Description
BOOKBINDING (cutting or perforating machines, devices, or tools B26; folding sheets or webs B31F; ornamenting books B44)
B42C
Technology
Stats
- 704 US PATENTS IN FORCE
- 134 US APPLICATIONS PENDING
- 399 Total Patent Owners
- 2,008 TOTAL INVENTORS
Subclasses
| Subclass | Title |
|---|---|
| 1/00 | Collating or gathering sheets combined with processes permanently attaching together sheets or signatures or for interposing inserts (collating or gathering sheets or signatures without permanently attaching them together B65H 39/00) |
| 1/10 | Collating or gathering sheets combined with processes permanently attaching together sheets or signatures or for interposing inserts (collating or gathering sheets or signatures without permanently attaching them together B65H 39/00) Machines for both collating or gathering and interposing inserts |
| 1/12 | Collating or gathering sheets combined with processes permanently attaching together sheets or signatures or for interposing inserts (collating or gathering sheets or signatures without permanently attaching them together B65H 39/00) Machines for both collating or gathering and permanently attaching together the sheets or signatures |
| 3/00 | Making booklets, pads, or form sets from multiple webs |
| 5/00 | Preparing the edges or backs of leaves or signatures for binding |
| 5/02 | Preparing the edges or backs of leaves or signatures for binding by rounding or backing |
| 5/04 | Preparing the edges or backs of leaves or signatures for binding by notching or roughening |
| 5/06 | Preparing the edges or backs of leaves or signatures for binding by fanning |
| 7/00 | Manufacturing bookbinding cases or covers of loose-leaf binders (book covers B42D 3/00) |
| 9/00 | Applying glue or adhesive peculiar to bookbinding |
| 9/02 | Applying glue or adhesive peculiar to bookbinding for securing back linings, strips, ribbons, or headbands |
| 11/00 | Casing-in |
| 11/02 | Casing-in Machines or equipment for casing-in or applying covers to pamphlets, magazines, pads, or other paper-covered booklets (B42C 11/06 takes precedence) |
| 11/04 | Casing-in Machines or equipment for casing-in or applying covers to books (B42C 11/06 takes precedence) |
| 11/06 | Casing-in Machines or equipment for casing-in by welding plastic materials |
| 13/00 | Bookbinding presses (general features of presses B30B); Joint-creasing equipment for bookbinding; Drying or setting devices for books |
| 15/00 | Jacketing books |
| 17/00 | Rebinding books |
| 19/00 | Multi-step processes for making books |
| 19/02 | Multi-step processes for making books starting with single sheets |
Recent Patents
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Applications Filed in This Class - By Year
Patents Issued To Date - By Filing Year
Average Time to Issuance
- 31 Months (last 2 years Issuances)
- 31 Months (last 5 years Issuances)