Patents
US 9572460 B2: Towel dispenser
- Granted
- 2017-02-21
- Filed
- 2009-08-13 application 12583190
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A paper towel dispenser assembly including a support frame that receives a continuous length of pleated paper toweling. The paper towel dispenser assembly further including a sensor that actuates dispensing of an end of the continuous length of pleated paper toweling and a cutter that cuts a discrete towel from the end of the continuous length of pleated paper toweling.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170221.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ermanno C. Petocchi | Versailles, KY | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Howard Carter | Frankfort, KY | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A47K | Sanitary equipment; accessories therefor, e.g. toilet accessories | A47K10/3612 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T83/889 | 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 |
| 2009-10-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CARTER, HOWARD signed 2009-10-09 PETOCCHI, ERMANNO signed 2009-10-09 | WAUSAU PAPER TOWEL & TISSUE, LLC MOSINEE, WI | 23434/516 | 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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