A47K 10/426
Dispensing from the front or sides of the dispenser
Official title: {dispensing from the front or sides of the dispenser (A47K10/424 and A47K10/44 take precedence)}
A47K10/426 (Dispensing from the front or sides of the dispenser) appears on 123 US grants and 170 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bathroom modular device, bathroom managing system, and bathroom managing method23 Dec 2025US 12,502,041 B2Kohler Co.
- Tissue refill for tissue recovery18 Mar 2025US 12,251,055 B2Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Disease protection sheets24 Dec 2024US 12,171,890 B2
- Dispenser for cellulose products in sheet form10 Sep 2024US 12,082,752 B2Sofidel S.P.A.
- Horizontally oriented paper product dispenser and related methods23 Jul 2024US 12,042,099 B2Essity Hygiene and Health Aktiebolag
- Bathroom modular device, bathroom managing system, and bathroom managing method19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076514 A1Kohler Co.
- Paper holder accessory systems and methods4 Sep 2025US 2025/0275653 A1
- Clean room dispenser for disposable protective products3 Jul 2025US 2025/0213078 A1
- Bathroom product delivery system29 May 2025US 2025/0169659 A1
- Dispensing Apparatus24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127346 A1Colgate-Palmolive Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bulk package for substantially wet sheets and dispensing device therefor188US 3,982,659 AScott Paper Company · 1976
- Napkin dispenser81US 4,838,454 ATraex Corporation · 1989
- Device for preventing napkins from bunching at the dispensing opening in a paper napkin dispenser59US 4,679,703 AGeorgia-Pacific Corporation · 1987
- Napkin holder53US 4,491,242 A1985
- Folded sheet product dispenser with anti-overfill mechanism48US 5,076,466 AJames River II, Inc. · 1991