ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,597, issued on July 8, was assigned to GUANGZHOU GANYUAN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Guangzhou, China).

"Smart magic cube with ball shaft" was invented by Ganyuan Jiang (Guangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart magic cube with a ball shaft includes the ball shaft, six center blocks, eight corner blocks fitted with the center blocks, and twelve edge blocks fitted with the corner blocks and the center blocks. The center blocks are respectively arranged on a rotating shaft sensing assembly of the ball shaft. The smart magic cube with the ball shaft has a, clever design. Six printed circuit boards consist an electronic...