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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326019 | Method for binding a sheet stack into a binder, binding apparatus for carrying out that method, and a binder suitable therefor A method for binding a sheet stack into a binder comprises a binder spine having an adhesive strip present on its inner side. The sheet stack is inserted into the binder in such a way that the stack's end face comes into contact with the adhesive strip. Thereafter t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 6210092 | Punch/binding machine A punch and binding machine including a punching mechanism and a binding mechanism for punching and binding a stack of sheets by spreading the curled fingers of an elastic binder. The binding mechanism has a longitudinal extension in parallel to the edge ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6042318 | Bookbinding system employing microwave heating A microwave binder is used in conjunction with paper tape which is coated with one or more formulations of encapsulated, fast setting, water soluble adhesives to bind pages of a book. The tape spine adhesive is of sufficient thickness to allow it to penet... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6024525 | Tape heating apparatus and bookbinding apparatus The present invention relates to a tape heating apparatus in which both side portions of a bind tape can positively be adhered to front and rear surfaces of a sheet bundle without creating any swollen portions. When a thickness of the sheet bundle is smal... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5931624 | Paper processing apparatus A paper processing apparatus that can efficiently bind a cover and a set of sheets and does not reduce the productivity of the copying process in the previous step. The paper processing apparatus includes a binding unit, a packet collating chamber and con... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5775864 | Clamping device for positioning documents in a thermal binding apparatus The present invention relates to a clamping device for positioning of a sheaf of documents during the heating and/or cooling phase in a thermal binding apparatus, whereby the thermal binding apparatus at its (upper) cover portion is provided with an openi... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5454680 | Binding apparatus The invention concerns a binding apparatus to bind loose sheets in covers of which the spines are provided on their insides with a thermoplastic adhesive in order to form volumes, said apparatus comprising a frame with two mutually adjustably spaced rest ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5383756 | Cassette for binding strips For convenient packaging of plastic bookbinding strips, cassettes which may be securely stacked one upon the other are provided. The end edges of each strip are received in channels formed in opposed side rails. The rails are attached to transverse spacer... | 01/24/1995 |
| 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 |
| 4249278 | Machine and method for spiral binding of sheet groups with plastic thread A method and machine for feeding plastic thread from a bulk spool, forming the thread into a spiral configuration, and inserting the spiral into a perforated sheet group so that it may be cut and bent to form a spiral binder. The machine and process is co... | 02/10/1981 |
