ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,055, issued on March 18, was assigned to Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag (Gothenburg, Sweden).
"Tissue refill for tissue recovery" was invented by Robert Kling (Gothenburg, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tissue paper refill for a tissue paper dispenser. The refill includes a web of tissue paper having a leading end and a trailing end for engagement with the trailing end and leading end respectively of a previous and subsequent refill. The web is provided with a mechanical connector at one or both of its ends to realize such engagement. The mechanical connector is water soluble for the purpose of tissue recovery. Also, ...