ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,694, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to LEGO A/S (Billund, Denmark).
"Modular construction system motor unit" was invented by Joachim Panduro Lysemose (Billund, Denmark) and Jorn Skovlober Hansen (Billund, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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 ele...