Bookbinding: process and apparatus inventions 04/07

20070092356 - Apparatus for applying adhesive to the outside surfaces of a book block to be encased in a book casing inside a casing-in machine: An apparatus for the application of adhesive to the outside surfaces of book blocks to be encased in a casing inside a casing-in machine, includes an adhesive application device having two application rollers arranged opposite each other in an adhesive application area and which roll off respectively one outside surface... Agent: Venable LLP

20070092357 - Apparatus for pressing a book casing against the adhesive-coated outside surfaces of a book block to be encased in a casing-in machine: A saddle plate is disposed on a circulating conveyor which moves the saddle plate vertically upward. The saddle plate is arranged to receive a book block in a straddle like fashion with first and second adhesive-coated outside surfaces of book block being exposed. A pressing-on device operates synchronously with the... Agent: Venable LLP

20070086876 - Bookmaking apparatus and image forming system using the same: A bookmaking apparatus executes sheet bundle stacking and image forming operations while melting adhesive at start up. A temperature control device controls a heating device to heat an adhesive in the container to a predetermined melting temperature when the apparatus power is turned on. A sheet conveyance device conveys and... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070086877 - Bookmaking apparatus and image forming system using the same: In a bookmaking apparatus, a sheet bundle applied with adhesive in the apparatus when conveyance trouble, i.e., a cover sheet paper jam, occurs, is not left in the apparatus. Furthermore, the apparatus does not leave a cover sheet in the apparatus to be soiled if adhesive from a heated sheet... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070086875 - Conditioned sheets for binding and method/apparatus for making same: Apparatus and method of increasing adhesion of thermal binder strips to coated papers by conditioning an edge of the sheet by splitting the edge which results in an expansion of the edge followed by compressing the edge so as to reduce or eliminate the expansion. In the case of a... Agent: Philip A. Girard Girard & Equitz LLP

20070081875 - Foamed adhesive for casing-in: A foamed adhesive for the production of books, more preferably hard cover books. The adhesive is used in casing-in operations to attach end sheets of a book block to a hard cover.... Agent: National Starch And Chemical Company

20070081876 - Folded portion flattening device, post treatment apparatus and image forming apparatus: A folded portion flattening device has: a sheet conveying section that conveys a booklet of folded sheets in a predetermined conveyance direction with a folded portion ahead; a sheet stopper that stops the booklet conveyed by the sheet conveying section at a fixed position; a pair of booklet holding members... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070081877 - Folded portion flattening unit, post-treatment device, and image forming apparatus: A folded portion flattening unit includes: a sheet conveyance unit that conveys a booklet including a folded sheet with a folded portion in a lead toward a predetermined conveyance direction; a sheet stopper that stops the booklet conveyed by the sheet conveyance unit at a predetermined position; a pair of... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP