Application number: US465588D. Filing date: Legal status: Expired - Lifetime.To apply for a patent, you must file an application and pay required fees. The question being "should a toilet paper roll face over or under when on the holder? " People have their reasons and explanations for both. The purpose of this guide is to provide you with basic information about filing a utility patent application with the USPTO. Generally the toilet paper holder is spring loaded into the TP bracket. Let's settle this one once and for all. Does the end of the paper belong underneath or over the top? No. 341,I Q 9 Patented May 11, 1886.