US Patent Issued to The Procter & Gamble on May 20 for "Durable transfer roll core and method of making and using the same" (Ohio, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,773, issued on May 20, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Durable transfer roll core and method of making and using the same" was invented by Eric James Watkins (Lawrenceburg, Ind.), Gustav Andre Mellin (Amberley Village, Ohio), Brad Scott Lockhart (Cincinnati) and Farid A. Khan (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A durable transfer roll core may comprise an elongate body comprising a groove, the elongate body having a longitudinal axis. The groove may comprise a Groove Angle from about 0 to about 90 degrees (relative to the longitudinal axis) and the groove may comprise a Groove Depth greater than about 0...