ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 -- Steven Miller of Mobile, Ala., has developed a toner cartridge which is adapted to fit within a toner cartridge-receiving cavity of a printer.

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A universal adapter for a toner cartridge enables a single toner cartridge to be used with printers made by different manufacturers and differing printer models made by a common manufacturer. The toner cartridge includes a waste bin having a leading end that is sculpted to mate with the cartridge-receiving cavities of a large number of printers. Additional improvements include an improved planar having a common thickness along its extent, the elimination of a pivotal ...