US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Dec. 23 for "Apparatuses and methods for dosing loose material" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,258, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Apparatuses and methods for dosing loose material" was invented by Dwight David Williams (Powhatan, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one example embodiment relates to an apparatus. In at least one example embodiment, the apparatus includes a shaft and a housing. The shaft is configured to rotate. The shaft defines a pocket. The housing includes a sidewall. The sidewall at least partially defines an interior region. At least a portion of the shaft is in the interior region. The sidewall defines a first opening to the interior region."

The ...