{
  "patent_number": "US 12508901",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How to Adapt Existing Motors to Power New Equipment",
  "original_title": "Accessory rotary drive system and method",
  "summary": "A mechanical adapter system that lets you connect an existing motor's spinning shaft to a new, secondary machine like a generator or pump.",
  "what_it_does": "This system acts as a bridge between an existing rotary motor and a new piece of equipment that needs power. It uses a central hub that fits over the motor's original stem, transferring that rotation into a new drive shaft. This shaft is supported by a housing and extends to a drive wheel, such as a pulley, which then uses a belt to spin the secondary component. This allows an existing motor to do extra work, such as driving a condenser, alternator, or hydraulic pump, without needing a completely new motor.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover the original motor or the secondary component being driven.",
    "Does not cover systems that use direct gear-to-gear coupling without a drive shaft.",
    "Does not cover internal combustion engines or electric motors themselves."
  ],
  "filed": "2024-04-11",
  "granted": "2025-12-30",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "TSI Products Inc",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/tsi-products-inc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Charles J. Martis",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/charles-j-martis"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kerry Wayne Whitaker",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/kerry-wayne-whitaker"
    },
    {
      "name": "Todd Michael Coleman",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/todd-michael-coleman"
    },
    {
      "name": "Christopher Delmont Corfman",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/christopher-delmont-corfman"
    },
    {
      "name": "Stephen William O′Brien",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/stephen-william-obrien"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "mechanical",
    "automotive",
    "energy"
  ],
  "abstract": "A drive mechanism that connects to a rotary drive component for transferring rotary motion to another component. The drive mechanism may be a conversion assembly to facilitate a connection to an existing rotary drive component and transfer the rotary motion to another component. The drive mechanism may include a drive shaft, a housing with a rotary bearing and seal, an enclosure and a drive pulley or other transfer component. The drive shaft may include a cap and flange to connect to a rotary drum and extend to a drive pulley in an enclosure.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12508901/spacex-software-philosophy",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12508901/spacex-software-philosophy/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12508901",
  "relatedPatents": []
}