ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,344, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Lovevery Inc. (Boise, Idaho).
"Toy construction set" was invented by Stephen Blaise Lawless (Boise, Idaho) and Jacob Douglas Miller (Boise, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toy construction set includes an elongated path segment having side surfaces and an upper surface extending between the side surfaces and an elevated path segment support having two spaced-apart legs with inner surfaces facing each other. A shelf extends from the inner surfaces, and the legs define a space of sufficient width above the shelf to receive the elongated path segment. The shelf is configured to support the ...