US 12,776,455 · Application 18/505,658 · Granted Oct 27, 2026
US 12,776,455
Electrical contact and method of designing an electrical contact
Estimated expiration
July 4, 2044
17y 253d remaining
Earliest effective filing
Nov 9, 2023
+ 20 years
Nov 9, 2043
PTA +238d
Jul 4, 2044
No TD
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Final
Jul 4, 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
- November 9, 2023
- Earliest effective filing
- November 9, 2023
- Issue date
- October 27, 2026
- PTA
- +238 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- November 9, 2043
November 9, 2023 + 20 years = November 9, 2043 + 238 PTA days = July 4, 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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