Patents by Inventor Thomas Copanas

Thomas Copanas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10465836
    Abstract: A motor mounting assembly and associated motor mounting fixture. The motor mounting fixture includes a fixture body, a motor fastener, and a coupling member. The fixture body has a fixture base and first and second spaced apart legs extending distally from the fixture base, a first aperture through the first leg and a second aperture through the second leg. The motor fastener projects proximally from the fixture base, and is received in the at least one elongate slot. The coupling member extends through at least the first aperture of the first leg and is fixed to at least one of the first and second legs. The coupling member has a through bore that includes screw threads that are threadably engageable with the adjusting rod such that the fixture body moves along the elongate slot of the motor base when the adjusting rod is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Overly Hautz Motor Base Company
    Inventors: Thomas Copanas, Peter Gough
  • Publication number: 20180241279
    Abstract: A motor mounting assembly for mounting a motor includes a motor base and a motor mounting fixture. The motor base has an elongate slot and a threaded adjusting rod. The motor mounting fixture cooperates with the slot for securing the motor to the base and includes a fixture body and a coupling member. The fixture body includes a fixture base and first and second oppositely disposed legs. First and second apertures extend through the first and second legs and a motor fastener projects proximally from the fixture base to be received in the slot. The coupling member has a through bore aligned with the first and second apertures between the first and second legs. At least one of the first aperture, the second aperture, or the bore includes screw threads engaging the adjusting rod for adjusting a position of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas Copanas
  • Patent number: 9973056
    Abstract: A motor mounting assembly for mounting a motor includes a motor base and a motor mounting fixture. The motor base has an elongate slot and a threaded adjusting rod. The motor mounting fixture cooperates with the slot for securing the motor to the base and includes a fixture body and a coupling member. The fixture body includes a fixture base and first and second oppositely disposed legs. First and second apertures extend through the first and second legs and a motor fastener projects proximally from the fixture base to be received in the slot. The coupling member has a through bore aligned with the first and second apertures between the first and second legs. At least one of the first aperture, the second aperture, or the bore includes screw threads engaging the adjusting rod for adjusting a position of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: The Overly Hautz Motor Base Company
    Inventor: Thomas Copanas
  • Patent number: 9806583
    Abstract: A quick-release automatic tensioning motor base for supporting a motor. The motor is operably coupled to a device to be driven via a drive belt. The motor base includes base brackets and at least one guide rail fixedly coupled between the base brackets. A platform assembly, which supports the motor, is slidably coupled to the guide rail. A spring assembly is selectively coupled between the base brackets and fixedly coupled to the platform assembly. The spring assembly applies a biasing force to the platform assembly to maintain a belt tension along the drive belt. A quick-release assembly selectively engages the spring assembly and base brackets to permit movement of the quick-release assembly between a fastened position and a released position. A spring compression retention assembly is operably coupled to the spring assembly to maintain spring compression on the spring assembly even when the quick-release assembly is in the released position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: William Norris, David Lindsay, Edward Bees, Thomas Copanas
  • Patent number: 9803726
    Abstract: A quick-release automatic tensioning motor base for supporting a motor. The motor is operably coupled to a device to be driven via a drive belt. The motor base includes at least two base brackets and at least one guide rail fixedly coupled between the base brackets. A platform assembly, which supports the motor, is slidably coupled to the guide rail for movement there along. A spring assembly is selectively coupled between the base brackets and fixedly coupled to the platform assembly. The spring assembly applies a biasing force to the platform assembly to maintain a belt tension along the drive belt. A quick-release assembly selectively engages the spring assembly and the at least two base brackets to permit movement of the quick-release assembly between a first position to retain the spring assembly and a second position to release the spring assembly to permit movement of the platform assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: David Lindsay, Edward Bees, Thomas Copanas
  • Publication number: 20170248268
    Abstract: A motor mounting assembly and associated motor mounting fixture. The motor mounting fixture includes a fixture body, a motor fastener, and a coupling member. The fixture body has a fixture base and first and second spaced apart legs extending distally from the fixture base, a first aperture through the first leg and a second aperture through the second leg. The motor fastener projects proximally from the fixture base, and is received in the at least one elongate slot. The coupling member extends through at least the first aperture of the first leg and is fixed to at least one of the first and second legs. The coupling member has a through bore that includes screw threads that are threadably engageable with the adjusting rod such that the fixture body moves along the elongate slot of the motor base when the adjusting rod is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Copanas, Peter Gough
  • Publication number: 20150280514
    Abstract: A quick-release automatic tensioning motor base for supporting a motor. The motor is operably coupled to a device to be driven via a drive belt. The motor base includes base brackets and at least one guide rail fixedly coupled between the base brackets. A platform assembly, which supports the motor, is slidably coupled to the guide rail. A spring assembly is selectively coupled between the base brackets and fixedly coupled to the platform assembly. The spring assembly applies a biasing force to the platform assembly to maintain a belt tension along the drive belt. A quick-release assembly selectively engages the spring assembly and base brackets to permit movement of the quick-release assembly between a fastened position and a released position. A spring compression retention assembly is operably coupled to the spring assembly to maintain spring compression on the spring assembly even when the quick-release assembly is in the released position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: William NORRIS, David LINDSAY, Edward BEES, Thomas COPANAS
  • Publication number: 20150204425
    Abstract: A quick-release automatic tensioning motor base for supporting a motor. The motor is operably coupled to a device to be driven via a drive belt. The motor base includes at least two base brackets and at least one guide rail fixedly coupled between the base brackets. A platform assembly, which supports the motor, is slidably coupled to the guide rail for movement there along. A spring assembly is selectively coupled between the base brackets and fixedly coupled to the platform assembly. The spring assembly applies a biasing force to the platform assembly to maintain a belt tension along the drive belt. A quick-release assembly selectively engages the spring assembly and the at least two base brackets to permit movement of the quick-release assembly between a first position to retain the spring assembly and a second position to release the spring assembly to permit movement of the platform assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: DAVID LINDSAY, Edward Bees, Thomas Copanas
  • Publication number: 20150054369
    Abstract: A motor mounting assembly for mounting a motor includes a motor base and a motor mounting fixture. The motor base has an elongate slot and a threaded adjusting rod. The motor mounting fixture cooperates with the slot for securing the motor to the base and includes a fixture body and a coupling member. The fixture body includes a fixture base and first and second oppositely disposed legs. First and second apertures extend through the first and second legs and a motor fastener projects proximally from the fixture base to be received in the slot. The coupling member has a through bore aligned with the first and second apertures between the first and second legs. At least one of the first aperture, the second aperture, or the bore includes screw threads engaging the adjusting rod for adjusting a position of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Overly Hautz Motor Base Company
    Inventors: Trevor Ahlert, Edward Bees, Tanya Copanas, Thomas Copanas, Richard Gorsuch, Peter Gough, Thomas Nathan Tharp