Sep 23, 2025

US12422236 - Dispenser for firearm ammunition powder

A dispenser for dispensing powder for firearm ammunition and associated methods. The dispenser can include a hopper, a conveyor, a scale sensor, a dispensing head, a dispenser controller, and a tangible storage medium storing instructions executable by the dispenser controller. The dispensing head is movable to a plurality of dispensing positions to dispense ammunition powder to a plurality of cases from the plurality of dispensing positions. In some embodiments, the dispensing head moves between a home position, where the dispensing head receives powder from the conveyor, and the plurality of dispensing positions, where the dispensing head delivers loads of powder from the conveyor to individual ammunition cases.

Assignee: AOB Products Company
Inventors: Justin Burke, James Tayon, Timothy S. Kinney, Michael Cottrell, Dennis W. Cauley, Jr., Brian Steere, Mark Dalton, Kyle Martin, Michael Lindsay, Anthony Vesich, Brett Eckelkamp, Seth Wheeler, Ryan Varnum, Matthew Kinamore, Curtis Smith, Jarrod Grove
Filing date: 2023-01-30

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The patent describes a firearm ammunition powder dispenser that features a movable dispensing head capable of delivering precise amounts of powder to multiple ammunition cases. It includes a scale sensor for measuring powder and a configurable flow blocker to control the dispensing process.

Claim 1

A firearm ammunition powder dispenser for dispensing ammunition powder to a plurality of ammunition cases, the firearm ammunition powder dispenser comprising: a frame; a dispensing head support supported by the frame; a dispensing head supported by the dispensing head support and movable by the dispensing head support to a plurality of dispensing locations with respect to the frame for dispensing ammunition powder to the plurality of ammunition cases from the plurality of dispensing locations, the dispensing head including a powder receptacle configured to hold ammunition powder, the dispensing head including a dispensing outlet downstream from the powder receptacle configured to deliver ammunition powder to the plurality of ammunition cases from the plurality of dispensing locations, the dispensing head being configured to selectively retain powder in the powder receptacle and dispense powder from the powder receptacle via the dispensing outlet to an ammunition case of the plurality of ammunition cases, the dispensing head includes a powder flow blocker selectively configurable in a first configuration in which the blocker permits flow of powder toward the dispensing outlet and a second configuration in which the powder flow blocker blocks flow of powder toward the dispensing outlet to selectively dispense powder from the dispensing outlet; a scale sensor configured to sense an amount of powder held upstream of the dispensing outlet to be delivered to the dispensing outlet; and a driver arranged to configure the powder flow blocker in the first configuration and the second configuration, the driver including an arm pivotable to move the powder flow blocker toward the first configuration. a frame; a dispensing head support supported by the frame; a dispensing head supported by the dispensing head support and movable by the dispensing head support to a plurality of dispensing locations with respect to the frame for dispensing ammunition powder to the plurality of ammunition cases from the plurality of dispensing locations, the dispensing head including a powder receptacle configured to hold ammunition powder, the dispensing head including a dispensing outlet downstream from the powder receptacle configured to deliver ammunition powder to the plurality of ammunition cases from the plurality of dispensing locations, the dispensing head being configured to selectively retain powder in the powder receptacle and dispense powder from the powder receptacle via the dispensing outlet to an ammunition case of the plurality of ammunition cases, the dispensing head includes a powder flow blocker selectively configurable in a first configuration in which the blocker permits flow of powder toward the dispensing outlet and a second configuration in which the powder flow blocker blocks flow of powder toward the dispensing outlet to selectively dispense powder from the dispensing outlet; a scale sensor configured to sense an amount of powder held upstream of the dispensing outlet to be delivered to the dispensing outlet; and a driver arranged to configure the powder flow blocker in the first configuration and the second configuration, the driver including an arm pivotable to move the powder flow blocker toward the first configuration.

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