US 12,570,422 · Application 18/292,831 · Granted Mar 10, 2026
US 12,570,422
A packaging device and sorting system for directional packaging of products, such as vegetables and fruit, and a method therefor
Estimated expiration
September 16, 2042
16y 1d remaining
- Could not fetch continuity data for application PCTNL2022050442: Resource not found (404)
Earliest effective filing
Jul 26, 2022
+ 20 years
Jul 26, 2042
PTA +52d
Sep 16, 2042
No TD
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Final
Sep 16, 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
- January 26, 2024
- Earliest effective filing
- July 26, 2022
- Issue date
- March 10, 2026
- PTA
- +52 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- July 26, 2042
July 26, 2022 + 20 years = July 26, 2042 + 52 PTA days = September 16, 2042
- National stage entry of application PCTNL2022050442, filed Jul 26, 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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