ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,025, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Magnet Brothers Inc. (Naples, Fla.).
"Powered magnetic blocks" was invented by Daniel Spinosa (Dripping Springs, Texas) and Michael Spinosa (Naples, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Blocks or tiles can be magnetically connected in arbitrary arrangements or structures. Each block or tile comprises electric power conducting elements that enable conducting power within and between adjacent blocks or tiles when terminals of the blocks or tiles are brought into contact and held via magnetic attractive forces. In one embodiment, a set comprises two or more blocks, each particular block of the plur...