US Patent Issued to Lexmark International on Oct. 21 for "Toner cartridge having positioning features" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,761, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Lexmark International Inc. (Lexington, Ky.).

"Toner cartridge having positioning features" was invented by Mark William Amann (Lexington, Ky.), Brian Lester Boettcher (Versailles, Ky.) and James Anthany Carter II (Lexington, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toner cartridge according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for holding toner. A first latch-receiving shelf is positioned on a first longitudinal end of the housing and a second latch-receiving shelf is positioned on a second longitudinal end of the housing. Contact surfaces on top portions of the first and...