US 11,905,055 B2
Doser assemblies, apparatuses including a doser assembly, and/or methods of making the same
Jarrod Wayne Chalkley, Mechanicsville, VA (US); and Loren Theodore Duvekot, Goochland, VA (US)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/868,055.
Application 17/868,055 is a continuation of application No. 16/382,736, filed on Apr. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,427,364.
Prior Publication US 2022/0348372 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. B65B 41/16 (2006.01); B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B65B 39/14 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 41/16 (2013.01) [B29C 65/7894 (2013.01); B29C 66/83413 (2013.01); B29C 66/8491 (2013.01); B29C 66/8511 (2013.01); B65B 39/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A doser assembly comprising:
a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material,
an interior surface of the hopper assembly defining a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly,
the hopper assembly defining a first hopper groove and a second hopper groove that descend from an upper surface of the hopper assembly and are spaced apart from each other across a portion of the hopper opening; and
a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, the bracket assembly including a shaft that extends across the portion of the hopper opening; and
a roller in a portion of the hopper opening of the hopper assembly, the roller extending in a direction between a first part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly and a second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly, the roller including a roller opening that extends through a length of the roller,
the roller being connected to the shaft of the bracket assembly,
the shaft extending through the first hopper groove, the roller opening, and the second hopper groove, and
the roller being configured to rotate with a rotation of the shaft of the bracket assembly.