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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7726928 | Binding processing apparatus A binding processing apparatus 1 is provided with a punch mechanism 2 and a binding processing mechanism 3 for executing a binding processing by a binder. When a sheet P is fed from a printing apparatus 50 of a copier or the like, the she... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7708513 | Binding elements and plurality of binding elements particularly suited for automated processes A plurality of binding elements, each of a substantially uniform thickness, the fingers being looped over and coupled to the spine such that the inner surface of the fingers is disposed against the inner surface of the spine by an adhesive when assembled. In an embo... | 05/04/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7281559 | Binder strip cassette A binder strip cassette including a binder strip roll disposed within a cassette housing, with the roll including a multiplicity of elongated binder strips, each of said binder strips including a flexible substrate and an adhesive disposed on the substrate. The roll... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7251875 | Calendar slide and hanger tape A calendar slide includes a hanger that is secured to the slide during the tinning or crimping process in which the slide is secured to the calendar. The hanger has a hole for hanging the calendar or other work piece tinned with the slide and hanger. Advantageously,... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7206087 | Finishing module coordinator apparatus and method for assembler/finisher systems A method for a finishing module coordinator controller used in a finishing system comprised of finishing devices controlled separately from production equipment. The method comprises receiving finishing job description information, including identification of job se... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7111378 | Fastener closing Apparatus for closing a fastener includes a first member adapted to engage and bend a fastener toward a closed position, a second member defining a recessed fastener guide adapted to engage and bend the fastener toward the closed position, the recessed fastener guid... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7061636 | Production monitor controller apparatus and method for assembler/finisher systems A method for a production monitor controller used in a finishing system wherein the controller uses information concerning the constraints of devices within the system to break the job into job segments wherein each job segment conforms to the constraints of the dev... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6899504 | Fastener A binder 10 includes a base 15 formed with through passages 14 that allow binding legs 13 to pass through respectively, movable members 16 which are mounted on this base 15 and located at positions corresponding to the through pass... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6698988 | System and method for building multiple edges of a calendar Calendars, posters and the like have slides applied to spaced top and bottom edges in an efficient and cost effective manner without diminishing production output levels nor requiring operator manipulation and involvement. The system includes a first and ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6652210 | Individual book-binding system and method A stack of pages is bound along a first edge thereof to form a book using an adhesive having a melting temperature and an elongated strip having an adhesive atop at least a portion of a first side. The strip has two opposed ends and an electrical resistiv... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6409447 | Bookbinding signature comb and spine device A method of binding folded signature sections together into a book comprised of a signature comb element having teeth which are inserted through perforations in the fold of the signatures and the teeth having tabs which secure the signature comb in slots ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6190298 | Manufacture of file folders A method of manufacturing a file folder includes the steps of displacing a predetermined length of a flexible material in a feed direction and forming a pair of spaced apertures in the material. The method further includes the steps of inserting a prong o... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6102643 | Binding apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus for binding a number of sheets forming a stack along one of their edges by means of an essentially U-shaped deformable channel. The apparatus has a support for depositing horizontally the sheets to be bound, a... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6044546 | Apparatus for clipping a sheet member A clipping apparatus is provided which comprises a cartridge (100) for containing a plurality of substantially flat clipping members arranged in a pile, a delivery mechanism (30) for taking out one of the clipping members contained in the cartridge (100) ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6042319 | Manual calendar binder A manual binder for affixing a slide to the margin of a calendar or the like. The binder crimps a slide located between first and second crimping members upon the margin of a calendar. The slide and calendar are held by the first and second members and a ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6024524 | Method of manufacturing book blocks from various printed sheets having several quarto sheets which are inserted into one another A method and an apparatus for manufacturing book blocks from various printed sheets composed of a plurality of quarto sheets which are inserted into one another, wherein the printed sheets are successively pulled fold first along a conveying path from a s... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5971689 | Binding machine with pivotal comb member A binding machine is operable to hyper-deflect the rings of a binding element against non-planar surfaces to achieve an advantageously forward presentation of free ends of the rings for ergonomic and convenient insertion of a perforated stack of sheets. A... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5915904 | Binding device A binding device for crimping or deforming a U-shaped channel around a plurality of sheets of paper comprises a stationary crimping bar and a rotatable crimping bar rotatable coupled above the stationary crimping bar. The rotatable crimping bar has couple... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5730571 | Apparatus for binding documents utilizing slip binders An apparatus for binding documents utilizes generally U-shaped or C-shaped resilient slip binders. A hopper device feeds the slip binders from its reservoir to a buffer conveying device which supplies an insertion module with the slip binders. The binding... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5692866 | Bookbinding method and apparatus A method and apparatus for binding books wherein a stack of pages are collated and aligned together. This stack is covered, top and bottom, with end pages which now comprise the first and last pages of the stack. Each end page includes a self-adhesive or ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5364216 | Apparatus for applying a binding strip to document sets An apparatus for use with xerographic equipment or the like automatically applies a plastic U-shaped spline binder strip from a cassette housing a plurality of strips onto a first edge of a document set clamped to a planar surface. A binding strip cassett... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5330229 | Completed book and a case for making the book A bindery system captures pages of a bound or unbound book in a hard or soft cover case with a metal U-shaped channel which in turn is bonded to the inside spine surface of the hard or soft covers.... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5253968 | Portable book spiner apparatus A portable book binding apparatus is disclosed which includes a platform mountable on a support surface. The platform includes an elongated channel being sized and shaped to receive an elongated resilient binder clip. Resilient guiding and spreading finge... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5226771 | Apparatus and method for applying hard and soft covers to bound or unbound documents A book binding apparatus and method secures pages of a document in a U-shaped channel. The apparatus automatically adjusts the binding jaws of the apparatus to the current size of the channel prior to the binding force being applied to the channel. The op... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226676 | File folder A file folder including a base having two stripes formed on one edge and folded such that the outer stripe contacts the base, an opening formed in the middle portion of a middle stripe, a clip including a panel engageable on a lower portion of the base an... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5061139 | Method for applying hard and soft covers to bound or unbound documents A bindery system captures pages of a bound or unbound book in a hard or soft cover case with a metal U-shaped channel which in turn is bonded to the inside spine surface of the hard or soft covers.... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5009537 | Booklet binding system This is a booklet binding system which includes an elongated closure unit specifically constructed and arranged to be removably inserted between the two rows of opposed spaced apart loops of a wire loop binding unit, wherein the closure unit defines a pai... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4986713 | Apparatus for applying hard and soft covers to bound or unbound documents A bindery system captures pages of a bound or unbound book in a hard or soft cover case by crimping a metal U-shaped channel which is bonded to the inside spine surface of the hard or soft covers.... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4958974 | Damped binding apparatus An apparatus which adhesively binds a set of sheets by applying a strip having an adhesive on one surface thereof to the spine of the set. The strip is supported on a heated platen which softens the adhesive. The spine of the set of copy sheets is pressed... | 09/25/1990 |
| 4902183 | Method and apparatus for binding materials with a curled-finger ring-type binder An apparatus and cartridge for use in binding prepunched sheets into a booklet using curled-finger ring-type edge binders. The binders include an opening tool which is drawn through the binder for spreading curled binder finger from the binder spine to fo... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4900211 | Apparatus for binding materials using a curled-finger ring-type binder There is disclosed herein an apparatus and method for binding prepunched and apertured materials together with a curled-finger ring-type edge binder using an elongated tool. The tool includes leading, intermediate and trailing sections. The leading sectio... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4867479 | Slide file A slide file is disclosed, which comprises a file cover, a file board, a slender file base to which the respective one side end of the file cover and the file board are adhered, and an elastic slider with a sideways U-shaped transverse section extrapolate... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4762341 | Booklet cover A cover for protecting and supporting a plurality of sheets bound together with a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape and bound to the cover by the tape. The cover has a binding area and a protective coating in that area where the binding tape has an adhesio... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4575123 | Report cover A folded report cover is provided with a lock strip extending along at least one side of the cover parallel and contiguous to the fold and outwardly of the plane of the side. A channel-shaped gripping member is engaged to the cover along the fold and lock... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4558981 | Method and apparatus for assembling pronged binding strips with stacks of paper sheets or the like Stacks of marginally perforated paper sheets are assembled with prefabricated C-shaped binding strips at timely spaced intervals by moving two or more stacks simultaneously to a binding station so that the perforations of their sheets form a row, moving a... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4521035 | Paper sheet holders A device for holding paper sheets, magazines, catalogues and the like is disclosed. The device allows different sized U-shaped holders to be clipped, snapped or slid together to form a stack. The device comprises at least one U-shaped sheet holder formed ... | 06/04/1985 |
