Article: Kentucky Inventors Develop Hands-Free Paper Towel Dispensers

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 22 -- Dannie D. Byrd of Willmore, Ky., Alain P. Cotnoir of Danville, Ky., Adam T. Elliott of Lexington, Ky., and Victor Mendelsberg of Louisville, Ky., have developed methods for dispensing paper towel.

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "hands-free paper towel dispenser including a housing with a front cover that is pivotable between open and closed positions. A sensing mechanism is disposed entirely within the interior space of the cabinet at a location adjacent to the front cover and is oriented toward the front cover of the cabinet to permit detecting of an object adjacent the front cover without the object contacting ...

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