US Patent Issued to BROTHER KOGYO on March 3 for "Cartridge having detachable cap to cover opening of casing for replenishing toner into storage bag accommodated in casing" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,390, issued on March 3, was assigned to BROTHER KOGYO K.K. (Nagoya, Japan).

"Cartridge having detachable cap to cover opening of casing for replenishing toner into storage bag accommodated in casing" was invented by Nao Itabashi (Nagoya, Japan), Masahiko Hayakawa (Ama, Japan), Sakiho Hayakawa (Toyoake, Japan), Hotaka Kakutani (Kiyosu, Japan), Shintaro Fukuoka (Nagoya, Japan), Haruka Kizu (Nagoya, Japan) and Yuki Nagashima (Toyokawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge includes: a casing having a first opening; a storage bag accommodated in the casing and having a second opening; a seal for closing the second opening; a s...