Bookbinding: process and apparatus inventions 07/08

20080175691 - Method and device for further processing of sheets to produce multi-page printed products: A method and a device for further processing of sheets to produce multi-page printed products, several initial sheets (19) are each folded into a folded sheet (20) and subsequently collated one on top of the other such that the fold areas lie at the top and the folded sheets (20)... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.c.

20080175692 - Self-retaining sell tag for a bound component: A bound component including a cover having an outer perimeter, a plurality of pages, and a binding mechanism binding the cover and the plurality of pages together, wherein the binding mechanism includes a plurality of coils. The bound component further includes a sell tag including at least one opening, the... Agent: Thompson Hine L.l.p. Intellectual Property Group

20080166207 - Adhesive application station for binding printed material: An adhesive application station comprising a device for binding stacked printed material using a free-flowing or liquefiable adhesive. The adhesive application station comprises, in the sliding surface for the printed materials, at least one outlet for the adhesive and a dosing device which is supplied with adhesive and can be... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.