ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,530, issued on July 8.
"Muzzle loading system" was invented by Michael J. Grazioplene (Oakfield, N.Y.) and Jeffrey P. Grazioplene (Batavia, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A muzzleloader includes a shot holding member having a first end configured to receive an object to be loaded into the muzzle and a second end; the shot holding member including a hollow shot holding chamber; and an actuator located at the first end of the shot holding member. The actuator includes a plunger having a head portion, a connector configured to connect the actuator to the first end of the shot holding member, a first O-ring configured to encircle the...