Patents by Inventor Jorn Skovlober Hansen

Jorn Skovlober Hansen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240171041
    Abstract: A construction system motor unit comprising a casing, an electrical motor mounted therein, a power outtake element having a connector, and being rotationally connected relative to said casing, a gearing mechanism provided between the electrical motor and the power outtake element, and a sensor to sense the position of the power outtake element relative to the casing, the sensor having a disc element and a sensor device, the disc element is connected to the power outtake element or to a gear of the gearing mechanism via a first rotation transfer part and a receptacle for receiving the first rotation transfer part, which receptacle is formed in the power outtake element or in said gear of the gear mechanism, and wherein the receptacle and the first rotation transfer part have cooperating shapes and sizes configured to allow a backlash between the power outtake element and the first rotation transfer part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Joachim Panduro LYSEMOSE, Jørn Skovløber HANSEN
  • Patent number: 11845013
    Abstract: A wheel for a toy vehicle, the wheel comprising an axle hub defining a wheel axis of rotation and a rim with an inboard flange and an outboard flange each having an outer diameter. The wheel further comprises a primary tire forming the tread of the wheel with a tread diameter and a tread width. The primary tire is attached to the axle hub between the inboard and the outboard flange such that it rotates with the axle hub. The wheel further comprises an outboard slip ring rotatably mounted between the primary tire and the outboard flange so that the outboard slip ring can rotate with respect to the primary tire about the wheel axis of rotation. The outboard slip ring has an outer diameter smaller than the tread diameter and larger than the outer diameter of the outboard flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LEGO A/S
    Inventors: Jørn Skovløber Hansen, Carl Edward Loader
  • Publication number: 20220212116
    Abstract: A wheel for a toy vehicle, the wheel comprising an axle hub defining a wheel axis of rotation and a rim with an inboard flange and an outboard flange each having an outer diameter. The wheel further comprises a primary tire forming the tread of the wheel with a tread diameter and a tread width. The primary tire is attached to the axle hub between the inboard and the outboard flange such that it rotates with the axle hub. The wheel further comprises an outboard slip ring rotatably mounted between the primary tire and the outboard flange so that the outboard slip ring can rotate with respect to the primary tire about the wheel axis of rotation. The outboard slip ring has an outer diameter smaller than the tread diameter and larger than the outer diameter of the outboard flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Jørn Skovløber HANSEN, Carl Edward LOADER
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20040092207
    Abstract: A construction toy with a wireless transmitter (TX) having at least two channels and a receiver unit (RX). In the receiver unit is an integral first functionality unit (MS), eg a position servomotor, and at least one further external functionality unit (M), eg a motor, can be coupled to the receiver unit (RX) and operated thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: Jorn Skovlober Hansen