Patents by Inventor Henrik Colfach SØRENSEN

Henrik Colfach SØRENSEN 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: 11845014
    Abstract: An interactive modular construction element (100) for a modular construction system (200), the interactive modular construction element (100) comprising a sensor (601) being responsive to a predetermined sensor input and adapted to output a sensor signal (610) corresponding to or representing the predetermined sensor input, a function element (602) adapted to perform at least one controllable function in response to a control signal (611), and a control circuit (603) connected to the sensor (601) to receive the sensor signal (610) and connected to the function element (602) to provide the control signal (611), wherein the control circuit (603) is adapted to provide the control signal (611) in response to the sensor signal (610) thereby controlling the function element (602) in response to the sensor signal (610), wherein the interactive modular construction element (100) comprises an input part (101) and an output part (102), where the input part (101) and the output part (102) are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Benjamin Ma, Henrik Colfach Sørensen, Henrik Engmark Daae, James John Norwood, Jaime Fabregat Vilella, Rasmus Bissenbakker Karsgaard, Simon James Wiscombe, Troels Lange Andersen, Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20200261818
    Abstract: A toy construction system comprising a plurality of function construction elements, wherein each function construction element comprises a function device adapted to perform a controllable function, and a tag construction element mechanically connectable to at least a first function construction element of the plurality of function construction elements and configured for data communication between the tag construction element and the first function construction element, wherein, responsive to data received from the tag construction element, the function device of the first function construction element is configured to perform the controllable function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Rasmus Bissenbakker Kærsgaard, Henrik Colfach Sørensen, Erik Hansen, Henrik Hautop Lund
  • Publication number: 20200179818
    Abstract: An interactive modular construction element (100) for a modular construction system (200), the interactive modular construction element (100) comprising a sensor (601) being responsive to a predetermined sensor input and adapted to output a sensor signal (610) corresponding to or representing the predetermined sensor input, a function element (602) adapted to perform at least one controllable function in response to a control signal (611), and a control circuit (603) connected to the sensor (601) to receive the sensor signal (610) and connected to the function element (602) to provide the control signal (611), wherein the control circuit (603) is adapted to provide the control signal (611) in response to the sensor signal (610) thereby controlling the function element (602) in response to the sensor signal (610), wherein the interactive modular construction element (100) comprises an input part (101) and an output part (102), where the input part (101) and the output part (102) are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin MA, Henrik Colfach SØRENSEN, Henrik Engmark DAAE, James John NORWOOD, Jaime Fabregat VIELLA, Rasmus Bissenbakker KARSGAARD, Simon James WISCOMBE, Troels Lange ANDERSEN, Wei WANG
  • Patent number: 10625173
    Abstract: A toy construction system comprising a plurality of interactive construction elements each comprising coupling members configured for releasably interconnecting the interactive construction elements with each other, the plurality of interactive construction elements comprising a plurality of function construction elements, and one or more input construction elements, each input construction element comprising a wireless transmitter for transmitting a control signal to at least a subset of the function construction elements; each function construction element comprising: a function device adapted to perform a controllable function; a wireless receiver for receiving the wireless control signal; and a control circuit connected to the wireless receiver and to the function device and adapted to control the controllable function responsive to the received control signal; wherein each interactive construction element comprises a user-operable selector allowing a user to select one of a predetermined set of group ide
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Rasmus Bissenbakker Kærsgaard, Henrik Colfach Sørensen, Erik Hansen, Henrik Hautop Lund
  • Publication number: 20170144083
    Abstract: A toy construction system comprising a plurality of interactive construction elements each comprising coupling members configured for releasably interconnecting the interactive construction elements with each other, the plurality of interactive construction elements comprising a plurality of function construction elements, and one or more input construction elements, each input construction element comprising a wireless transmitter for transmitting a control signal to at least a subset of the function construction elements; each function construction element comprising: a function device adapted to perform a controllable function; a wireless receiver for receiving the wireless control signal; and a control circuit connected to the wireless receiver and to the function device and adapted to control the controllable function responsive to the received control signal; wherein each interactive construction element comprises a user-operable selector allowing a user to select one of a predetermined set of group ide
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Rasmus Bissenbakker KÆRSGAARD, Henrik Colfach SØRENSEN, Erik HANSEN, Henrik Hautop LUND