ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,585, issued on July 21, was assigned to ENCORE PACKAGING LLC (Lake Villa, Ill.).

"Orthogonal 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 packing dispenser may include a face plate including a spout having a conical shape, first side walls connected to the face plate, a first roll shelf including a first base connected to the first side walls, a second roll shelf substantially orthogonal to the first roll shelf including a connecting plate, a second base, and second side walls and the connecting plate connects the second roll shelf ...