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Granted Patent B2
US 12,355,217 · App. 18/625,728 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Portable battery pack

Inventors: Laura Thiel (Raleigh, NC); Giancarlo Urzi (Raleigh, NC); Carlos Cid (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: LAT Enterprises, Inc.
H02B1/26H01M50/105H01M50/147H01M50/178H01M50/256H01M50/548H01M50/553H01M50/121
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Patent No.
US 12,355,217
App. No.
18/625,728
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wearable pouch operable to hold at least one portable battery pack and other power or communications equipment. The wearable pouch includes a main body with a front side, a back side opposite the front side, at least one scalable opening, and at least one opening for at least one lead from the at least one portable battery pack secured within the wearable pouch.

Claims (18)

1. A system for supplying power to at least one power consuming device comprising:

a portable battery pack including one or more batteries; and

the at least one power consuming device;

wherein the one or more batteries include:

a battery cover configured to accommodate cables of one or more flexible omnidirectional leads;

a battery back plate attached to the battery cover; and

the one or more flexible omnidirectional leads including a connector portion and a cable portion;

wherein the one or more batteries supply power to the at least one power consuming device;

wherein the connector portion includes a Y-splitter with a first connector and a second connector;

wherein the first connector of the Y-splitter is configured to supply the power from the one or more batteries to the at least one power consuming device; and

wherein the second connector of the Y-splitter is configured to charge the one or more batteries simultaneously with the first connector of the Y-splitter supplying the power to the at least one power consuming device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the battery cover and/or the battery back plate include a thermoplastic acrylic-polyvinyl chloride material.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the portable battery pack includes a closeable opening through which the one or more batteries are operable to be removed from the portable battery pack, and one or more openings through which the one or more flexible omnidirectional leads from the one or more batteries can be accessed.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein a spring is provided around the cable portion.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the cable portion and the spring are held in the battery cover.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the portable battery pack is Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE)-compatible.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the portable battery pack is operable to affix to a vest, a plate carrier, or body armor using at least one zipper.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein an interior of the portable battery pack includes a first set of straps and a second set of straps, wherein the first set of straps is oriented substantially perpendicular to the second set of straps, wherein each strap in the first set of straps is oriented substantially parallel to other straps in the first set of straps, and wherein each strap in the second set of straps is oriented substantially parallel to other straps in the second set of straps.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 16, 2024
From: THIEL, LAURA; CID, CARLOS; URZI, GIANCARLO
To: LAT ENTERPRISES, INC., D/B/A MEDIPAK ENERGY SYSTEMS
Reel/Frame 067122/0739 →
Continuity (17)
Continuation 17192446 · Mar 4, 2021
Continuation 17018602 · Sep 11, 2020
Continuation In Part 16241668 · Jan 7, 2019
Continuation In Part 16220616 · Dec 14, 2018
Continuation In Part 15975116 · May 9, 2018
Continuation In Part 15886351 · Feb 1, 2018
Continuation In Part 15836259 · Dec 8, 2017
Continuation In Part 15836299 · Dec 8, 2017
Continuation In Part 15720270 · Sep 29, 2017
Continuation In Part 15720270 · Sep 29, 2017
Continuation In Part 15664776 · Jul 31, 2017
Continuation In Part 15470382 · Mar 27, 2017
Continuation In Part 15390802 · Dec 27, 2016
Continuation In Part 14520821 · Oct 22, 2014
Continuation In Part 14516127 · Oct 16, 2014
Continuation In Part 14156094 · Jan 15, 2014
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