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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5464170 | Toilet tissue roll adaptor An adaptor for supporting rolls of toilet tissue of greater than conventional diameter from an existing toilet roll holder designed to support rolls of toilet tissue of conventional diameter. The adaptor includes telescoping mandrel or spindle for rotatab... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5456420 | Rolled tissue dispenser A tissue dispenser for dispensing rolls of sanitary tissue wound on a core having a main housing having a rear wall which is adapted to be mounted to a vertical surface. A spindle projects into the main housing substantially perpendicularly from the rear ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5370338 | Variable orifice centerflow dispenser A centerflow dispenser for dispensing a rolled paper product which includes a device for varying the diameter of the dispensing orifice to accommodate rolled paper products of various weights, widths, bulks and tensile strengths. The dispenser includes a ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5350087 | Secured disposable liquid soap dispenser Disclosed is a theft deterring countertop mounted fluid dispensing system for dispensing liquid soap or other ruscous fluid using a liquid soap dispenser which can be disposable. The system includes a base unit or module which is to be permanently affixed... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5336373 | Method for making a strong, bulky, absorbent paper sheet using restrained can drying A process for making a strong, bulky, absorbent paper sheet with improved uniformity by forming the web on a forming fabric with a furnish having a consistency in the range of from about 0.08% to about 0.6% solids, dewatering the web noncompressibly such ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5326434 | Creping adhesive formulation Addition of a polyhydric alcohol to creping adhesive formulation comprising a water soluble binder increases operational efficiency.... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5261557 | Decorative window for paper and soap product dispensers A decorative window for use with a sanitary product dispenser such as a dispenser for dispensing tissue, paper towels or liquid soap. The window is substantially transparent and is mounted to the front cover of the dispenser. A decorative strip support re... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5240147 | Secured disposable liquid soap dispenser Disclosed is a theft deterring countertop mounted fluid dispensing system for dispensing liquid soap or the like using a liquid soap dispenser which can be disposable. The system includes a base unit or module adapted to be permanently affixed to a counte... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5226566 | Modular counter mounted fluid dispensing apparatus A substantially modularized countertop mounted liquid soap dispensing system, including a delivery module comprised of a housing, a frame, a delivery spout and an actuator channel through this frame. Residing in the actuator channel is an actuator rod ass... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5158521 | Embossing dispenser A rolled paper embossing dispenser in which the paper is embossed and from which the paper is simultaneously dispensed. The dispenser includes a nip formed by a first embossing roll and a second embossing roll, both rotatably mounted within a cabinet. The... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5090584 | Multi-function cup lid Disclosed is a disposable container lid for releasably mounting to a disposable container. The lid includes a central portion having a rim engaging means about the circumference of the central portion. An access strip is provided by a pair of tear impress... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5083677 | Dilution station Disclosed is an apparatus for diluting and dispensing fluid concentrates which comprises a frame having at least one compartment therein for insertion of a liquid holding container. Mounted within the frame is a water valve housing which is adapted to int... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5065887 | Container with hinged cover A container including a container body, at least one socket member connected to the container body and having spaced generally opposed socket walls defining a passageway, and a cover attachable to the container body, the cover including at least one pivot... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5061232 | Rolled paper embossing dispenser A rolled paper embossing dispenser comprises a cabinet in which two parallel embossing rollers are rotatably arranged and spring-biased together to define a nip through which a paper web is pulled while being embossed. Each embossing roller comprises a me... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5045255 | Method for continuously forming open-mouthed foamed plastic containers by blow molding techniques A foamable plastic material is introduced to an extruder to produce a tubular parison of the material that is subsequently clamped between mold halves moving both axially and radially inwardly to form cavities for open mounted containers. Cavities for two... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5042691 | Dual liquid cartridge dispenser A dual cartridge dispenser. Each cartridge has an exit orifice through which fluid is dispensed when a tube of the cartridge is compressed. A dispensing lever is manually displaceable by a user to compress the tube. A movable compression member is adjusta... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5037003 | Dilution station Disclosed is an apparatus for diluting and dispensing fluid concentrates which comprises a frame having a least one compartment therein for insertion of a liquid holding container. Mounted within the frame is a water valve housing which is adapted to inte... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5002635 | Method for producing pulp using pre-treatment with stabilizers and refining A method for producing a novel pulp, primarily wood pulp, from chips using pre-treatment with stabilizers and alkaline peroxide prior to mechanical fiberization (refining) to increase the brightness of the resulting fibers and the papermaking strength ach... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4992140 | Method for creping a paper web and product produced thereby An improved method, and resulting product, for creping a web of papermaking fibers by adhering the web to a creping dryer and with a creping blade removing the web from the creping dryer which provides increased absorbency with less reduction in strength.... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4943350 | Chemically treated paper products - towel and tissue A web of cellulosic fibers is treated with a water soluble emollient. The emollient used is a triquaternary phospholipid complex of a fatty acid.... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4941995 | Natural preservative composition for wet wipes A preservative composition for a wet wipe product comprising carboxylic acids and grapefruit seed extract.... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4938382 | Dispensing cabinet for paper sheets A cabinet for dispensing a sheet of paper from a stack of paper sheets in the cabinet. Means are provided in the cabinet for restricting the length of the stack of paper that can be placed in the cabinet when the cabinet is open. The restricting means is ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4921034 | Embossed paper having alternating high and low strain regions An embossed sanitary paper product and method of making such product. The paper is embossed to form in the paper a midplane and an array of bosses extending up and down from the formed midplane. Each upward extending boss is flanked on two sides, in each ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4915316 | Paper roll holder A paper roll holder, the decoration of which can be easily changed. The paper roll holder has a back bar adapted to be mounted to a surface. A bracket having a journal that can extend into a core of the paper roll for supporting the towel roll is connecte... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4908097 | Modified cellulosic fibers Disclosed are modified cellulosic fibers comprising the reaction product of linear, water-wettable polysaccharides with N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide and methods of making same. The materials are useful in the preparation of products characterized by their ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4904524 | Wet wipes A wet wipe comprising a porous sheet impregnated with an aqueous lotion and, concentrated near the surface of the sheet, polymeric beads containing a functional ingredient which is useful for treating the human skin or environmental surfaces and which are... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4886579 | Adhesive material for creping of fibrous webs A creping adhesive formulation comprising 10-100% by weight of a polymer or copolymer having a Tg greater than 50° C.... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4883475 | Chemically treated paper products--towel and tissue Disclosed are soft, absorbent and bulky cellulosic fibrous webs which have been treated so that they impart a soothing or emollient effect to the human skin when used for wiping or drying while essentially retaining their water-absorbent property and stre... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4883564 | Creping device adhesive formulation Addition of a phosphate salt to creping adhesive composition comprising a water soluble binder increases operational efficiency.... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882221 | Chemically treated paper products - towel and tissue Disclosed are soft, absorbent and bulky cellulosic fibrous webs which have been treated so that they impart a soothing or emollient effect to the human skin when used for wiping or drying while essentially retaining their water-absorbent property and stre... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4872601 | Two large roll toilet tissue dispenser A wall mounted toilet tissue dispenser for two very large rolls of toilet tissue. The rolls are rotatably supported side by side in the dispenser with the axis of each roll perpendicular to the mounting wall of the dispenser. Paper is dispensed through a ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4849053 | Method for producing pulp using pre-treatment with stabilizers and defibration A method for producing novel pulp, primarily wood pulp, from chips using pre-treatment with stabilizers and alkaline peroxide prior to mechanical fiberization (refining) to increase the brightness of the resulting fibers and the papermaking strength achie... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4814204 | Notched doctored single kiss roll applicator An apparatus for applying spaced apart discontinuous stripes of a fluid to the surface of a moving web. The apparatus includes a rotating applicator roll partially immersed in a bath of the fluid. A notched doctor blade in contact with the surface of the ... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4786367 | Chemically treated paper products--towel and tissue Disclosed are soft, absorbent and bulky cellulosic fibrous webs which have been treated so that they impart a soothing or emollient effect to the human skin when used for wiping or drying while essentially retaining their water-absorbent property and stre... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4786005 | Apparatus for dispensing sheet material The disclosure relates to an apparatus for dispensing sheet material such as paper towels. The dispensing apparatus when activated dispenses sheet material for a predetermined time which results in a predetermined length of sheet material being dispensed.... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4756485 | Dispenser for multiple rolls of sheet material A multiple roll towel dispenser. The dispenser cabinet has a pair of feed rollers forming a feed roll nip, means for driving one of the feed rollers to dispense web from the cabinet, means in the cabinet for supporting a first roll of web material with it... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4749423 | Method of making a bonded nonwoven web A method of making a nonwoven fibrous web. A web of primary fibers having uniformly distributed throughout secondary fibers containing 3 to 7 percent polyethylene by weight of the final web is formed on a conveying means. The polyethylene of the secondary... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4682942 | Dry formed-web embossing apparatus A dry-formed web is transferred at speeds in excess of 300 feet per minute onto a stable, porous, endless belt and both the dry-formed web and the belt are conveyed through the embossing nip. The combination of the dry-formed web and the belt are guided i... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4666099 | Apparatus for dispensing sheet material The disclosure relates to an apparatus for dispensing sheet material such as paper towels. The dispensing apparatus when activated dispenses sheet material for a predetermined time which results in a predetermined length of sheet material being dispensed.... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4660781 | Roll tissue dispenser A dispenser for a roll (10) of sanitary paper wound on a hollow core (12). The dispsenser (10) has a core supporting member (16) that contacts the inner surface (13) of the core (12) and has a braking surface (20). The coefficient of friction between the ... | 04/28/1987 |
