ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,263, issued on Dec. 23.

"Seating die" was invented by Jesse Reed (Redford, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seating die assembly is provided that includes a die body having a longitudinal axis, a first end surface and a second end surface opposing the first end surface, the first and second end surfaces separated from each other along the longitudinal axis, an elongated cavity disposed along the longitudinal axis, a cartridge receiver defining an opening on the first end surface connected to the elongated cavity, a top punch for seating a bullet in a casing disposed at least partially within the elongated cavity and translatable...