US 12,645,450 · Application 18/531,819 · Granted Jun 2, 2026
US 12,645,450
Distributed control system with seamless software update
Estimated expiration
July 30, 2044
17y 300d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Dec 7, 2023
+ 20 years
Dec 7, 2043
PTA +236d
Jul 30, 2044
No TD
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Final
Jul 30, 2044
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
- December 7, 2023
- Earliest effective filing
- December 7, 2023
- Issue date
- June 2, 2026
- PTA
- +236 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- December 7, 2043
December 7, 2023 + 20 years = December 7, 2043 + 236 PTA days = July 30, 2044
Continuity chain
No continuity chain; the patent’s own filing date was used.
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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