ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,651,997, issued on June 9, was assigned to LAT Enterprises Inc. (Raleigh, N.C.).

"System for supplying power to at least one power consuming device using rechargeable battery" was invented by Laura Thiel (Raleigh, N.C.) and Giancarlo Urzi (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for supplying power to power consuming devices includes a portable battery pack including one or more rechargeable batteries enclosed in a pouch and a generator operable to convert kinetic energy to electrical energy. The one or more batteries include at least one battery element and a battery cover including one or more channels to accommodate wires...