ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,518, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).
"Reusable toner container" was invented by Tomoo Miyagawa (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toner container includes a tank and a cap. The tank includes a cylindrical loading port, through which toner is to be loaded. The cap is formed of a flexible material, and configured to close the loading port. The cap includes a fitting portion, a bottom portion, and a flange portion. The fitting portion is formed in a cylindrical shape that fits an inner surface of the loading port. The bottom portion is located on a far side of the fitting po...