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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347007 | Low pressure high capacity dryer for resins and other granular and powdery materials A vacuum dryer and method for drying granular or powdery material including at least one canister for holding said material being movable among a series of locations including material heating and vacuum drying locations, means for moving said canister among said lo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7234247 | Low pressure dryer A low pressure dryer for granular or powdery material includes a plurality of canisters rotatable about a common vertical axis serially among material heating, vacuum drying and material inventory discharge positions; pneumatic piston-cylinder means for rotating the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 6325585 | Perforation device for punching sheet at predetermined positions and image forming apparatus incorporating the perforation device A sheet perforation device for use in an image forming apparatus eliminates inconveniences such as imperfect punching due to too small a sheet size and completion of image formation without notifying the user that the punching could not be performed despi... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6312204 | Semi-automatic plastic spiral binding machine A binding machine and method for spirally binding a sheaf of papers into a book uses an adjustable speed drive to rotate a flexible plastic spiral element into respective holes in the book. The book has a plurality of holes in a row adjacent one edge of t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 5876170 | Method for testing the completeness of a book block intended for adhesive binding A method and an arrangement are provided for checking completeness of a book block intended for an adhesive binding, wherein an adhesive binding machine includes a conveyor defining a conveying path along which the book block is conveyed. A plurality of p... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5774688 | Format adjustment apparatus and method for bookbinding The set-up procedure for a bookbinding machine is accomplished through the use of a portable computer with an integral data transceiver. Adjustable machine element position information is entered into the portable computer and transmitted to the machine c... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5601389 | Automatic book binding machine for cut-sheets An automatic book binding machine for cut-sheets includes a main body, a belt conveyor mounted on the main body and a feeder mounted on the main body and adapted to feed cut-sheets. A front cover of the cut-sheets has an identification mark for identifyin... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5556490 | Indicating binding times A method and an apparatus for indicating suitable binding times for a file or files placed in a file binding apparatus. The suitable binding time is comprised of the time (t0 -t2 ; t3 -t5 ; t6 -t... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5362188 | Apparatus and method for applying adhesive for book binding and independent adhesive roller speed control A book binding process and apparatus are shown wherein polyurethane adhesive (PUR) attaches a crepe portion of a book binding to a book block and hot glue attaches the crepe portion to the book cover. The PUR delivery system includes an inclined trough po... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5308209 | Binding machine with debinder A debinding apparatus for inclusion in a machine adapted to bind together sheets formed with first apertures spaced longitudinally on one edge thereof. The machine uses a first narrow thermoplastic strip which has studs projecting therefrom and spaced com... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5232324 | Apparatus and method for applying covers to signatures An apparatus for applying covers to books of signatures transported along a binding line includes cover feeders for feeding at least two covers upon a conveyor line and a fastening arrangement for joining the covers in substantially superimposed registrat... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5152653 | Sheet binder A sheet binding apparatus includes a tray for supporting a set of sheet materials; a punch for punching the sheet materials on the supporting tray; a conveyor for conveying the sheet materials punched by the punch; a binder for binding the sheet materials... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5150998 | Sheet binder A sheet binding apparatus includes a support for supporting a set of sheets; a puncher for punching the sets of sheets on the support; binder for binding the sheets by penetrating a ring member through punched holes of the sheets punched by the puncher; a... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5112179 | Binding line book tracking system and method A binding line including at least first and second binding line sections. The first binding line section is adapted to transport books therealong to a book exit station and the second binding line section is adapted to transport books therealong from a bo... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5066183 | Method for binding sheaves of paper into covers The invention relates to a method for binding sheaves of papers into covers such as to form booklets, each booklet comprising a cover made up of two cover sheets, a spine therebetween, and a binding agent attached to the inside of the spine, as well as a ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5064328 | Safety interlock system An electric circuit interlock system which senses the position of the plurality of doors associated with a machine enclosure, the enclosure providing a safety guarding. The electric safety interlock system disables a main drive motor system when any one o... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5054984 | Binding line book tracking system and method A binding line including at least first and second binding line sections. The first binding line section is adapted to transport books therealong to a book exit station and the second binding line section is adapted to transport books therealong from a bo... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5051050 | Cartridge system for tool insertion type binding machine A cartridge system for carrying an edge binder and for use with a binding apparatus is disclosed for use in preparing bound booklets from prepunched sheets, usually paper. The cartridge is constructed to cooperate with the binding apparatus to carry and d... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4904138 | Method and a device for the operation of a machine for binding sets of pages by gluing A machine for the adhesive binding of sets of pages comprises a control device with: a sensor to sense the thickness of the set of pages placed on the carriage and held gripped between the jaws thereof, said sensor being arranged to provide a signal repre... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4881870 | Air blower safety control An air blower assembly for a spa having a vent valve in the outlet passage from the blower, with a bi-metallic coil for opening the valve and venting the outlet when the temperature reaches a preselected danger level. The valve comprises two telescoped tu... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4621757 | Signature thickness discriminating apparatus Apparatus for discriminating signature sets of abnormal total thickness from signature sets having normal total thickness in a saddle-wired preparing apparatus. The discriminating apparatus includes means for electrically detecting the movement of sensor ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4500241 | Machine for making ruled pads or the like A machine wherein the sheets are held together by adhesive has an indexible turret with radially extending equidistant pockets for reception of stacks of sheets from a feeding device. The pockets transport the stacks past an aligning device, thereupon pas... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4429795 | Book reject mechanism The disclosure relates to a mechanism for moving unfinished books along a raceway and for selectively moving defective books from the raceway onto a second, powered conveyor. The raceway has an inclined surface, and the reject mechanism moves defective bo... | 02/07/1984 |
