US Patent Issued to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide on March 18 for "Dispenser with roll transfer mechanism" (American, Sierra Leonean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,056, issued on March 18, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Dispenser with roll transfer mechanism" was invented by Richard P. Lewis (Marietta, Ga.) and Klemen Erzen (Preddvor, Sierra Leone).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser for dispensing sheet material from one or more rolls of sheet material is provided. The dispenser includes a housing having an interior volume and a module disposed within the housing including a dispensing mechanism. The dispenser includes a transfer assembly having a rear transfer roller and a front transfer roller disposed on a transfer arm. The transfer arm is disposed in ...