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US 12,302,039 · App. 18/815,334 · Granted May 13, 2025

Personal tactical system including garment, camera, and power distribution and data hub

Inventors: Laura Thiel (Raleigh, NC); Giancarlo Urzi (Raleigh, NC); Carlos Cid (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: LAT Enterprises, Inc.
H04N7/185A41D1/002A41D1/04A41D13/0012A41D27/201F41H1/02G08B25/016H01M10/425H01M50/103H01M50/124H01M50/14H01M50/143H01M50/211H01M50/231H01M50/238H01M50/242H01M50/247H01M50/256H01M50/298H04N23/51H04N23/54A41D2300/32A41D2300/322A41D2300/324A41D2300/326A41D2300/33A41D2400/48H01M2010/4271H01M2010/4278H01M10/48H01M2220/30H02J7/0042H02J7/342
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Patent No.
US 12,302,039
App. No.
18/815,334
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A personal tactical system including a load-bearing garment, a pouch with one or more batteries enclosed in the pouch, at least one power distribution and data hub, and at least one camera. The camera is incorporated into or removably attachable to the load-bearing garment, the pouch is removably attachable to the load-bearing garment and the one or more batteries are operable to supply power to the at least one power distribution and data hub. The at least one power distribution and data hub is operable to supply power to at least one peripheral device. A plurality of personal tactical systems is operable to form an ad hoc network to share images and other information for determining object direction, location, and movement.

Claims (13)

1. A tactical system comprising:

a load-bearing garment;

at least one camera for capturing images;

at least one power distribution and data hub; and

one or more batteries;

wherein the at least one camera is incorporated in and/or removably attachable to the load-bearing garment;

wherein the one or more batteries are operable to supply power to the at least one power distribution and data hub; and

wherein the at least one power distribution and data hub is operable to supply power to at least one peripheral device.

2. The tactical system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more batteries are operable to supply power to the at least one camera.

3. The tactical system of claim 1 , further comprising image recognition software operable to identify at least one object and/or at least one person in the images.

4. The tactical system of claim 3 , further including a communication device operable to transmit an alert relating to the at least one object and/or the at least one person identified in the images, wherein the one or more batteries are operable to supply power to the communication device.

5. The tactical system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one camera is in wireless or wired communication with the at least one power distribution and data hub.

6. The tactical system of claim 1 , wherein the load-bearing garment is a vest, body armor, or a plate carrier.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2024
From: THIEL, LAURA; CID, CARLOS; URZI, GIANCARLO
To: LAT ENTERPRISES, INC., D/B/A MEDIPAK ENERGY SYSTEMS
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Continuity (12)
Division 18490407 · Oct 19, 2023
Continuation 17197800 · Mar 10, 2021
Continuation 16838615 · Apr 2, 2020
Continuation 15965098 · Apr 27, 2018
Continuation In Part 15886351 · Feb 1, 2018
Continuation In Part 15836259 · Dec 8, 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 14520821 · Oct 22, 2014
Continuation In Part 14516127 · Oct 16, 2014
Related Publication 20240422296A1 · Dec 19, 2024
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