Dispenser for firearm ammunition powder

A powder calibrating ammunition powder dispenser comprising:

• a base configured to be supported by a support surface;
• a scale supported by the base, the scale including a scale sensor, the scale sensor configured to generate a scale signal in response to powder supported by the scale;
• a hopper supported by the base and configured to hold a supply of powder;
• a conveyor supported by the base and configured to dispense powder from the hopper to the scale;
• a powder dispenser controller configured to receive the scale signal, the powder dispenser controller being operable to control the conveyor to dispense powder to the scale;
• and
• a non-transitory tangible storage medium coupled to the powder dispenser controller, the non-transitory tangible storage medium storing powder dispenser controller executable instructions configured to, when executed by the powder dispenser controller:
• perform a powder calibration by dispensing powder from the hopper to the scale to calibrate the ammunition powder dispenser to the powder based on the scale signal;
• and
• dispense a target amount of powder by controlling the conveyor to move powder from the hopper to the scale as a function of the powder calibration;
• wherein the powder calibration includes a powder calibration sequence comprising a first powder calibration dispensing cycle and a second powder calibration dispensing cycle, the first powder calibration dispensing cycle including operating the conveyor at a first conveyor speed to dispense powder, the second powder calibration dispensing cycle including operating the conveyor at a second conveyor speed to dispense powder, the second conveyor speed being different from the first conveyor speed;
• wherein the first powder calibration dispensing cycle includes a start and a stop of the conveyor, and the second powder calibration dispensing cycle includes a start and a stop of the conveyor.

A powder calibrating ammunition powder dispenser comprising:

• a base configured to be supported by a support surface;
• a scale supported by the base, the scale including a scale sensor, the scale sensor configured to generate a scale signal in response to powder supported by the scale;
• a hopper supported by the base and configured to hold a supply of powder;
• a conveyor supported by the base and configured to dispense powder from the hopper to the scale;
• a powder dispenser controller configured to receive the scale signal, the powder dispenser controller being operable to control the conveyor to dispense powder to the scale;
• and
• a non-transitory tangible storage medium coupled to the powder dispenser controller, the non-transitory tangible storage medium storing powder dispenser controller executable instructions configured to, when executed by the powder dispenser controller:
• perform a powder calibration by dispensing powder from the hopper to the scale to calibrate the ammunition powder dispenser to the powder based on the scale signal;
• and
• dispense a target amount of powder by controlling the conveyor to move powder from the hopper to the scale as a function of the powder calibration;
• wherein the powder calibration includes a powder calibration sequence comprising a first powder calibration dispensing cycle and a second powder calibration dispensing cycle, the first powder calibration dispensing cycle including operating the conveyor at a first conveyor speed to dispense powder, the second powder calibration dispensing cycle including operating the conveyor at a second conveyor speed to dispense powder, the second conveyor speed being different from the first conveyor speed;
• wherein the non-transitory tangible storage medium includes powder dispenser controller executable instructions to automatically control the conveyor to perform the first powder calibration dispensing cycle and the second powder calibration dispensing cycle without requiring user input between the first and second powder calibration dispensing cycles.

A powder calibrating ammunition powder dispenser comprising:

• a base configured to be supported by a support surface;
• a scale supported by the base, the scale including a scale sensor, the scale sensor configured to generate a scale signal in response to powder supported by the scale;
• a hopper supported by the base and configured to hold a supply of powder;
• a conveyor supported by the base and configured to dispense powder from the hopper to the scale;
• a powder dispenser controller configured to receive the scale signal, the powder dispenser controller being operable to control the conveyor to dispense powder to the scale;
• and
• a non-transitory tangible storage medium coupled to the powder dispenser controller, the non-transitory tangible storage medium storing powder dispenser controller executable instructions configured to, when executed by the powder dispenser controller:
• perform a powder calibration by dispensing powder from the hopper to the scale to calibrate the ammunition powder dispenser to the powder based on the scale signal;
• and
• dispense a target amount of powder by controlling the conveyor to move powder from the hopper to the scale as a function of the powder calibration;
• wherein the powder calibration includes a powder calibration sequence comprising a first powder calibration dispensing cycle and a second powder calibration dispensing cycle, the first powder calibration dispensing cycle including operating the conveyor at a first conveyor speed to dispense powder, the second powder calibration dispensing cycle including operating the conveyor at a second conveyor speed to dispense powder, the second conveyor speed being different from the first conveyor speed;
• wherein the powder calibration sequence includes a third powder calibration dispensing cycle, the third powder calibration dispensing cycle including operating the conveyor at a third conveyor speed to dispense powder, the third conveyor speed being different from the first and second conveyor speeds.

A powder calibrating ammunition powder dispenser comprising:

• a base configured to be supported by a support surface;
• a scale supported by the base, the scale including a scale sensor, the scale sensor configured to generate a scale signal in response to powder supported by the scale;
• a hopper supported by the base and configured to hold a supply of powder;
• a conveyor supported by the base and configured to dispense powder from the hopper to the scale;
• a powder dispenser controller configured to receive the scale signal, the powder dispenser controller being operable to control the conveyor to dispense powder to the scale;
• and
• a non-transitory tangible storage medium coupled to the powder dispenser controller, the non-transitory tangible storage medium storing powder dispenser controller executable instructions configured to, when executed by the powder dispenser controller:
• perform a powder calibration by dispensing powder from the hopper to the scale to calibrate the ammunition powder dispenser to the powder based on the scale signal;
• and
• dispense a target amount of powder by controlling the conveyor to move powder from the hopper to the scale as a function of the powder calibration;
• wherein the non-transitory tangible storage medium includes powder dispenser controller executable instructions to dispense the target amount of powder in a target powder dispensing sequence including a fast conveyor speed dispensing cycle and a slow conveyor speed dispensing cycle, and to control the conveyor in the fast conveyor speed dispensing cycle as a function of the powder calibration.

A powder calibrating ammunition powder dispenser comprising:

• a base configured to be supported by a support surface;
• a scale supported by the base, the scale including a scale sensor, the scale sensor configured to generate a scale signal in response to powder supported by the scale;
• a hopper supported by the base and configured to hold a supply of powder;
• a conveyor supported by the base and configured to dispense powder from the hopper to the scale;
• a powder dispenser controller configured to receive the scale signal, the powder dispenser controller being operable to control the conveyor to dispense powder to the scale;
• and
• a non-transitory tangible storage medium coupled to the powder dispenser controller, the non-transitory tangible storage medium storing powder dispenser controller executable instructions configured to, when executed by the powder dispenser controller:
• perform a powder calibration by dispensing powder from the hopper to the scale to calibrate the ammunition powder dispenser to the powder based on the scale signal;
• and
• dispense a target amount of powder by controlling the conveyor to move powder from the hopper to the scale as a function of the powder calibration;
• wherein the non-transitory tangible storage medium includes powder dispenser controller executable instructions to dispense the target amount of powder by automatically controlling the conveyor as a function of a determined powder dispensing characteristic of the powder determined by the powder dispenser controller based on the powder calibration.