US 12,456,334 · Application 18/468,352 · Granted Oct 28, 2025
US 12,456,334
Optical skin detection for face unlock
Estimated expiration
February 17, 2042
15y 159d remaining
- Could not fetch continuity data for application PCTEP2022053941: Resource not found (404)
Earliest effective filing
Feb 17, 2022
+ 20 years
Feb 17, 2042
PTA +0d
Feb 17, 2042
No TD
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Final
Feb 17, 2042
This calculation includes patent term adjustment (PTA) under 35 U.S.C. §154(b). Patent term extension (PTE) under 35 U.S.C. §156 (for FDA-regulated products) is not included.
Calculation details
Base term
- Filing date
- September 15, 2023
- Earliest effective filing
- February 17, 2022
- Issue date
- October 28, 2025
- PTA
- 0 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- February 17, 2042
February 17, 2022 + 20 years = February 17, 2042
- Continuation of application 18/264,326, filed Aug 4, 2023, issued as US 12,361,760
- National stage entry of application PCTEP2022053941, filed Feb 17, 2022
- National stage entry of application PCTEP2022053941, filed Feb 17, 2022
Terminal disclaimers
Patent term extension under 35 U.S.C. §156, which can apply to certain drug, biologic, animal drug and medical device patents, is not included in this calculation. How PTE is calculated
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