ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,580, issued on July 21, was assigned to ENCORE PACKAGING LLC (Lake Villa, Ill.).
"In-line packing material dispenser" was invented by Stephenson Nelson (Gurnee, Ill.) and Timothy H. Nelson (Winnetka, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paper dispenser including a face plate with a spout having a conical shape, a first side wall and a second side wall connected to the face plate, a chute connecting the first side wall to the second side wall, the chute, the first side wall, and the second side wall including a decline towards the spout and the face plate is provided. The paper dispenser allows for multiple rolls of packing material ...