Plaintiffs conduct entitles it to damages and all other remedies at law.
Plaintiffs conduct entitles it to damages and all other remedies at law.
Seth Wheeler's 1891 patent shows the original placement of the toilet paper roll using an "over" approach. Not that you should ever blindly follow the crowd, but a whopping 70% of the population prefers the “over” position.
And now, thanks to a patent for perforated toilet paper from 1891, we officially have our answer. Spotted by The Huffington Post, writer Owen Williams discovered a picture of the original patent on Monday and shared it with the world.
The toilet roll debate dates back to 1891 with Seth Wheeler's patent, which showed the roll hanging "over". This could be due to hygiene reasons (less contact with potentially germ-infested walls) or aesthetic preferences during the Victorian era.
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A patent for a toilet paper roll holder was issued to a Black woman inventor Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner (US 4354643) Please note how this inventor envisioned the direction of the roll.
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An immediate improvement filed by Seth Wheeler, which was granted on December 22, 1891, as patent number US465588A. In Wheeler's improved patent for toilet paper he described the idea of perforated toilet paper on a roll.
It was granted on September 15, 1891 as patent number US456516A, with credit again to Seth Wheeler, and rights again to the Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Company. An immediate improvement filed by Seth Wheeler, which was granted on December 22, 1891, as patent number US465588A.
The five primary requirements for patentability are: (1) patentable subject matter; (2) utility; (3) novelty; (4) non-obviousness; and (5) enablement. Like trademarks, patents are territorial, meaning they are enforceable in a specific geographic area.