Inventions and Patents

My inventions relate to two areas: computer-based devices (such as gaming consoles) and online platforms that intensify social communication.

Three-dimensional puzzle with movable sectors

3D-puzzles series with movable sectors (Auzzle’s)

3D-puzzles series with movable sectors (Auzzle’s) 3D-puzzles series with movable sectors (Auzzle’s) 3D-puzzles series with movable sectors (Auzzle’s)

The invention falls under the category of three-dimensional puzzles with movable sectors that move relative to each other along special guides, forming various positions of the elements — used for education and the development of motor skills and mental abilities.

Patent: 2 RosPatent patents (RU2018117181, RU2019111119) · International WO2019216794 · US pending.
Status: sold in the US toy market as TrueChallenge.

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A 2×2×2 magnetic puzzle made worldwide by QiYi

OsCube — a twisty puzzle with no colors to match

OsCube — the original 3D-printed magnetic prototype QiYi OS Cube 2×2 — the finished retail product in packaging OsCube “Four Elements” concept artwork and packaging

A 2×2×2 magnetic puzzle where the faces are a single color and the tiles pop out or sink in as you turn the layers — solved when every face is perfectly flat. It grew out of my Auzzle series, was licensed to QiYi (MoFangGe), and reached the worldwide speed-cube market in 2022 as the QiYi OS Cube 2×2.

Patent: US 12,109,502 B2 — “Cubical 3-D Magnetic Puzzle with Movable Sectors.”
Award: 2021 Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Design Competition — Top 10 Vote Getter.
Status: in production, sold worldwide by QiYi.

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The first rotating gaming console

WOWCube — the first in the world gaming puzzle console

WOWCube — the first in the world gaming puzzle console WOWCube — the first in the world gaming puzzle console WOWCube — the first in the world gaming puzzle console

The gaming platform was invented jointly with Savva Osipov on September 10, 2016. The proprietary rights were transferred to the WowCube startup founded in 2017.

Patent: ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL TRANSFORMABLE DISPLAY — РСТ/RU2018/050016, RU2644313C1.
Status: developer version available.

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Electric power & data connectors

Magnetic electric connectors

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Electrotechnical connectors transmitting electric power and digital data between movable elements of devices.

Patent: Electric connector — PCT/US2017/057296, WO2018075714A1.
Status: patent pending.

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Auto-orienting magnetic contacts

The symmetric magnetic electric contact pairs with auto-orientation

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Symmetric magnetic electric contact pairs with auto-orientation between the movable elements of devices.

Patent: RosPatent pending No. 2019121376/07(041670), priority July 09, 2019.
Status: patent approved.

Real-time group learning platform

System of learning in freely forming groups

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Users form learning groups in real time and choose roles (tutor or student), with lessons on administrator-defined topics and materials differentiated for tutors and students.

Patent: SPONTANEOUS GROUPS LEARNING SYSTEM — US 20150185966.
Status: patent in review.

As our studies progress, my colleagues and me publish the results in international academic journals.

Scientific publications →