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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Lutz Richter, Schkeuditz, DE;
Siegmar Tischer, Borsdorf, DE;
Inventors:
Lutz Richter, Schkeuditz, DE;
Siegmar Tischer, Borsdorf, DE;
Assignee:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42C 11/00 (2006.01); B42C 9/00 (2006.01); B42C 11/02 (2006.01); B42C 11/04 (2006.01); B42C 13/00 (2006.01); B42C 5/00 (2006.01); B42C 5/02 (2006.01); B42C 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for backing printed products includes feeding signatures to a transport and stitching line of a gatherer stitcher by a plurality of feeders. A plurality of signatures are gathered on the transport and stitching line and forms a folded sheet assembly. The folded sheet assembly is stitched to form a brochure along the transport and stitching line. The spine of the brochure is backed along the transport and stitching line by a pressing apparatus.