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Term, Adjustments, and Family Details for U.S. Patent 9,859,202

As of May 1, 2026, this analysis details the term status and related application information for U.S. Patent No. 9,859,202 ('202 patent).

Patent Term and Projected Expiration:

A standard U.S. patent has a term of 20 years from its earliest non-provisional filing date. The '202 patent was filed on June 23, 2016, as application number 15/190,695. This application claims priority from a provisional application (62/184,034) filed on June 24, 2015. However, the 20-year term is calculated from the non-provisional filing date.

• Filing Date: June 23, 2016
• Base Expiration Date (20 years from filing): June 23, 2036

Patent Term Adjustments (PTA) and Extensions (PTE):

• Patent Term Adjustment (PTA): A review of the patent's file history indicates that no Patent Term Adjustment was granted. PTA is awarded to compensate for delays caused by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) during the prosecution of the patent. Since the time between the filing date (June 23, 2016) and the issue date (January 2, 2018) was less than three years and there were no other significant prosecution delays attributable to the USPTO, no PTA was accrued.
• Patent Term Extension (PTE): There is no indication of any Patent Term Extension for this patent. PTE is typically granted for patents covering products that undergo a lengthy pre-market regulatory review process, such as pharmaceuticals, and does not apply in this case.

Based on this information, the projected expiration date remains unaltered from the base date.

• Projected Expiration Date: June 23, 2036

This expiration date is contingent upon the timely payment of all required maintenance fees. These fees are due at 3.5, 7.5, and 11.5 years from the date of issuance.

Continuations and Divisional Applications:

A search of the USPTO database for applications related to the '202 patent reveals no continuation or divisional applications have been filed.

• Continuation Applications: None found. A continuation application would have allowed the applicant to pursue different claims based on the same specification while the original application was pending.
• Divisional Applications: None found. A divisional application could have been filed to pursue claims to an invention that was restricted out during the examination of the parent application.

Patent Family:

U.S. Patent 9,859,202 does not appear to have any direct foreign counterparts or other related U.S. patents that would constitute a patent "family" in the traditional sense. Its continuity data only points back to the single provisional application from which it claims priority.

• Priority Application: U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/184,034, filed June 24, 2015.
• Family Members: None found.