ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,898, issued on July 29, was assigned to NINESTAR Corp. (Zhuhai, China).

"Toner cartridge having alleviated toner scattering" was invented by Qin Luo (Zhuhai, China), Jianxin Cao (Zhuhai, China), Yue Pan (Zhuhai, China), Qijie Liang (Zhuhai, China) and Likun Zeng (Zhuhai, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toner cartridge detachably installed in an electronic imaging device is provided. The electronic imaging device includes a developer replenishing device that includes a developer receiving component and the developer receiving component includes a movable connection component and a receiving port. The toner cartridge includes a ...