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Portable electrical power source for incorporation with an armored garment

US8502506B2 · kind B2 · utility

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67References

12Claims

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Assignee

BAE Systems Aerospace & Defense Group Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael McElroy · Gilbert, US
Valent Horvatich · Scottsdale, US
Joseph Wesley Coltman, III · Scottsdale, US
Daniel Furth · Mesa, US
Kenneth W. Sego, Jr. · Phoenix, US
Kenneth Lee Von Der Ahe · Gilbert, US
Eric C. Hoenes · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2010
Grant date	Aug 6, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 5, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus may be configured to provide electrical power while incorporated in an armored garment. The apparatus may include a plate having a footprint that corresponds to a plate of body armor, a plurality of energy storage cells carried by the power plate, and a port carried by the plate. The port may be configured to output power stored in the plurality of energy storage cells from the apparatus. The apparatus may also include one or more processors configured to enhance functionalities of the apparatus.

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