Patents Assigned to Interlego AG
  • Patent number: 6939192
    Abstract: A programmable toy with a receiver for receiving instructions for programming of the toy, and elements for executing received instructions. The toy has a transmitter for transmission of instructions to a second toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Gaute Munch, Jesper Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 6902461
    Abstract: A programmable toy comprising a microprocessor which can execute instructions in the form of program stored in a memory; a display integrated in the toy. The microprocessor is adapted to control electrical and/or electro-mechanical units in response to the instructions, said microprocessor being adapted to receive signals from electrical and/or electro-mechanical units. The display comprises a plurality of icons which each represent instructions for the microprocessor, and which can be activated by a user for programming of the microprocessor. The toy can hereby be programmed by means of a visual user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Gaute Munch, Jesper Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 6837769
    Abstract: Human-like toy figure (1) comprising a body (3) and legs (4) that are, in the upright position of the toy figure, configured such in relation to each other that the body (3) is turnable about an essentially horizontal axis (A). In connection with the body (3) means are provided for temporarily securing an object (21); and the toy figure (1) is provided with a spring device that seeks to keep the body (3) upright, but allows the body (3) to swing resiliently both forwards and backwards about the axis (A). Also a game comprising such toy figure (1) and at least one goal and an object (21) intended to be thrown towards the goal by the toy figure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Ib Torben Skov, Erik Legernes
  • Patent number: 6830498
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toy game comprising a self-propelled vehicle (3) and at least two deflection elements (1, 2) which are adapted to deflect the travelling direction of the vehicle (3) on a base. The invention is characterized in that the elements comprise a curved, concave track for approximately frictionless cooperation with one of the sides of the vehicle and comprise an underside and a grip configured such that a player can reorient and move the element on the base of the vehicle quickly and without obstacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventor: Jesper Elling
  • Patent number: 6814643
    Abstract: A remote controlled apparatus (4), e.g., a remote controlled toy, for remote control from a remote control unit, e.g., a pocket torch (2). The apparatus is characterized in that it is adapted to respond to a sequence of light pulses which have a frequency of repetition that is lower than the maximum frequency which a human being can produce manually, e.g., by alternately turning the torch on and off. In a special embodiment, after a received sequence of light pulses, the apparatus is adapted to emit an acoustic acceptance signal by means of a sound generator (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Mike Dooley, Gaute Munch, Jesper Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 6761609
    Abstract: A toy building set comprising a plurality of toy building elements (1, 3) provided with complementary coupling means. At least one of the toy building elements (3) is/are provided with at least one groove (4) provided in an outwardly facing face of the toy building element (3), said groove (4) being able to receive and frictionally secure the edge of a toy building sheet element (5, 5a). The toy building sheet element (5, 5a) is planar with an even thickness that slightly exceeds the narrowest width of the groove (4) in the second toy building element (3), and it is made of a self-supporting, soft, elastically deformable, and form-stable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventor: Dorthe Kjærulff Andersen
  • Patent number: 6752680
    Abstract: A toy building set comprising: a sensor (200, 301) capable of recording revolution of a wheel (501, 502), a computer (101, 303) having a display (302), said computer (101, 303) being connectible to the sensor (200, 301) for receiving a revolution signal (S) from the sensor, said computer being capable of converting the revolution signal into a value in dependence on a factor, said value representing the revolution and being displayable on the display. The sensor (200, 301) comprises coupling means (210) for coupling to building elements (101, 504, 505) having complementary coupling means (107), said coupling means being arranged in a modular system with modular units (M1, M2), and the computer (101, 303) is arranged such that the factor may be specified by stating a transverse dimension of the wheel in a plurality of modular unit (M1, M2). The computer may thereby be set to a wheel size in a simple manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventor: Jørn Skovløber Hansen
  • Patent number: 6736691
    Abstract: A toy building set comprising box-shaped building elements that have, in the horizontal plane, dimensions that are integer multiples of a horizontal module (L), and, in the vertical direction, a height (H) which exceeds the horizontal module. The building elements have a tubular opening at a first face. Elements are provided that have a tenon that can be introduced into the tubular opening. At its free end, the tenon is flexible and has protruding edges (23) for snap-effect with the second end of the tubular opening, and the tenon has a protruding portion (21) that serves to ensure that the tenon can be introduced only so deeply into the tubular as corresponds to the horizontal module (L). The building set comprises building elements (30) with coupling studs (31) on the top face and a cavity (32) with a tubular coupling means (33), whereby two such elements are able to interconnect with coupling studs (31) in contact with the sides of the cavity (32) and the tubular member (33).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventor: Erik Bach
  • Patent number: 6733360
    Abstract: The system includes a digital camera or similar CCD or CMOS device which transmits image data to a computing device. Changes such as motion, light or color are detected in various sectors or regions of the image. These changes are evaluated by software which generates output to an audio speaker and/or to an infra-red, radio frequency, or similar transmitter. The transmitter forms a link to a microprocessor based platform which includes remote microprocessor software. Additionally, the platform include mechanical connections upon which a robot can be built and into which the digital camera can be incorporated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Mike Dooley, Soren Lund, Guy Nicholas, Allan Young
  • Patent number: 6682385
    Abstract: A toy building element comprising one or more first beam-like parts (23, 24) with a plane internal face and an external face, and one or more other beam-like parts (21, 22) with a plane internal face and an external face. The beam-like parts are assembled in at least one corner whereby two internal faces are caused to form an angle of less than 180° relative to each other. At least the first beam-like part (23, 24) is/are provided with an opening (7) that extends transversally thereto from the external face to the internal face, and the opening (7) is arranged so far towards the corner that the plane for the face of the plane internal face (4) of the second beam-like part (21, 22) intersects the opening in the plane for the face of the plane internal face (3) of the first beam-like part (23, 24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Bent Atzen, Sten Schmidt
  • Patent number: 6682071
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toy ball game comprising a horizontally extending playface and having a play mechanism in the form of a toy figure arranged in such position on the playface that it protrudes thereabove and is arranged for being flexed away from a neutral position and by spring force revert to that neutral position whereby a face on the mechanism is able to transmit energy to a ball in order to cause the ball to move away from the mechanism and across the playface. The play mechanism is able to rotate about a vertical axis to enable the toy figure to face in the direction of his kick. From the mechanism an arm protrudes transversally and it is arranged to perform, in response to an influence exerted vertically by a finger, a flexing of the mechanism away from its neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventor: Røn Carsten
  • Patent number: 6679750
    Abstract: A toy building set comprising at least one toy building element with a body part provided with coupling for interconnecting with other toy building elements, and a vehicle with a body that is provided with coupling for interconnecting with other toy building elements. The vehicle is provided with at least one wheel that is journalled on a shaft and that extends downwards from the vehicle body for abutment on a drive face. The wheel or wheels have a rolling face with varying distances from the shaft on which it is journalled such that a waving movement of the vehicle is obtained when it travels across a plane drive face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventor: Helle Kleist Nielsen
  • Patent number: D507135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventor: John Deichmann
  • Patent number: D485070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Caroline Abild Jessen, Peter Mathiasen
  • Patent number: D485071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventor: Kirsten Møller Nielsen
  • Patent number: D487544
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Caroline Abild Jessen, Peter Mathiasen
  • Patent number: D488006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventor: John Deichmann
  • Patent number: D494642
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Daniele Bresciani, Flavio Tambani
  • Patent number: D494643
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Daniele Bresciani, Flavio Tambani
  • Patent number: D495764
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Interlego AG
    Inventors: Daniele Bresciani, Flavio Tambani