Patents
US 11848457 B2: Small tactical universal battery and methods of interconnection
- Granted
- 2023-12-19
- Filed
- 2021-01-05 application 17141285
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A battery with a generally cuboid body with a top face. A cylindrical terminal extending from a center of the top face, a top of the cylindrical terminal provided with electrical contacts. A left tab and a right tab provided extending from the top face proximate a left end and a right end of the top face, respectively. A peripheral portion of each of the left and the right tabs forming a retaining groove extending from the top face; and an inward facing portion of the peripheral portion of each of the left and the right tabs facing the cylindrical terminal provided with an arc radius centered upon the center of the top face. The battery interconnectable with a range of electronic devices via a range of vectors and/or mechanics.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231219.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xentris Wireless, LLC 9 patents | US company or organization | Addison, IL | XENTRIS WIRELESS, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state XENTRIS WIRELESS Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Lopotko | Lisle, IL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Joseph Culen | Glen Ellyn, IL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Norikiyo I. Honda | Schnells Corner, IL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Cameron Eckert | Markle, IN | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H01M | Processes or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy | H01M50/209 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02E | Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution | Y02E60/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | Government interest Confirmatory license | XENTRIS WIRELESS LLC signed 2025-04-16 | THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD | 70887/783 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-12-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CULEN, MICHAEL JOSEPH signed 2021-01-04 ECKERT, CAMERON signed 2021-01-04 HONDA, NORIKIYO I signed 2021-01-04 LOPOTKO, MARK signed 2021-01-04 | XENTRIS WIRELESS, LLC ADDISON, IL | 58400/560 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-01-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CULLEN, MICHAEL JOSEPH signed 2021-01-04 ECKERT, CAMERON signed 2021-01-04 HONDA, NORIKIYO I. signed 2021-01-04 LOPOTKO, MARK signed 2021-01-04 | XENTRIS WIRELESS, LLC ADDISON, IL | 54807/932 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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