ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,438,488, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Falcon Power LLC (Titusville, Fla.).

"Variable torque motor/generator/transmission" was invented by James L. Bailey (Titusville, Fla.) and Harley C. McDonald (Merritt Island, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to an electric generator and motor transmission system that is capable of operating with high energy, wide operating range and extremely variable torque and RPM conditions. In accordance with various embodiments, the disclosed system is operable to: dynamically change the output "size" of the motor/generator by modularly engaging and disengaging rotor/sta...