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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927055 | Binding-in machine with book feed The invention pertains to a binding-in machine (40) for pressing in and joint forming books (1) which comprises a multitude of pressing devices (1) and assigned joint forming devices (42), as well as devices for feeding the books (1 | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927053 | Binding-in machine with book delivery In a binding-in machine (40) for pressing in and joint forming books (1), the invention proposes that the delivery device (45) features a book gripper (45.1) with a pair of opposite joint gripping rails (45.4, 45.5) that take hold ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927054 | Binding-in machine In order to realize a particularly compact binding-in machine (40), the pressing devices (41) with the firmly assigned joint forming devices (42) can be driven along a circulation path that essentially lies in a vertical plane, wherein the press... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7547172 | Machine to cover articles of various type, particularly book covers A machine to cover articles with flexible plastic material sheets. The machine includes an assembly for heat-sealing and cutting the sheets which cooperates with a work surface. The assembly includes a first and a second element, of which at least the first element ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7524155 | Bookbinding apparatus and image forming system A bookbinding apparatus for bookbinding such that a cover sheet forms a front and a back cover by bonding the cover sheet to a spine portion of a bundle of sheets, the bookbinding apparatus including a cover-sheet outfitting device which can be raised and lowered fo... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7407355 | Method and device for automatically binding book blocks by machine in a working cycle This invention relates to a method and a device for automatically binding book blocks by machine. In a working cycle, the book blocks are conveyed on a conveyor device in an upright manner through the individual processing stations. In a fanning gluing binding stati... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7374385 | Method of making a hardcover book and hardcover apparatus A method of fabricating a book from a stack of sheets and a hardcover assembly having first and second relatively rigid cover sections separated by a spine region. A layer of pressure sensitive adhesive is disposed over the inner surfaces of the cover sections, with... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7360757 | Stack conditioning apparatus and method for use in bookbinding Apparatus for conditioning an edge of a stack of sheets to be bound so that sheets having coated surfaces and the like can be reliably bound. The apparatus includes a stack clamping mechanism configured to secure the stack of sheets and a piercing member configured ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351024 | Apparatus and method for binding a book A book binding apparatus for binding a stack of sheets, including a cover element having a first cover section that corresponds to the dimensions of the sheets and a first section of pressure sensitive adhesive and an associated release liner disposed along a first ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343324 | Method, system, and computer readable medium for automatically publishing content The publishing system and method automates at least some portion of a publishing process. The system publishes content using metadata, rights templates and/or specifications, publishing profiles and business rules. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325799 | Method and apparatus for booklet production A stack of sheets of sheet material is stapled along an axis and fed to a position from which it is folded along the axis by a blade to form a booklet having a curved spine. The blade also inserts the booklet into a position between clamping jaws and determines its ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326018 | Method in glue-binding and a band for use in glue-binding The invention relates to a method for glue-binding a bundle of paper to form a book, booklet, or similar, by using a band, to be glued to the spine of the bundle, and which extends for a limited distance to the sides of the bundle, and which is intended to shape the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7299743 | Aerating decanter with dispensing valve This invention combines several processes into on easy to use product. The glass sphere dramatically enhances the aeration procedure by gently exposing air to thin waves of wine as wine passes over the surface of the sphere. The integrated filter provides a larger s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7246981 | Apparatus and method for making hardcover book A method and apparatus for binding a stack of sheets which can be carried out using a conventional perfect binding machine. A stack to be bound is positioned between a pair of end leafs. Molten hot melt adhesive is then applied to the edge of the stack and to the fi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7236934 | Tailored method and system for custom manufactured books A book on demand system for manufacturing a set books. The system includes an order placement system and a book manufacturing system. The order placement system includes a computer and a database for storing books in an electronic form. A customer can operate the co... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228293 | Copy detection for digitally-formatted works An electronic book reader has a processor, a display surface, and access to a memory card upon which is stored a digitally-formatted creative work such as a book. In addition, the reader has access to a plurality of precompiled condensed content descriptions of resp... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210887 | Bookbinding machine A bookbinding machine for processing inner books includes a transport system with a multiplicity of inner-book clamps continually movable in a closed continuous track. Each of the inner book clamps is articulated to a circulating roller chain and has a rear-edge sto... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210103 | Printed book publishing system and management method for printed book publishing Printed book publishing system and method, for loading down data on a network according to a request from a terminal and for outputting the loaded data for publishing the printed book, comprising a management server which performs making a data server storing book c... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7188117 | Systems and methods for authoritativeness grading, estimation and sorting of documents in large heterogeneous document collections Systems and methods for determining the authoritativeness of a document based on textual, non-topical cues. The authoritativeness of a document is determined by evaluating a set of document content features contained within each document to determine a set of docume... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182567 | Method and device for additional pressing during a page nipping event A method and device for additional pressing during a page nipping event in the adhesive binding of books or corresponding objects. One part of the cover (1) and the spine of the book are folded around the block (2) formed by the book's pages and glued ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7153076 | Method of applying a wrap sheet to a book hardcover and related guide apparatus Apparatus for forming and applying a wrap sheet to a hardcover for a bound book, including a planar guide having a width and length selected such that the planar guide can be uses as a template for cutting the wrap sheet. A reticule is disposed on the planar guide, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147422 | Method and device for making the covers of a book or equivalent A method and a device for making book covers using surface material and cover pieces to be glued onto it. Cover pieces are positioned in the desired location in clamp, that can be rotated around axis, and the pieces are supported by means of stoppers into the desire... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134823 | Book pressing machine A book pressing machine (1) comprises a pressing station for pressing the book cover (2b) on to the book block (2a), which pressing station includes a pressing table (4) and a pressing plate (5) movable perpendicularl... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134822 | Guide apparatus for use in making a hardcover book A guide apparatus for applying a cover to a bound stack of sheets, including a base unit which defines a book receiving surface and a first alignment member having a lower cover stop disposed along a reference line, and a first upper cover stop also disposed along t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124094 | Print system, service system, data server, master server, print client system and printer A print system for use through a network comprises a service system connected to the network and having a storage section in which a plurality of data are stored in a plurality of data storing locations; and a printer client system connected to the network and havin... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117523 | Book on-demand system A book on-demand system having reading data for reading book contents and printing and bookbinding data for printing and bookbinding on the server thereof and also having a function to transmit the reading data to a reading device via a network at a user's request a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7024620 | Point-of-need document production system and method A method of producing a document for a customer at a point-of-need includes selecting an intelligent template for the document from the point-of-need, merging data of the customer with the intelligent template for the document to create an intelligent document, and ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014182 | Apparatus and method of on demand printing, binding, and trimming a perfect bound book A printing and binding apparatus (1) is disclosed which can print on demand, bind, and trim a perfect bound book. The apparatus includes one or more text page printers (110, 200) and a color cover printer (114). The text page printers print the ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6970261 | Printing system and method with print job distribution among a number of printers A system for printing a print job includes a plurality of printers and a print job distribution system which distributes the print job among a number of printers of the plurality of printers. The print job distribution system distributes the print job such that the ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966108 | Wrap-around notebook technique A system for assembling a wrap-around type binder includes a riveting apparatus including a riveting station, for assembling a ring/shield/frame/hinge plate assembly to binder covers. The ring assemblies are moved to the riveting station along one path, and the bind... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6955493 | Flexibind books A system for binding books includes a flexible binding material in the form of a stud having top and bottom caps. The stud is inserted into signature staples that protrude from the body of the signature to form stud holes. The binding material can be any material th... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6918588 | Device for separating printing products transported in an imbricated formation into a succession of spaced printing products A device for separating an imbricated formation (2) of continuously conveyed printing products (1) into a succession of spaced printing products (1), comprises a first conveyor (3) driven at a first velocity (v1), a second conveyor... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910843 | Cover authoring systems and methods and bookbinding systems incorporating the same Cover authoring systems and methods for automatically composing a final content layout for a cover, including spinal content formatted to accommodate the width and height dimensions of the book spine, are described. By automatically computing the typeface parameter ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910717 | Outside-hinged cover for protecting articles stored therein and method for fabricating same An object resembling the cover of a hardbound book comprises two panels connected by a spine. The outside hinge configuration of the invention prevents the spine from collapsing, even if there are no contents between the two panels. The invention lends itself to a w... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6843473 | Apparatus for manufacturing book covers An apparatus for manufacturing book covers having a board feed for supplying cover boards and a spine insert having a covering material feed for supplying covering material, having a covering material cylinder, by means of which the supplied covering material is tak... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6796553 | Arrangement for applying and pressing on covers A device for a bookbinding machine for applying and pressing a cover (3) on to an inner book (2) which is continuously transported in feed direction (F) comprises a vertically-movable back pressing plate (4a,b) mounted on a support plate ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6769676 | Apparatus for feeding spine inserts for the mechanical manufacture of book covers An apparatus for feeding spine inserts for a machine for manufacturing book covers having a take-off roller system for withdrawing in clocked synchronism a material web cut to width by further means from a screening roll, having a cutting device for cutting off a po... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6752578 | Binding sheets by activating a microencapsulated binding agent Systems and methods of binding sheets by activating a microencapsulated binding agent are described. Each sheet to be bound has an exposed binding surface region near a spine edge. A frontside adhesive system is disposed over the frontside binding surface region and... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6739816 | Systems and methods of attaching a cover to a text body Systems and methods for attaching a cover to a text body to create bound documents with floating and attached spines are described. In some embodiments, a solid pressure sensitive adhesive film is applied between a cover and the side hinge areas of a text body, and ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6726424 | Method and device for conducting books out of a book casing-in machine For a book casing-in machine, there is provided a method in which, while being conducted out, the books are shaped in the fold and pressed over their entire area and are held in a force-locking manner until they are deposited in the lying-flat condition. The device ... | 04/27/2004 |
