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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7955039 | Method of creating booklet cover and booklet cover kit A peeling sheet on the back of a cover sheet is provided with a cover seal having a printed front surface is peeled off to partially expose an adhesive layer. A core material for cover is placed thereon. First side piece portion and second side piece portion are the... | 06/07/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7257851 | Pillow book A pillow book with flexible fabric sheets disposed between to pillow covers. A first pillow includes a first pillow interior edge portion and a second pillow includes a second pillow interior edge portion. The second pillow interior edge portion is connected to the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258367 | Loosely bound book with foam-based pages A loosely bound book of foam-based pages includes a plurality of pages, each page including a middle foam plate and front and back semi-rigid paper plates mounted on and sandwiching the middle foam plate and at least one binder slot formed in each of the pages, the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7144044 | Foam book with improved binding and method II A method of binding a book including the steps of providing a front cover page, a rear cover page and at least two center pages each constructed of a foam material and providing at least two binding sheets. A first center page is mounted on a first binding sheet wit... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7033123 | Booklet maker A booklet maker, including a pivotable collecting device including two supporting sides formed as a saddle shape, and a rotatable transferring device including a displaceable clamping component, where the transferring device delivers a folded sheet material to the c... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6910621 | Expanding file portfolio An expanding file portfolio that comprises a front panel member, a rear panel member and a spine member, all of which are made from a substantially rigid plastic material. The spine member has a base portion, a front section and a rear section. The front section of ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6905450 | Clam shell container with cover and inner tray The clam shell container is formed by a cover formed of cardboard, chipboard or other similar material. A thermoform plastic tray is adhered to the inner surface of the cover to form the completed clam shell container. When closed, the edges of the tray move closer ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6858695 | Curable hot melt adhesive for casemaking A curable casemaking adhesive, books and related articles bound thereby. In one embodiment, a UV curable hot melt adhesive is used to form the case, which is preferably also embossed. In another embodiment, a moisture curable hot melt adhesive is used to form the ca... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6851907 | coil spreader for spiral binding machines 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 the book to ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6709727 | Bookbinding structure and method A bookbinding structure for binding a stack of sheets including an elongated substrate having a first surface on which a first, heat activated, adhesive matrix is disposed and a second surface on which a second, pressure activated adhesive is disposed. The first adh... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6698796 | Cover for an album and the like and a binding method using the same This is to provide a cover suitable to hollow-backed binding and provide a binding method for an album and the like for obtaining a well-bound appearance using the cover at low cost and easy to turn over. A cover is composed of a decoration cloth, a pair ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6632060 | Pre-registration system for board placement The present invention provides an apparatus and method for pre-registering boards for use in, for example, the manufacture of looseleaf binders and packaging products. Boards are dropped onto the base plate by an automatic process. Spine guides enable the... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6398474 | Method of manufacturing a book block with a rounded or a rounded and pressed back A method of manufacturing a book block with a rounded or a rounded and pressed back includes adhering a first plurality of narrow retaining strips along outer leaves and back of the book block. Additional retaining strips may be applied transversely acros... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394729 | Unibody binder and the process of making the binder The invention includes novel unibody binder constructions and the process of making same. The binder is composed of two plastic sheets comprising such material as polyvinyl chloride, polyolefin, polypropylene, polyvinyl acetate or other similar plastics. ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6361636 | Process to manufacture a back-adhering material for an inner book In the manufacture of a hardcover book, a laminated sheet is fed to the inner book spine with a wide roll machine, and the sheet consists of a paper-laminated gauze. The laminate is subsequently treated and has a flat fine creping with a lengthwise elasti... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6257622 | Cloth bookcover The improved cloth book cover according to the invention has a spine area, and a front and back cover portion having pockets at the two lateral edges in which the front cover and the back cover of a book may be inserted. The cover is made from an elastic ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6145882 | Album and fabrication process An album for containing items such as photographs or collectible cards, and its fabrication process, combining the advantages of a cover of one thermoplastic material with the different advantages of leaves of another thermoplastic material weld-incompati... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6099225 | Booklet maker A low cost, high speed, high resolution laser printer method and apparatus for re-writable media is presented. A method for finishing of printed sheets into booklets is described. Novel mechanical operations permit the manufacture of a very low-cost, off-... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6039494 | Casing board including clear overlay defining exterior pocket A casing board for organizing, storing, protecting and displaying communications media, such as papers, audio and video cassettes and compact discs, includes a substrate made of a relatively rigid material. The substrate includes a front cover portion, a ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6017178 | Process for the mechanical manufacturing of a book In a process for the manufacture of a book, wherein an adhesive is applied to the side faces of an inner book, the inner book is subsequently cased into a book cover and the book cover folds are shaped by the application of heat and pressure, adhesive is ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5876143 | Document binder with cover pocket for custom title sheet A document binder is formed with front and back covers hinged together in articulated fashion with a spine located therebetween. An overlay is provided across the outer surface of at least the front cover and the spine and is secured by fusion to inner an... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5868539 | Process and device for the manufacture of a book In the manufacture of a book, the book consisting of a cover and an inner book, the book cover is permanently shaped by the formation of folds in the articulation region thereof prior to being joined to the inner book. In the course of forming the folds i... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5827033 | Case making dies and systems, and methods of adjustment, alignment and use thereof Disclosed are adjustable size dies for use in case making systems. Also disclosed are methods of adjustment, alignment and of use of the adjustable size dies in case making systems which are especially well suited for use in the practice of book binding. ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5800110 | Book case joint forming method and apparatus Hinge joints are impressed in a book cover through the use of a heated tool, having the profile of the desired joint, and the joint is thereafter immediately stabilized. Joint stabilization is accomplished by rapid reduction of the temperature of the join... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5662447 | Frontcover mountable with a photograph for books and its manufacturing method A frontcover mountable with a photo for books is made of two layers of hard board, having an opening in an outer layer. A cover paper having an opening corresponding to the opening of the outer layer of the hard board is adhered on an outer surface of the... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5660514 | Method of making pocket liner for covers of looseleaf binders or books A flexible sheet having the back coated with a glue is formed into panels which are folded back on themselves with at least one layer being the back glued to itself by the coating. In one embodiment the glue is an energy responsive adhesive, and energy is... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5575504 | File folder A file folder which remains neatly open and neatly closed is comprised of a front, a back cover and a spine made in one piece and connected along two folds, and a groove milled along at least one of these folds.... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5445417 | Presentation folder and method of making A presentation folder having a plastic cover sheet or front and back cover sheets joined at a common edge, capable of holding and protecting contents such as papers having information thereon. The cover sheet has pre-applied graphics forming selected opaq... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5413446 | Book cover assembly apparatus A book cover formation machine has feeder stations for the cover cloth and cover boards, a glue-application station for the cover cloth, and an assembly station for mating the cover cloth and cover boards. The machine also has a turn-in station with turn-... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5364215 | Method and apparatus for preparing book covers Apparatus and method are disclosed for preparing a preprinted book cover for application to a book block in a perfect binding system A double-walled tubular attachment strip is adhesively attached to the cover spine portion of successive covers in a conti... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5308208 | Method for binding a book A method for binding the book and an apparatus for forming the book cover are disclosed. The forming apparatus comprises a base portion, an anvil member supported by the base portion and a forming bar, preferably heated, which is operatively associated wi... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5277445 | Filing book with bag sheet A filing book with bag sheets comprising a cover sheet and a plural number of bag sheets made of plastics and fixed tightly at the central part of the inside of the cover sheet by heat sealing to form a singly bound book has a structure that the central p... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5127786 | Binder method A method of making a reinforced book or binder cover of polymer or paper covered panels includes feeding a planar panel such as a paperboard panel into a plurality of cutters, then cutting parallel cuts through the panel with pairs of adjacent parallel cu... | 07/07/1992 |
