Patents by Inventor Stephanie McIntyre

Stephanie McIntyre has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5601253
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing flexible sheet material from jumbo-sized rolls. The dispenser includes a housing containing a roll to be dispensed, and protecting the roll from the environment and from vandalism. The housing includes an opening at the bottom thereof to permit a user to withdraw the flexible sheet material. The dispenser includes at least one support roller adjacent the opening. Each support roller supports the roll by its lower periphery, facilitates the rotation of the roll, and maintains a portion of the periphery of the roll adjacent the opening. The housing further includes a wall, with a guide track, which is mounted to a restroom stall wall or another supporting surface. The dispenser also includes a guide mandrel which is slidably retained within the guide track, and is located inside the hollow core of the roll of flexible sheet material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Formon, Stephanie McIntyre