US 8,257,282 · Application 11/959,868 · Granted Sep 4, 2012
US 8,257,282
Pressure pulse/shock wave apparatus for generating waves having plane, nearly plane, convergent off target or divergent characteristics
Estimated expiration
May 20, 2027
218 days remaining
Earliest effective filing
Feb 19, 2004
+ 20 years
Feb 19, 2024
PTA +1186d
May 20, 2027
No TD
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Final
May 20, 2027
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 19, 2007
- Earliest effective filing
- February 19, 2004
- Issue date
- September 4, 2012
- PTA
- +1186 days
- Base expiry (before PTA)
- February 19, 2024
February 19, 2004 + 20 years = February 19, 2024 + 1186 PTA days = May 20, 2027
- Continuation-in-part of application 11/071,156, filed Mar 4, 2005
- Continuation-in-part of application 10/708,249, filed Feb 19, 2004
- Continuation-in-part of application 11/122,154, filed May 4, 2005, issued as US 7,470,240
- Continuation-in-part of application 11/071,156, filed Mar 4, 2005
- PRO60/621,028 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO60/642,149 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO60/448,981 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO60/448,979 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO60/621,028 — Provisional — not used for base term
- PRO60/642,149 — Provisional — not used for base term
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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