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Digital Ally, Inc.

First filing 2004
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13 patents currently held

43 more in force are now held by other companies
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Nov 2031. from the record

Of the 43 now held by other companies, 43 name Kustom Entertainment Inc. as their current owner. Each row says so.

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Ending by 2030
Nov 2031
Next term end
11
Patent families

When these terms end

Held patents by the year their term ends
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notable patents all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Formerly held, still cited

Notable
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 311 later US patents, top 1% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data. Protection runs to 2029.
Ends Nov 2029 · Medium confidence
Also notable
Cited by 60 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2033.
Ends Aug 2033 · Medium confidence

Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
  • 1 fee due Apr 17, 2027
    The maintenance fee for System for Automatically Triggering a Recording (US 11,792,370) comes due Apr 17, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 18, 2027, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Jun 30, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Systems and Methods of Legibly Capturing Vehicle Markings (US 10,521,675) comes due Jun 30, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Aug 2, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Computer Program, Method, and System for Managing Multiple Data Recording Devices (US 9,253,452) comes due Aug 2, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 2, 2028, it lapses early.
  • 1 fee due Oct 2, 2027
    The maintenance fee for Redundant Mobile Video Recording (US 11,950,017) comes due Oct 2, 2027. Unpaid by Apr 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

  • 2 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026
  • 1 term has ended since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 11 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.
PatentTitleStatusExpiresConfidence
US 8,503,972Multi-Functional Remote Monitoring System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,253,452Computer Program, Method, and System for Managing Multiple Data Recording Devices
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,019,431Portable Video and Imaging System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,272,848Mobile Video and Imaging System
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,013,883Tracking and Analysis of Drivers Within a Fleet of Vehicles
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 9,841,259Wirelessly Conducted Electronic Weapon
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,521,675Systems and Methods of Legibly Capturing Vehicle Markings
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,904,474Comprehensive Video Collection and Storage
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 10,911,725System for Automatically Triggering a Recording
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
US 11,290,693System for Automatically Triggering a Recording
In force
 · High confidence
In forceHigh confidence
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Also on record, not counted in the 13: 43 patents in force now held by others · 6 patents ended · 3 applications pending · 11 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.
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