# US 12,119,623 B2 · Wearable and replaceable pouch or skin for holding a portable battery pack > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,119,623 B2 - Document ID: US12119623B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/408,176 - Filed: 2024-01-09 - Published: 2024-05-02 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2014-01-15 - Assignees: LAT Enterprises, Inc. - Applicants: LAT Enterprises, Inc. - Inventors: Laura Thiel; Giancarlo Urzi; Carlos Cid - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12119623B2 ## CPC - H02B 1/26: Casings; Parts thereof or accessories therefor - H01M 10/425: {Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00)} - H01M 10/488: {Cells or batteries combined with indicating means for external visualization of the condition, e.g. by change of colour or of light density} - H01M 50/105: Pouches or flexible bags - H01M 50/147: Lids or covers - H01M 50/178: for pouch or flexible bag cells - H01M 50/213: adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic (H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence) - H01M 50/238: Flexibility or foldability - H01M 50/247: specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers - H01M 50/256: Carrying devices, e.g. belts - H01M 50/298: characterised by the wiring of battery packs - H01M 50/548: on opposite sides of the cell - H01M 50/553: Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells - H01M 50/121: Organic material - H01M 2010/4271: {Battery management systems including electronic circuits, e.g. control of current or voltage to keep battery in healthy state, cell balancing} - H01M 2010/4278: {Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller} - H01M 2220/30: Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H02B: BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## 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 sealable 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 ### Claim 1 A system for supplying power to at least one power consuming device comprising: a battery pack including at least one battery; the at least one power consuming device; and at least one remote device; wherein the at least one battery includes: a battery cover operable to accommodate wires of one or more leads; a battery back plate attached to the battery cover; and the one or more leads including a connector portion and a wiring portion, wherein a spring is provided around the wiring portion, wherein the wiring portion and the spring are held in one or more channels in the battery cover such that a portion of the spring is positioned inside the battery cover and a portion of the spring is positioned outside the battery cover; wherein the at least one battery is operable to supply power to the at least one power consuming device; and wherein the at least one remote device is operable to display a state of charge of the at least one battery. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one power consuming device includes 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. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein one or more of the battery cover, the at least one power distribution and data hub, and the battery back plate have a curvature or a contour adapted to conform to a curvature or a contour of a load-bearing platform or a wearer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one power distribution and data hub and/or the at least one battery include at least one layer of a material resistant to heat. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one power distribution and data hub and/or the at least one battery include a material resistant to bullets and/or shrapnel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one peripheral device is a tablet, a smartphone, a computer, a radio, a rangefinder, a laser designator, a targeting system, a global positioning system (GPS) device, night vision goggles, an electronic jamming system, a mine detector, a metal detector, a camera, a thermal imaging device, a short wave infrared (SWIR) device, a satellite phone, an antenna, a lighting system, an environmental system, an amplifier, a receiver, a fishfinder, a chartplotter, an aerator, a live bait well, a temperature sensor, a depth sensor, a stereo, and/or a drone. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one peripheral device includes at least two peripheral devices, and wherein the power distribution and data hub is operable to transfer data between the at least two peripheral devices. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the power distribution and data hub is enclosed in the wearable pouch. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the power distribution and data hub is operable to measure a bus voltage of the at least one battery and transmit the bus voltage to the at least one remote device, wherein the state of charge is related to the bus voltage. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one remote device includes a tablet or a smartphone. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one battery includes control electronics operable to measure the state of charge of the at least one battery and a communications interface operable to transmit the state of charge to the at least one remote device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the battery pack is Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE)-compatible. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the battery pack is operable to attach to a vest, a plate carrier, or body armor. ### Claim 14 A system for supplying power to at least one power consuming device comprising: a battery pack including at least one battery; the at least one power consuming device; and at least one display device; wherein the at least one battery includes: a battery cover operable to accommodate wires of one or more leads; a battery back plate attached to the battery cover; and the one or more leads including a connector portion and a wiring portion, wherein a spring is provided around the wiring portion, wherein the wiring portion and the spring are held in the battery cover such that a portion of the spring is positioned inside the battery cover and a portion of the spring is positioned outside the battery cover; wherein the at least one battery is operable to supply power to the at least one power consuming device; and wherein the at least one display device is operable to display a state of charge of the at least one battery. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one power consuming device includes 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. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more leads are operable to simultaneously charge one or more of the at least one battery and supply power to one or more of the at least one power consuming device. ### Claim 17 A system for supplying power to at least one power consuming device comprising: a battery pack including at least one battery; the at least one power consuming device; and at least one display device; wherein the at least one battery includes a battery cover operable to accommodate one or more flexible leads; the one or more flexible leads including a connector portion and a wiring portion, wherein a spring is provided around the wiring portion, wherein the wiring portion and the spring are held in the battery cover such that a portion of the spring is positioned inside the battery cover and a portion of the spring is positioned outside the battery cover; wherein the at least one battery is operable to supply power to the at least one power consuming device; and wherein the at least one display device is operable to display a state of charge of the at least one battery. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one power consuming device includes at least one power distribution and data hub, and wherein the at least one power distribution and data hub supplies power to at least one peripheral device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the battery pack includes a load-bearing platform. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein battery pack includes a pouch attachment ladder system comprising a plurality of straps, a plurality of horizontal rows of webbing, a plurality of slits, and combinations thereof.