ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,325, issued on June 10, was assigned to RCBS PRECISIONEERED RELOADING LLC (Overland Park, Kan.).

"System and method for dispensing powder for ammunition" was invented by Joe Dunning (Gridley, Calif.) and William Hemeyer (Lees Summit, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system, device and method for accurately and efficiently dispensing powder for loading ammunition. The dispenser or loader is configured to autonomously determine the powder type and the dispense rate of powder is determined for selected rotational speeds based on powder type. The most efficient dispensing regime is determined using a number of fixed speeds of barrel ...