Lego packs an electronics platform with 3D magnetic tracking, multi-radio communication, and inductive charging into a brick. Patents reveal how.

Few toys capture the imagination like LEGO bricks. There’s even a day on the calendar to celebrate them.

For the most part, the innerworkings of a Lego brick aren’t all that complex. It’s just a matter of good Geometry, really. But looking at these patent sketches submitted in 1958 (and granted in 1961), ...

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A 7-year-old boy in Middlesex County was recently recognized by the federal government for being one of the youngest patent holders in the country for his invention of color-changing building bricks.

Lego has been granted a patent for a toy construction system that includes marker construction elements recognizable by an image processing system. The system allows users to create virtual actions by ...

A Jersey boy was awarded a patent at 7 years old for his color-changing building blocks invention. NJ.com reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recognized Matthew Sleman of Monroe, N.J.

While most 7-year-olds are learning to read and write, Matthew Sleman has added "awarded first patent" to his list of accomplishments. As part of its Young Innovators series, the youngster from Monroe ...

Lego packs an electronics platform with 3D magnetic tracking, multi-radio communication, and inductive charging into a brick. Patents reveal how.