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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:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ryo Hirano, Toyohashi, JP;
Kunihiko Kanou, Toyokawa, JP;
Tadashi Kobayashi, Toyokawa, JP;
Masahiro Nonoyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazuhiko Nakatsuka, Toyokawa, JP;
Shinji Wakamatsu, Toyokawa, JP;
Kazuhito Ozawa, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42C 1/900 ; G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B42C 1/900 ; G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
A finisher connected to a copying machine produces a bound booklet by inserting papers from the copying machine into a cover with an adhesive layer of a hot-melt adhesive which is coated on the inner surface of near a spine interconnecting a front board and a back board, and heating the cover and a sheaf of papers, and joining them by adhesion. Thus, the series of operations ranging from the preparation of documents through the bookbinding can be facilitated and expedited.