area.

Continuity and Related Applications:
US Patent 9,729,693, which issued from non-provisional application US15/346,555, claims priority to a single earlier application:

• U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/346,732, filed on June 7, 2016.

The patent is not a continuation or divisional application of any prior non-provisional US or international application. Furthermore, a search of the USPTO database shows no subsequent continuation or divisional applications that claim priority back to US 9,729,693.

Patent Family:
The patent family for US 9,729,693 is limited to the United States and consists only of the provisional application (62/346,732) and the granted patent (9,729,693 from application 15/346,555). There are no foreign counterparts or other related patents.

Projected Expiration Date:
The term of a US patent filed after June 8, 1995, is twenty years from the filing date of the earliest non-provisional application to which it claims priority.

• Non-provisional Filing Date: November 8, 2016.
• Initial 20-Year Term End: November 8, 2036.
• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): 0 days.

Therefore, the projected expiration date for US Patent 9,729,693 is November 8, 2036. This expiration is contingent upon the timely payment of all required maintenance fees to the USPTO.