This extension in Pre-ICO looks good decision instead of letting gap until main sale starts. I will also like to add few words by drawing attention to shutdown of US Govt which is without any limit and will continue for sometimes ,this also will impact the decision of patent for your project. That is good to see how confident you are for approval of your patent.
That is an interesting comment, as of now, the shutdown is less than a month. It should not have much effect on our status.