US Patent Issued to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide on May 6 for "Electronic towel dispenser with low power mode" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,214, issued on May 6, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Electronic towel dispenser with low power mode" was invented by Richard P. Lewis (Marietta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Electronic towel dispensers and methods of operation disclosed. In one embodiment, a towel dispenser for dispensing web material from a roll of web material may comprise a housing comprising a back panel and a front cover and having an internal volume so as to retain at least one roll of web material therein, an electronically powered dispensing mechanism contained within the housing for dispensing web material from the roll ...