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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7393171 | Device and method of binding books A binding device includes an L-shaped frame including two uprights, a crossbar-shaped platen interconnecting the upright, a central screw having a bottom end secured to the platen, and a rectangular table having two rear corners secured to bottoms of the uprights; a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7156601 | Systems and methods of binding a plurality of text bodies A binding system for binding a plurality of text bodies in a continuous manner includes an adhesive strip applier, a heating device, and a cooling device. A transporting system transports a plurality of text bodies to the adhesive strip applier which applies a prefo... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6986631 | Systems and methods of binding a text body Systems and methods for binding a text body are described. A multi-function sheet binder is configured to heat a preformed solid hot melt adhesive to a melting temperature, form the melted adhesive by pressing the melted adhesive into a spine of a text body and fold... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6926056 | Apparatus for binding sheet media A method and apparatus for binding documents by individually binding each media sheet to previously bound media sheets using imaging material as the binding material. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926791 | Method for binding sheet media A method and apparatus for binding documents by individually binding each media sheet to previously bound media sheets using imaging material as the binding material. ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902367 | Binding machine with tape A binding machine with a tape enlarges a loop formed at an end of a tape to a predetermined size by the travel of the tape. The loop enlarged to the predetermined size is contracted, to bind a material to be bound in the loop. The binding machine comprises nick form... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899505 | Binding machine with tape A binding machine with a tape comprises a table for putting a material to be bound, a tape passage groove formed on the table, and a guiding member in an arch shape provided above the tape passage groove. A loop formed by a tape of a predetermined size is formed alo... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6742812 | Menu book and method for its manufacture A menu book includes a plurality of pages having transparent sleeves into which menu sheets can be inserted. A flexible, heat-sealable flange extends along a selected edge of each page. The pages are superimposed with the flanges being disposed adjacent each other. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6736388 | Image processing machine having a post-processing automated sheet stack binding system In an image processing machine, having a housing, and including, within the housing, at least one sheet stack accumulation station at which a stack of sheets having been operated on by the image processing machine are accumulated, a method and apparatus for automate... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6732777 | Dispensing adhesive in a bookbinding system Systems and methods of dispensing adhesive in a bookbinding system are described. Sheets may be bound into bound text bodies having respective spines exposed for adhesive application and characterized by multiple length dimensions and multiple thickness dimensions. ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6717286 | Pasting and bookbinding method, pasting and bookbinding apparatus, and image forming apparatus for use therewith A pasting and bookbinding method in which a leading edge of a sheet conveyed in a first conveying path having a sheet conveyor is brought into contact with a hitting member and the sheet skew is corrected, a linear paste coating portion is formed by a paste jetting ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6685415 | Bookbinding method A bookbinding structure and method. The bookbinding structure is used to bind pages together in existing, commercially available binding machines. The bookbinding structure has a heat activated adhesive matrix for binding the pages. To attach a wrap-aroun... | 02/03/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6641345 | Systems and methods of increasing binding strength of a bound text body Systems and methods are described for increasing the binding strength of a bound text body by increasing the spinal surface area exposed for adhesive penetration greater than an area corresponding to the product of the sheet height dimension, the sheet th... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637996 | Bookbinding apparatus, adhesive cartridge, and image forming apparatus The present invention relates to a bookbinding apparatus attached to face to an end face of a sheet bundle where the sheet bundle is formed of collected sheets on which images are formed by an image forming apparatus. The bookbinding apparatus comprises a... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6622999 | Printed media binder The invention relates to a binder assembly 605 for binding separate pages into a bound document including a support chassis 686, a sprung, moulded binding platen 687, a moulded angled platen 689 and an exit hatch 690 having a support bracket 691. The moul... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619900 | Systems and methods of binding a text body Systems and methods for binding a text body are described. A multi-function sheet binder is configured to heat a preformed solid hot melt adhesive to a melting temperature, form the melted adhesive by pressing the melted adhesive into a spine of a text bo... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6589000 | Apparatus and method for folding and binding sheet media The invention combines the binding techniques described in application Ser. No. 09/320,060 titled Binding Sheet Media Using Imaging Material with a buckle chute type folding device to form self mailers and other folded and bound or sealed document. The de... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6550513 | Apparatus for binding sheet media A method and apparatus for binding documents by individually binding each media sheet to previously bound media sheets using imaging material as the binding material.... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6485606 | Apparatus for binding sheet media A method and apparatus for binding documents by individually binding each media sheet to previously bound media sheets using imaging material as the binding material.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6479126 | Bookbinding case-making applications utilizing polyurethanes Reactive hot melt polyurethane adhesives are useful in the graphic arts area, and in particular, for bookbinding applications such as casemaking, casing-in, gluing-off or thread-securing, facing, slip cases, lining-up, tightbacking, and bonding sides and ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474388 | Apparatus for binding sheet media A device for binding a stack of media sheets using imaging material as the binding agent. The binding device includes a tray for supporting the stack and a heated platen or some other type of imaging material activator near the tray. A press coupled to th... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6428260 | Bookbinding system and method A bookbinding system and method of binding books including a cover/spine assembly having a relatively rigid cover section with a length and width at least as great as that of the stack of sheets to be bound and a spine section having a width greater than ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6419437 | Thermal binding mechanism A thermal binding mechanism for thermal binding of a binding object having a thermal melted glue at one side includes: (a) a rectangular housing for holding with hands, having a recess defining a passage for the binding object to pass through; and (b) a c... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6250868 | Book production line A book production line which has a plurality of processing stations and a transportation device for receiving the book blocks from an intake and conveying the book blocks to the processing stations is presented. The book production line includes individua... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250867 | Binder assembly system employing an integral, book-like cover and adhesive channel A binder assembly system, without a metal spine but only paper or paper-like material at its channel spine (15), for binding together a series of sheet materials (20), using an "hard cover" book-like, single-piece binding cover (10), made up of a number o... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6207248 | Bookbinding applications utilizing warm melt polyurethanes Reactive hot melt polyurethane adhesives are useful in the graphic arts area, and in particular, for bookbinding applications such as casemaking, casing-in, gluing-off or thread-securing, facing, slip cases, lining-up, tightbacking, and bonding sides and ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6199851 | Method, device and accessories for the manufacture of booklets The present invention relates to a method, a device for assembling and producing of booklets. Each booklet having a cover that comprises two cover sheets and a spine disposed inbetween. A glue string is applied to the inner surface of the spine, and a she... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196591 | Object in particular office binder and method for the manufacture thereof An office binder, having a surface made of board, paper, coated paper, paperboard, or plastic film, on which a transparent film is attached over part of it surface via attachment surfaces in order to form a film pocket. A method for equipping the office b... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6099224 | Mechanism for connecting book binding and paper supplying machines A paper supplying apparatus has a rotatable member around a horizontal axis, a pair of clamp plates supported by this rotatable member mutually parallel and in face-to-face relationship for clamping a book block in between, and guide plates each attached ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6030163 | Method for producing bound volumes A method of fusing two or more pieces along an edge to produce a bound volume uses an activating agent which dissolves and mixes with a component present on the pieces, and thereby causes the edges of the various pieces to fuse together. The method is par... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6030164 | Device for melting a lashing tape of binding machine A device for heating and melting both ends of a lashing tape of a binding machine at the conclusion of a binding process is formed of a housing and an electrical heater which is disposed in the housing and provided with a plurality of current conducting a... | 02/29/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6009924 | Apparatus for the thermal binding of sheets An apparatus for the thermal binding of sheets includes at least one support (5-5a-5B) for a binding element (3). The binding element has a binding back on which an amount of glue (4), which melts under the influence of heat, is provided. A heating elemen... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6000894 | Bookbinding apparatus A binding apparatus is provided with a tape reel on which a bind tape of a small tape width size is wound, and a tape reel on which a bind tape of a large tape width size is wound. When the tape reels and are set, the width size of each bind tape is read ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5980181 | Apparatus for applying a wraparound cover to a pad of paper An apparatus for applying a wraparound cover to a pad includes a loading station, a creasing station having a pair of knife edges and an anvil for applying a pair of parallel creases in the cover, a gluing station for applying a bead of glue to an under s... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5975578 | Portfolio and method of making the same A portfolio includes a rectangular piece of a canvas material having an outer peripheral edge, a rectangular peripheral piece of a vinyl material having an inner peripheral edge that slightly overlaps the outer peripheral edge of the canvas material, with... | 11/02/1999 |
