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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nikolaos Georgitsis, Lubbecke, DE;
Kurt Begemann, Lohne, DE;
Assignee:
Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG, Rahden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
412-3 ; 412-4 ; 412-1 ; 412 17 ;
Abstract
Hinge joints are impressed in a book cover through the use of a heated tool, having the profile of the desired joint, and the joint is thereafter immediately stabilized. Joint stabilization is accomplished by rapid reduction of the temperature of the joint areas while maintaining the application of compressive force.