Patents
US 8998055 B2: Towel dispenser with auto-load arrangement
- Granted
- 2015-04-07
- Filed
- 2010-12-28 application 12930153
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A dispenser for dispensing paper toweling. The dispenser including a towel support that is positionable in a first dispensing position when a drive roller rotates in a first direction, and that is positionable in a second auto-loading position when the drive roller rotates in a second direction. Rotation of the drive roller in the first and second directions automatically loading the paper toweling for subsequent dispense.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150407.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark W. Henson | Danville, KY | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Adam T. Elliott | Lexington, KY | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47K | Sanitary equipment; accessories therefor, e.g. toilet accessories | A47K10/36 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49826 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-28 | Release of security interest Release of patent security interest | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2016-01-21 | WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE, LLC MOSINEE, WI | 37639/245 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-01-28 | Release of security interest Release of patent security interest | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2016-01-21 | WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE, LLC MOSINEE, WI | 37638/377 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-07-31 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE, LLC signed 2014-07-30 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 33452/892 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-07-30 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE, LLC signed 2014-07-30 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT LYNNWOOD, WA | 33449/751 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-02-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELLIOTT, ADAM T. signed 2010-01-28 HENSON, MARK W. signed 2010-01-28 | WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE, LLC MOSINEE, WI | 25776/12 | 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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