ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,075, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ESSITY HYGIENE AND HEALTH AKTIEBOLAG (Gothenburg, Sweden).

"Method for evaluating a status of a dispenser and a dispenser" was invented by Jonas Kuylenstierna (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Gunilla Himmelmann (Gothenburg, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a method for evaluating a status of a dispenser for dispensing a sheet product for wiping, said dispenser comprising sensor, such as a radar sensor; said sensor being configured to emit a sensor beam; the method comprising: -Providing a sensor echo signal indicative of a distance from said sensor to one or more reflecti...