The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1989
Mitsugu Nemoto, Hachioji, JP;
Atsuo Ohmura, Hachioji, JP;
Jun-ichi Koiso, Hachioji, JP;
Kohji Ishii, Hachioji, JP;
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A toner cartridge for supplying a toner to a photo-copy machine and collecting a waste portion of the toner after a copy operation with the photo-copy machine, comprising; a cylindrical body for providing a supplement toner containing room and a waste toner collecting room by means of a separating wall inside, the separating wall for dividing the supplement toner containing room and the waste toner collecting room, an outlet being located on the wall of the cylindrical body at the side of the supplement toner containing room for supplying the toner contained in the room into the photo-copy machine, and an inlet being located on the wall of the cylindrical body at the side of the waste toner collecting room for collecting the waste portion of the toner from the photo-copy machine, in which the separating wall is angled so that its surface is leaned toward the supplement toner containing room or the waste toner collecting room.