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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2000
Robert L. Cobene, II, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven W Trovinger, Los Altos, CA (US);
Christopher A Schantz, Redwood City, CA (US);
Raymond G. Schuder, Menlo Park, CA (US);
John P Ertel, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for increasing the binding strength of a bound text body by increasing the spinal surface area exposed for adhesive penetration greater than an area corresponding to the product of the sheet height dimension, the sheet thickness dimension and the number of sheets. In one aspect, sheet-wise conditioning of the binding area is performed prior to the application of adhesive to increase the bond area between sheets of the text body. In another aspect, the spinal surface area exposed for adhesive penetration is increased as adhesive is applied.