US Patent Issued to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide on Aug. 19 for "Motor driven spindle assembly for a dispenser" (Pennsylvania, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,057, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Motor driven spindle assembly for a dispenser" was invented by Paul F. Tramontina (Harleysville, Pa.) and Charles A. Osborne Jr. (Alpharetta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor driven spindle assembly for a dispenser includes a spindle that defines an interior volume. A motor is disposed within the interior volume of the spindle and is operable to rotate the spindle. A bracket includes a plate, a first leg, and a second leg. The plate of the bracket is positioned within the interior volume of the spindle. Proximal end portions of the first ...