ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,645, issued on March 18, was assigned to NIYAM8 (Pleasanton, Calif.).
"Power hub for interlocking bricks" was invented by Vrinda Joshi (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Daniela Boccoleri (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated power hub with a rotating driveshaft allows for the transformation of interlocking building blocks into a moving model. Blocks may be attached in many different combinations and configurations to any or all of 6 buildable surfaces of the power hub. A motor and a battery may both be safely integrated within the power hub such that the single unit may be used without the need for additional wires. Numbered ...