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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Applicants:
James M. Lanman, Charleston, IL (US);
Patrick S. Lawson, Ashmore, IL (US);
Inventors:
James M. Lanman, Charleston, IL (US);
Patrick S. Lawson, Ashmore, IL (US);
Assignee:
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B42C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods to score book covers are described. An example scoring apparatus includes a first scoring roll and a corresponding second scoring roll. The first scoring roll opposes the second scoring roll to process a cover at a first location of the cover. A first slider to couple the first scoring roll to the scoring apparatus such that the first slider enables independent adjustment of the first scoring roll relative to the second scoring roll in a first lateral direction relative to the second scoring roll.