US 12,756,469 · Application 18/440,228 · Granted Oct 6, 2026
US 12,756,469
Optical communication cable with selective communication states
Estimated expiration
July 18, 2044
17y 261d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Feb 13, 2024
+ 20 years
Feb 13, 2044
PTA +156d
Jul 18, 2044
No TD
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Final
Jul 18, 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
- February 13, 2024
- Earliest effective filing
- February 13, 2024
- Issue date
- October 6, 2026
- PTA
- +156 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- February 13, 2044
February 13, 2024 + 20 years = February 13, 2044 + 156 PTA days = July 18, 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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