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Article: Alabama Inventor Develops Toner Cartridge
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
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- June 5, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- Steven Miller of Mobile, Ala., has developed a toner cartridge.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toner cartridge includes a waste bin and hopper designed for the elimination of non-essential parts between the waste bin and the hopper via an enhanced interconnection between the waste bin and the hopper, improved drive dogs and cluster gear assembly to facilitate complete engagement with the printer drive mechanism, an improved door to protect the photoconductive drum from light, and improved electrical contacts between the doctor bar, toner adder roller and developer roller."
The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,373,096 on May 13.
The ...