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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6095740 | Method of manufacturing books or brochures A method and an apparatus for manufacturing books or brochures with a book block of printed sheets which are thread-stitched at the side of the fold, wherein the method includes successively and in a predetermined sequence supplying the printed sheets spr... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5984603 | Apparatus for producing book blocks from a stack of signatures An apparatus for producing book blocks from a stack of aligned signatures each having a fold and which together form a spine of a book block. An arrangement for stitching stitches the signatures together with at least two spaced transverse seams formed of... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5887532 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing book blocks During manufacture of thread-sewn book blocks (11) from a stack of flat sequentially juxtaposed signatures (3) which are sewn together by way of a double-stranded binding thread (9) which penetrates the folds (4) from the outside and extends in sections a... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887863 | Method for producing book blocks composed of folded printed sheets In order to recognize the open position of printed sheets supplied one after the other astride on a transfer apparatus to a sewing apparatus of a thread stitching machine, the printed sheets are guided in straddled position on at least one of the sides fo... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5507524 | Method and apparatus for producing book blocks from a stack of signatures A method and an article are disclosed pertaining to the production of book blocks comprising a stack of signatures each having a fold and which together form a spine of the book block, the signatures being aligned with one another on their flat sides and ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5248234 | Bookbinding method and apparatus Stacks consisting of selected numbers of neighboring signatures are bound together by at least two rows of stitches. The thread which is used to form the rows of stitches is severed subsequent to completed assembly of a stack and following partial assembl... | 09/28/1993 |
