Back in 2010, Clark subsidiary Scott Naturals launched TubeFree Toilet Paper, a roll of toilet paper sans the cardboard tube in the middle. It turns out that the original idea for perforated toilet paper was patented in 1871 as patent number US117355A.Our patent professionals, attorneys and agents, gain an understanding of the science behind your inventions and then work diligently to protect your rights. The 1891 patent from Seth Wheeler shows that the toilet paper should go up and over. Speaking of colored toilet paper, who grew up with kitschy crochet toilet roll covers? Perhaps your grandmother made them. Fill out forms on your behalf; offer legal advice or answer questions of a legal nature. For legal advice, please contact a registered patent attorney or agent. Print of the original drawings from the Toilet Paper Roll Patent. Creative gift for man and woman, original art for your home.