ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,753,000, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Dispenser for sheet materials" was invented by Maria del Mar Cajas Joaqui (Puerto Tejada, Colombia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to dispensing containers for storing and dispensing folded sheet material. The dispensing container of the present disclosure can be constructed so as to be free of any polymer films. The dispensing container includes a unique dispensing opening that is integral with one wall of the container. The dispensing opening includes a pair of opposing parabolic flaps and a pair of opposing resilient ...