ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,003, issued on April 14, was assigned to FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP. (Tokyo).

"Toner cartridge having a wall with a curved portion and an image forming apparatus" was invented by Toshio Takiguchi (Kanagawa, Japan) and Yosuke Shimomoto (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toner cartridge includes a first accommodating portion that accommodates toner, and a second accommodating portion that accommodates toner. A first connection portion that is provided at the first accommodating portion connects the first accommodating portion to the outside. A second connection portion that is provided at an end portion of the se...