Patents Assigned to Lego A/S
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Patent number: 11266920Abstract: A toy gearbox comprising at least one gear shaft (1, 2) rotatably supported by a gear support construction and having at least one spline, and at least one gear wheel (21, 22, 23, 24) rotatably arranged on the gear shaft (1, 2), a first clutch member (50) being attached to the gear wheel (21, 22, 23, 24) and rotatably arranged on the gear shaft (1, 2) and a second clutch member comprising a driving ring (41, 42) being fixed against rotation about and slidably arranged on the gear shaft (1, 2) and comprising a guide member (45) and at least one claw clutch (46, 47) for selectively engaging or disengaging with the first clutch member (50) and thereby engaging or disengaging the gear wheel (21, 22, 23, 24) from rotating along with the gear shaft and where an axial cam (10) arranged on a gear shifter axle (11) being mounted in the gear support construction and having an axis of symmetry extending parallel with the gear shaft (1, 2), so that the guide member (45) on the axially slidable driving ring (41, 42) engagType: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Jeppe Juul Jensen, Marc Clapés Mayol, Michael T. Jeppesen, Markus Kossmann
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Patent number: 11262899Abstract: A method for establishing, by a processing device, a functional relation between a control input and a controllable function, the method comprising, by the processing device: providing a graphical user interface including a display area; positioning a first user-interface element at a first position within the display area, the first user-interface element representing a control input; positioning a second user-interface element at a second position within the display area, at a distance from the first user-interface element; the second user-interface element representing a controllable function of the electronic device; causing issuing, responsive to said control input, a control command for controlling the controllable function; wherein the control command is a function of the first and second positions relative to another.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2015Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventor: Oliver Wallington
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Patent number: 11253071Abstract: A shelving system comprising a mounting surface and at least one shelf unit, the mounting surface comprises a plurality of mounting holes and one or more elongate power supply rails, the at least one shelf unit comprises aback face comprising at least two thru holes adapted for mounting the shelf unit on the mounting surface, the at least one shelf unit comprises power fittings, wherein the shelving system comprises a first power supply bracket and at least one flexible power cable comprising a first and a second end, the at least one flexible power cable is at the first end electrically connected to the first power supply bracket, and the second end of the at least one flexible power cable is electrically connected to the power fittings of the at least one shelf unit, and the first power supply bracket adapted to electrically connect the first end of the at least one flexible power cable and one of the one or more elongate power supply rails, the shelving system adapted to supply power from the elongate poweType: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Rikke Høgstrup Mølgaard, Søren Hansen Hinge, Søren Holm
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Patent number: 11253788Abstract: The invention concerns a toy system comprising a toy figurine and a spinner body, the spinner body having an elongate axis; a sidewall; and a bottom wall, wherein said sidewall of the spinner body comprises a top rim; an outside surface; and an inside surface, wherein said bottom wall comprises an outside bottom surface; and an inside bottom surface, wherein the inner bottom surface comprises first connection means for releasably connecting second connection means of said toy figurine to the toy spinning top, wherein said sidewall has a height from said inner bottom surface of said top rim, and wherein the height from said inner bottom surface to said top rim is equal a height of the toy figurine from second connection means formed at one end of legs to a shoulder portion of a body formed between the legs and a head resting on said shoulder portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Cerim Manovi, Aske Klejnstrup Garling, Leonardo Francisco Lopez, Jaime Sanchez Potter
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Patent number: 11224820Abstract: A vehicle (10) comprising a body (20), a first wheel axle (31) and a second wheel axle (41), whereon one or more wheels (30, 40) is/are mounted, an electric motor (51) and a control unit (52); and wherein the electric motor is connected to the second wheel axle (41); and wherein the electric motor is configured for driving the one or more wheels (40) that is/are mounted on the second wheel axle (41), wherein said vehicle (10) comprises a movement detection unit configured for detecting a movement in the form of a rotation of the vehicle's wheels (30, 40) and/or wheel axles (31, 41); and wherein the control unit (52) is configured for receiving a signal from the movement detection unit when it detects a movement of the vehicle; and wherein the control unit (52) is configured for transmitting a signal to the electric motor (51) when the movement detection unit detects a movement in the form of a rotation of the vehicle's wheels and such that the electric motor (52) continuously powers the one or more wheels (40Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Kasper Mygind Pedersen, Henning Mikkelsen, Henning Sand Kirk, Orkan Kilic
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Patent number: 11217937Abstract: The presentation invention relates to a first electrical connector element for a modular construction element and/or system, the first electrical connector element comprising a first connector part comprising a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to a plurality of electrical conductors, wherein the first electrical connector element is adapted to be connected with a second electrical connector element, and wherein the first electrical connector element further comprises a strain relief part adapted to securely hold the plurality of electrical conductors thereby securing the plurality of electrical conductors to the first electrical connector element, and a number of lock and release elements adapted to engage with the second electrical connector element when the first and the second electrical connector elements are mechanically and electrically coupled together thereby locking a coupling of the first and the second electrical connector elements and further being adapted to release the couType: GrantFiled: May 4, 2016Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventor: Gaute Munch
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Patent number: 11173412Abstract: A bowl shaped toy construction element where two such elements can be assembled via releasable and pivotable hinge connections with a hinge axis, and where the hinge axes defined by the first and the second type of protruding connecting parts are mutually parallel and defining a first plane, and where the bowl shaped elements has a stand surface extending in a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Julie Sommer Hansen, Anders Merrild Kristensen, Klaus Sabroe, Johan Dybvad Larsen, Lukas Brza, Alba Suárez Zapico
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Patent number: 11141670Abstract: A toy vehicle configured for running on rails, the toy vehicle comprises a chassis comprising a first end and a second end, two side faces extending in the longitudinal direction of the toy vehicle and a top portion, the toy vehicle comprising at least two axles, said at least two axles comprising a wheel wherein the chassis comprises oblong recesses positioned on the inner surface of the chassis, the oblong recesses adapted to obtain a protrusion of a wheel or an end portion of the at least two axles, the chassis comprising two or more axle support arms adapted to support the at least two axles, the two or more axle support arms being adapted to avoid disengagement between an oblong recess and the protrusion of a wheel or an end portion of the at least two axles, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventor: Jan Ryaa
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Patent number: 11132728Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for selecting and ordering a deliverable. The system comprises a plurality of toy construction elements, each comprising one or more coupling members configured for releasably interconnecting the toy construction elements with each other; a scanning device operable to capture a digital representation of a toy construction model constructed from one or more of said toy construction elements; and a processor. The processor is configured to determine, from the digital representation, one or more attribute parameters, each indicative of a respective attribute derivable from one or more toy construction elements in the toy construction model. The processor is further configured to determine, based on the determined one or more attribute parameters, a selection of one or more items selected from a choice of items. The selection provides a definition of the one or more deliverables.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Søren Holme, Klaus Peter Rotne, Fredrik Björkenfors, Johan Sanneblad, Mikael Cederbom, Ola Janson, Mattias Reintz, Johan Cedmar Brandstedt, Mats Sällström, Cari Johansson
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Patent number: 11083968Abstract: A computer-implemented method for creating a virtual object; the method comprising: receiving a digital representation of a visual appearance of a real-world object; creating a virtual object with a visual appearance based on the received digital representation; selecting a part of the virtual object; and assigning one or more attributes to the selected part of the virtual object.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Morgan James Walker, Jonathan B. Bennink, Henrik Munk Storm
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Patent number: 11077387Abstract: A test track assembly comprising a test track, the test track comprises a support structure and at least one track portion, adapted for testing a spatial structure; the test track assembly comprises at least two different interchangeable track sections, each of the at least two interchangeable track sections comprises an action track portion, each of the action track portions comprise a different geometrical track path, the action track portions adapted to provide geometric challenges to a user who tests a spatial structure on the test track, the support structure comprises a void adapted to accommodate one of the at least two interchangeable track sections in position such that the action track portion is arranged adjacently in continuation to the at least one track portion, the track portions comprises a starting point and a ending point, which are positioned opposed each end of the test track, wherein the test track assembly comprises a toy construction system, the toy construction system comprises severalType: GrantFiled: August 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Rikke Høgstrup Mølgaard, Søren Hansen Hinge, Søren Holm
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Patent number: 11049274Abstract: A method for creating a digital 3D representation of a physical object, the physical object comprising an object surface; wherein the method comprises: obtaining input data, the input data including a plurality of captured images of the physical object and surface normal information of the object, the captured images being captured by an image capturing device, the surface normal information representing object surface normals associated with respective parts of the object surface; creating a digital 3D representation of the object surface; wherein creating the digital 3D representation is based on at least the obtained plurality of captured images and the obtained surface normal information.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Roberto Toldo, Simone Fantoni, Jesper Børlum, Francesca Garattoni
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Patent number: 11043113Abstract: A remote control device (10) configured for controlling one or more remote controllable actuators (50); said remote control device comprising a housing (11), one or more control units (21), one or more electromechanical interfaces (12) and a transmitter (13); said one or more electromechanical interfaces (12) being positioned inside said housing (11); said one or more control units (21) being functionally connected to said one or more electromechanical interfaces (12) which are functionally connected to said transmitter (13); said one or more control units (21) being structurally connected to said one or more control bases (20), said one or more control bases (20) being arranged rotatable about an axis of rotation (rA) relative to the housing (11) of the remote control device (10) wherein that said one or more control units (21) together define at least a first and a second functional position (A,B) relative to the one or more control bases, said first and second functional positions (A,B) being located radiaType: GrantFiled: September 5, 2016Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Jeppe Juul Jensen, René Bagnkop Wellejus, Kasper Mygind Pedersen
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Patent number: 11014014Abstract: A toy construction system comprising toy construction elements, comprising coupling means for releasably interconnecting the toy construction elements, one or more marker construction elements comprising such coupling means and each having a visual appearance recognizable by an image processing means, and a data processing system adapted to process a captured image of a toy construction model constructed from the toy construction elements to detect at least a presence of at least one of the marker construction elements within the captured image, and responsive to the detected marker construction element, generate a computer-generated image, wherein the marker construction element comprises a visually detectable feature and a movable element movable between a first and a second position, wherein the movable element, when positioned in the first position, causes the visually detectable feature to be visible and, when positioned in the second position, causes the visually detectable feature to be obstructed fromType: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Siddharth Muthyala, Harm Jan Van Beek, Nicolas David Alain Guyon, Frantz Lasorne, Mikkel Holm Jensen
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Patent number: 10974152Abstract: System and method for automatic computer aided optical recognition of toys, for example, construction toy elements, recognition of those elements on digital images and associating the elements with existing information is presented. The method and system may recognize toy elements of various sizes invariant of toy element distance from the image acquiring device for example camera, invariant of rotation of the toy element, invariant of angle of the camera, invariant of background, invariant of illumination and without the need of predefined region where a toy element should be placed. The system and method may detect more than one toy element on the image and identify them.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Marko Velic, Karsten Østergaard Noe, Jesper Mosegaard, Brian Bunch Christensen, Jens Rimestad
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Patent number: D914110Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: LEGO A/SInventors: Byeongjun Hwang, Kyoungbae Na
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Patent number: D944898Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventor: Jeffrey Alan Davies
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Patent number: D951364Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventor: Peter de Fine Licht
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Patent number: D951365Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventor: Peter de Fine Licht
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Patent number: D951366Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: LEGO A/SInventor: Peter de Fine Licht