Patents Issued the Week of December 9-13

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U.S. Patent No. 12,163,756 entitled “Loading Apparatus and Method Thereof” issued December 10, 2024 to and invented by David Robison of Framingham, Massachusetts and Timothy Quinn of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Abstract: A loading apparatus of the present disclosure may be configured to receive one or more cartridges and assist with loading the one or more cartridges when received by the loading apparatus into a revolver. The loading apparatus may comprise a housing, a follower, a spring, and a release mechanism. The housing may include at least an upper end and a forward upper opening configured to receive therein and dispense therefrom the one or more cartridges. The spring is configured to apply an upward force to the follower towards the upper portion of the housing. The release mechanism may be defined on the housing and be configured to selectively disengage the upward force of the spring from an uppermost cartridge of the one or more cartridges while maintaining the upward force on the follower and any other cartridges of the one or more cartridges when received by the housing.