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World IP Day 2026 — Recognized Innovator

Laura Thiel

  • Founder & CEO
  • LAT Enterprises, Inc. (Warrior Pak)

Recognized as the founder and named inventor behind Warrior Pak, the tactical wearable power platform built for U.S. Special Operations. Her patents protect the battery, solar, and power distribution systems that operators depend on when there is no room for a dead radio.

Certificate of Recognition

Top IP Innovator — Tactical Wearable Power · 2026

LAT Enterprises Patents (last 5 years)
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First Filing
2015
USPTO Art Unit Focus
1727 / 2836 / 1721
Role
Founder & CEO
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World IP Day Recognition Series · 2026

LAT Enterprises patents, last 5 years
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Filed in 2024 alone
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Recognition category
0 Defense Tech
The Recognition

Powering the warfighter when the mission depends on it

On World IP Day 2026, InspireIP recognizes Laura Thiel, founder and CEO of LAT Enterprises, the company behind Warrior Pak tactical wearable power systems.

The recognition is based on LAT Enterprises’ patent activity and public patent records where Laura is named as an inventor. Her filings cover wearable battery packs, MOLLE-compatible power pouches, foldable tactical solar panels, modular charging cases, and field power systems for radios, smartphones, cameras, communications gear, and satellite equipment.

Laura founded LAT Enterprises in 2003 and has led the company for more than 22 years. Under her leadership, Warrior Pak became a wearable power provider for U.S. Special Operations, including renewable power systems used in special tactics combat environments. The company is also listed on the GSA Schedule for government procurement.

Wearable Power Systems
Tactical Solar Panels
Conformal Batteries
MOLLE-Compatible Power
Special Operations
Power Distribution Hubs
Patent Footprint

A portfolio shaped around the operator's loadout

2003–2015

Laura Thiel founds LAT Enterprises in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company's first patent filings arrive, with Laura named as inventor, protecting the core wearable battery and power distribution designs that would become Warrior Pak.

2016–2020

The portfolio grows steadily with 7 filings per year in 2020 as Warrior Pak establishes itself as the wearable power brand for U.S. Special Operations. The filings cover portable battery packs, tactical solar panels, and personal tactical systems integrating power with communications and cameras.

2021–2023

26 patents across three years. The portfolio expands into modular portable power cases, foldable solar panels, and power distribution hubs for charging multiple devices simultaneously in the field.

2024

A significant step up. 20 patents in a single year, the company's highest filing volume, as Warrior Pak deepens its IP around contoured battery designs, replaceable wearable pouches, and charging systems for mounted-to-dismounted operations.

Tactical Wearable Power

A small-entity company filing like a much larger one

 LAT Enterprises is classified by the USPTO as a Small Entity, yet its five-year filing volume sits well above what is typical for defense hardware companies of its size. Much of that activity is concentrated in the chemical, materials, and semiconductor art units that protect battery designs, solar panel systems, and power distribution electronics.

Patents, last 5 years
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Peak year (2024)
+ Filings
USPTO entity status
Small Entity
Art unit focus
1727 / 2836 / 1721
"Leading an innovation program is harder than inventing on your own. It means choosing what to file, who to credit, and where to invest, over and over, for years. The leaders we recognize on World IP Day have done that consistently, and built something that compounds."

Sam Zellner

Founder, InspireIP · Inventor · Innovation Leader

About Warrior Pak

Built in Raleigh, powering Special Operations worldwide

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, LAT Enterprises manufactures Warrior Pak tactical wearable power systems.

The company’s products include conformal batteries, foldable solar panels, portable power cases, and vehicle charging systems designed for mounted and dismounted operations.

Warrior Pak systems support U.S. Special Operations users, including Joint Terminal Air Controllers who rely on continuous power for radios, ATAK devices, satellite equipment, and mission-critical communications.

The company is listed on the GSA Schedule for government procurement. 

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