Patents
US 10105020 B2: Dual roll paper towel dispenser
- Granted
- 2018-10-23
- Filed
- 2014-11-03 application 14531675
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A dual roll paper towel dispenser, a method of dispensing towel from a dual roll paper towel dispenser, and a method of servicing a dual roll paper towel dispenser are disclosed herein. The dual roll paper towel dispenser can be provided with a dispenser mechanism disposed in a dispenser housing. The dispenser mechanism can include a first drive roller for dispensing paper from an upper first roll of paper and a second drive roller for dispensing paper from a lower second roll of paper. The dispenser mechanism can further include a drive system including a motor for selectively operating the first drive roller and the second drive roller, wherein the drive system powers the motor in a first rotational direction to actuate the first drive roller and powers the motor in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction to actuate the second drive roller.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181023.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wausau Paper Towel & Tissue, LLC 8 patents | US company or organization | Mosinee, WI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Carper | Cincinnati, OH | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Adam T. Elliott | Lexington, KY | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark W. Henson | Danville, KY | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dan Knight | Lexington, KY | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven R. Streicher | Cincinnati, OH | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47K | Sanitary equipment; accessories therefor, e.g. toilet accessories | A47K10/38 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-18 | Name change Change of name | WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE LLC signed 2018-01-01 | ESSITY OPERATIONS WAUSAU LLC MOSINEE, WI | 46184/799 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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