Bookbinding: process and apparatus inventions 02/08

20080050204 - Adjustable document file binding device: An adjustable document file binding device includes a binding seat and at least one binding element, wherein the binding element is slidably mounted in the binding seat to form a space for holding files by fasteners. The binding seat is a rectangular frame constituted by a bottom wall, a rear... Agent: Raymond Y Chan

20080038091 - Method and arrangement for producing an adhesive-bound printed item composed of several printed products: An arrangement and method for producing an adhesive-bound, printed item composed of a number of printed products. A circulating conveyor includes a conveying track and a plurality of space-apart conveying units driven along the conveying track, wherein along a first conveying section of the circulating conveying printed products are gathered... Agent: Venable LLP

20080038092 - Image forming system and program thereof: An image forming system including an image forming apparatus and a book binding apparatus, the image forming system includes: a first detection section which detects maximum and minimum book-body sheet length in the bundle of the book-body sheets; a second detection section which detects a thickness of the bundle of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080031707 - Device for producing an album: A device for producing a bound album having individual leaves including a unit for folding the leaves in order to configure them to a desired format, a unit for scoring the leaves so as to facilitate folding them and keeping the leaves in their folded form, a pasting unit designed... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080031706 - Method and apparatus for producing printed products composed of a book block and a cover: An apparatus for producing printed products includes a processing device in which respectively one cover is attached to a spine of a book block. A first feed-in station supplies book blocks to the processing device. A second feed-in station supplies the covers to the processing station. A storage unit has... Agent: Venable LLP