US 7578796 — Patent Expiration

METHOD OF SHOCKWAVE TREATING FISH AND SHELLFISH

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US 7578796

Method Of Shockwave Treating Fish And Shellfish

High Confidence

Application No. 11238733

November 5, 2025

Expired 253 days ago

Earliest effective filing

Mar 4, 2005

+ 20 years

Mar 4, 2025

PTA +386d

Mar 25, 2026

TD cap (US 7470240)

Nov 5, 2025

Final

Nov 5, 2025

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. Note: terminal disclaimers can affect PTA (In re Cellect, LLC).

Calculation Details

Base Term Calculation

Filing Date

September 29, 2005

Earliest Effective Filing

March 4, 2005

Issue Date

August 25, 2009

PTA

+386 days

Base Expiry (before PTA)

March 4, 2025

March 4, 2005 + 20 years = March 4, 2025 + 386 PTA days = March 25, 2026

Continuation-in-Part of application 11122154, filed May 4, 2005, issued as US 7470240

Continuation-in-Part of application 11071156, filed Mar 4, 2005

PRO

60621028 — Provisional — not used for base term

PRO

60642149 — Provisional — not used for base term

PRO

60621028 — Provisional — not used for base term

PRO

60642149 — Provisional — not used for base term

PRO

60703319 — Provisional — not used for base term

PRO

60621028 — Provisional — not used for base term

PRO

60642149 — Provisional — not used for base term

Terminal Disclaimer Analysis

TD Approved

1 approved, 1 filed

TD caps expiration to November 5, 2025 (earliest expiring referenced patent: US 7470240)

US 7470240(App. 11122154)

Capping Patent

Pressure Pulse/shock Wave Therapy Methods And An Apparatus For Conducting The Therapeutic Methods

Filing Date

May 4, 2005

Earliest Effective Filing

Mar 4, 2005

Issue Date

Dec 30, 2008

PTA

+246 days

Calculated Expiration

Nov 5, 2025

Continuation-in-Part of 11071156, filed Mar 4, 2005

Mar 4, 2005 + 20y + 246d PTA = Nov 5, 2025

US 7578796(App. 11238733)(from app 11238733)

Method Of Shockwave Treating Fish And Shellfish

Filing Date

Sep 29, 2005

Earliest Effective Filing

Mar 4, 2005

Issue Date

Aug 25, 2009

PTA

+386 days

Calculated Expiration

Mar 25, 2026

Continuation-in-Part of 11122154, filed May 4, 2005, issued as US 7470240

Continuation-in-Part of 11071156, filed Mar 4, 2005

Mar 4, 2005 + 20y + 386d PTA = Mar 25, 2026

Data sourced from public USPTO records. This tool provides informational estimates and should not be relied upon as legal advice. Always verify patent expiration dates independently, especially where patent term extension, terminal disclaimers, or unusual continuity issues may apply.