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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120070250 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT SUPPLIES SHEET ON WHICH IMAGE IS FORMED TO RING BOOKBINDING APPARATUS An image forming apparatus that enables to execute a bookbinding process for sheet bundles without decreasing productivity. The image forming apparatus is connected to a bookbinding apparatus having a bookbinding unit that binds a book by attaching a ring to a punch hol... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120045295 | RECORDING MEDIUM POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM A recording medium post-processing apparatus includes: a recording medium stacking unit on which recording media are stacked; a binding section that binds the recording media by deforming the recording media in a thickness direction, and retracts to the outside of the s... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20110274517 | SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS A sheet post-processing apparatus is provided that includes a first delivery path that guides a sheet to a first post-processing portion, a delivery holding path having a first holding path which branches off from a branch point of the first delivery path and a second h... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110262248 | Binding Plant For Hardcover Books And Binding Method For These Books A binding plant for hardcover books comprising a binding equipment and a false cover forming equipment. The false cover forming equipment carries out false covers, by positioning a pair of endpapers in correspondence of lateral binding flaps of a respective backstrip, a... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110255939 | Device for manufacturing perfect-bound products In a machine (1) for manufacturing perfect-bound brochures (2) that includes a book block conveying device (10) with an endless conveying means (11), a plurality of clamps (14) that are arranged on the conveying means at a fixed pitch ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110236158 | IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM An image forming system includes a first supplying unit, a second supplying unit, an image forming unit, a stacking unit, first and second binding units, an obtaining unit, and a controller. The image forming unit forms images on recording materials supplied from the fi... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110110749 | Notepad Forming Method and Apparatus Therefor Theres is disclosed a device (10) for manufacturing a notepad (15) comprising a stack of sheets, a first side of each sheet having an adhesive to attach the first side to a reverse face of a sheet immediately facing said first side in said stack. The devic... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110103919 | Spine formation device, bookbinding system, and spine formation method A spine formation device includes a sheet conveyer, a clamping unit disposed downstream from the sheet conveyer in a sheet conveyance direction, for squeezing a folded portion of a bundle of folded sheets, a contact member against which the folded portion of the bundle ... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110103921 | Spine formation device, bookbinding system, and control method therefor An spine formation device includes a sheet conveyer that conveys the bundle of folded sheets with a folded portion of the bundle of folded sheets forming a front end portion of the bundle of folded sheets, a spine formation unit disposed downstream from the sheet convey... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110097179 | EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING AN ALBUM CORE AUTOMATICALLY The present utility model relates to an equipment for making an album core automatically, which comprises automatic feeding mechanisms for feeding an album paper and an interlayer, a creasing mechanism for creasing the middle of the album paper to form a crease, a foldi... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110037246 | Devices and Methods for Supporting Printed Matter A book block and/or set of print matter is contemplated to be bound in individual sections through various techniques. These sections will be unbound or stitched to section covers or glued to section covers. These sections will then be augmented with attachment members ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100329822 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTIPLE-SECTION PUBLICATION DOCUMENT A method of producing a multiple-section publication document (476) in a high-volume industrial process is disclosed. The method comprises generating a customised section (248) of the multiple-section publication document (476), the customised secti... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100310340 | Spine formation device, post-processing apparatus, spine formation system, and spine formation method An spine formation device includes a sheet conveyer that conveys the bundle of folded sheets in a sheet conveyance direction with a folded portion of the bundle forming front end portion thereof, first and second sandwiching units disposed downstream from the sheet conv... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100303585 | Spine formation device, post-processing apparatus, and spine formation system An spine formation device includes a sheet conveyer to transport a bundle of folded sheets with a folded portion of the bundle of folded sheets forming a front end portion, a sandwiching member to sandwich and squeeze the bundle of folded sheets in a direction of thickn... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100254781 | SHEET BINDING DEVICE AND BINDING METHOD A sheet binding device and a binding method capable of binding stable sheets independently of sheet shape dimensions. The device operates by feeding a paper strap by strap feed rollers and a tape catcher, whereby the paper strap is clamped and rotated along a locus. In ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100239393 | Spine formation device, saddle-stitch bookbinding apparatus, sheet-edge cutting apparatus, sheet processing apparatus, and image forming apparatus A spine formation device includes a sheet conveyer, a presser, and a spine formation member. The sheet conveyer conveys a bundle of folded sheets with a folded portion of the bundle of sheets forming a front end portion of the bundle of sheets. The presser is disposed d... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100239392 | BOOK BINDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BOOK BINDING MACHINE A book binding machine includes a collating machine, a perfect binder and a transfer device disposed between the collating machine and the perfect binder. The collating machine and the perfect binder are actuated by a common control device. In each case, one transport s... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100232911 | GATHERING AND STITCHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE GATHERING AND STITCHING MACHINE A method collates multiple-layer brochures containing a plurality of n signatures having a gathering and stitching machine. Here, in a first step, the depositing of a first signature takes place by a first feeder into a first transport segment and, in a second step, the... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100226735 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BINDING SHEETS A binding spine for binding together stacks of sheets. The binding spine includes a first member, a second member spaced from the first member, and a connector connecting the first member and the second member to define a preliminary stack insertion gap therebetween pri... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100150682 | FORMING, INSERTION AND END CRIMPING OF HELICAL COILS FOR BOOKBINDING Apparatus for binding a book with a helical plastic coil includes a forming mandrel for forming helical coils from a heated elongate plastics material with the coils being cooled on the mandrel and cut to length before being discharged onto an accumulator tray. The coil... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100150637 | Document Binder A binder assembly integrated with a printer comprises a powered spike wheel assembly for transferring a sheet of paper from the printer; an angled platen for receiving the sheet of paper from the spike wheel assembly, the angled platen provided vertically below the prin... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100061826 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING DEVICE AND COIL FORMING DEVICE A paper-sheet-handling apparatus 100, as shown in FIG. 1, is provided with a coil-forming mechanism 20 that forms a spiral coil 11 for binding the bundle of paper-sheets from a wire rod 1 drawn out of a wire rod cartridge 10, an... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100008709 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A sheet processing apparatus that performs bookbinding processing on a folded sheet bundle, includes a holding portion configured to hold a folded sheet bundle, and a pressing member configured to press a folded spinal portion of the sheet bundle held by the holding por... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090311078 | DEVICE FOR PROCESSING THE PROJECTING SPINE OF A BOOK BLOCK SUSPENDED FROM A CIRCULATING CLAMP ON A BOOKBINDING MACHINE A device for processing a spine of a book block suspended from a circulating clamp on a conveyor of a bookbinding machine includes a processing device positioned opposite the clamp and facing the spine of the book block. A tensioning device is includes a fixed support r... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090311077 | NOTCH FORMING DEVICE, BOOKBINDING APPARATUS AND BOOKBINDING SYSTEM Notch grooves are formed on the edge of sheets in a sheet bundle. There are a plurality of patterns of the notch grooves. A pattern of the notch grooves different according to the settings of the job executed in the bookbinding apparatus is formed on the edge of the she... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090290959 | NOTCH FORMING APPARATUS, BOOKBINDING APPARATUS AND BOOKBINDING SYSTEM A control section of a notch forming apparatus shifts a position of a notch in the first direction for every single sheet or for every plural sheets. When number of the sheets on which the notch is formed reaches at a criterion number, the position of the notch is shift... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090245975 | BOOKBINDING APPARATUS AND BOOKBINDING SYSTEM A bookbinding apparatus comprises
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| 20090202321 | PUNCHING AND BINDING SYSTEM AND ELEMENTS THEREOF An apparatus for punching and binding a stack of papers is disclosed. The apparatus includes a paper clamp and a binding element insertion device that are movable relative to each other. The binding element insertion device is configured to receive and detect binding el... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090202320 | Binding Device A binding device (300) is useful for securing materials such as booklets and magazines in a ring binder. The device (300) has a perforated side (305) including holes (315) for securing the device (300) in a ring binder. A clamping side... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090185882 | PUNCHING DEVICE AND BOOKBINDING DEVICE A punching device to form a notch on a sheet by cutting away a portion of a sheet edge, having a punch having a double projection section at an anterior end thereof, wherein the portion of the sheet edge is cut away without apexes of the double projection section coming... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20080206019 | Document Cover Assembly Configured For Volume Production The present invention comprises a document binder assembly which may be printed commonly available office equipment, which results in a document binder assembly with exponentially wider distribution, use and much lower cost to the user when compared to the prior art. A ... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080101890 | BOOKBINDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A bookbinding apparatus comprises, a stacking unit on which sheets are stacked; a folding portion which folds the sheets stacked on the stacking unit; a humidifying unit which humidifies portions of the sheets to be fold lines of a booklet before folding by the folding ... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080080959 | BOOKBINDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM Provided is a bookbinding apparatus including: a conveying unit which sequentially conveys sheets; a gluing unit which glues the sheets conveyed by the conveying unit; a stacking unit which sequentially stacks the sheets glued by the gluing unit; a pressurizing unit whi... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080080958 | Binding device sizing guide Disclosed herein is a sizing guide or gage for selecting a binding device to bind a set of sheets using a binding machine typically referred to as a comb binder. The sizing guide includes a plurality of apertures corresponding to a range of binding devices, each apertur... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080072469 | Apparatus and method for binding thick sheets including photographs A bound book for displaying photographs and the like including a carrier sheet arrangement folded at least once to provide two carrier sheets separated by a fold and having respective dimensions similar a pair of display sheets, such as photographs, to be displayed. The... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080031707 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN ALBUM A device for producing a bound album having individual leaves including a unit for folding the leaves in order to configure them to a desired format, a unit for scoring the leaves so as to facilitate folding them and keeping the leaves in their folded form, a pasting un... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070272361 | Process for Binding Sheets Binding apparatus and a related process are particularly suited for binding digitally-printed sheets into booklets. The apparatus is adapted to fold individual sheets and then to apply adhesive to the fold line before gathering the sheets in a collator ready for binding... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070231107 | Booklet Making a Machine A booklet making machine comprises a pair of motor driven rollers (14), between which sheets forming a booklet, after being stapled together, are intended to be entered for folding and feeding for delivery. Each roller comprises a rigid jacket (20) which i... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070122255 | Staple hole forming apparatus A staple hole forming apparatus including a pair of pins and a pin receptor. The pair of pins are spaced from each other a distance substantially equal to a distance between two legs of a staple. The pin receptor is positioned opposite the pair of pins relative to a she... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20070048109 | BOOKBINDING APPARATUS AND BOOKBINDING SYSTEM A binding apparatus which can meet user requests and adapt to usage conditions by a user. An adhesive is heated and melted, and then applied to a sheet bundle to bind the sheet bundle. One of the following modes is selected: a first adhesive temperature adjusting mode i... | 03/01/2007 |
