ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,589, issued on April 14, was assigned to Pregis LLC (Chicago).
"Roll dispenser for supporting roll of packaging material" was invented by Thomas D. Wetsch (Naples, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roll dispenser is arranged to support a roll of packaging material, and includes a chuck assembly with a first chuck unit that includes a first plug received in a first axial end of a core of the roll, a first shaft fixed to the first plug, a first mount brought into engagement with the first shaft, and a first brake connected to the first plug and the first mount to establish friction between the first plug and the first mount. A fir...