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I am unable to directly access the full text and details for US patent D981078 from the USPTO database or other online patent resources within this environment. My attempts to retrieve the full patent document, including specific information about patent term adjustments, extensions, family members, and exact expiration date, have not been successful. Previous searches on Google Patents Advanced Search and general web searches for "US patent D981078" returned no specific patent document.

Without the ability to view the patent's issue date, filing date, and any specific details from its prosecution history, I cannot definitively provide:

• Patent Term Adjustments (PTA): PTA is granted to utility and plant patents (not design patents) to compensate for certain administrative delays by the USPTO during prosecution. Since D981078 is a design patent, it would generally not be eligible for PTA.
• Patent Term Extensions (PTE): PTE is available for patents covering certain products (e.g., human drugs, medical devices) that undergo regulatory review before marketing, to restore patent term lost during that review. There is no indication that D981078, a design patent, would qualify for a PTE.
• Continuation Applications: A continuation application allows an applicant to pursue claims based on the same specification and drawings as a previously filed "parent" application, sharing the same priority date.
• Divisional Applications: A divisional application claims a distinct invention disclosed in a parent application but not claimed, typically filed in response to a USPTO restriction requirement. Divisional applications are generally for utility patents, although sometimes for design applications if there are multiple versions of a design.
• Related Family Members: Identifying related family members (e.g., continuations, divisionals, continuation-in-part applications) requires accessing the patent document's priority claims or using tools like Public PAIR.
• Projected Expiration Date: The term of a U.S. design patent issued from an application filed on or after May 13, 2015, is 15 years from its issue date. Without the issue date, the expiration date cannot be projected.

Therefore, I cannot provide the requested details for US patent D981078 with authoritative information. My attempts to locate the patent in the USPTO database directly were unsuccessful. The search functions available (e.g., Patent Public Search, Patent Center) require the patent to exist in their records.