B42B 5/00
Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching
Official title: Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching (by deformation thereof B31F; by adhesive peculiar to bookbinding B42C9/00)
B42B5/00 (Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching) appears on 572 US grants and 483 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B42B- Granted patents
- 572
- Published applications
- 483
- Assignees
- 174
- Inventors
- 783
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | 5 | 11 |
| 2004 | 10 | 15 |
| 2005 | 5 | 16 |
| 2006 | 7 | 14 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | 7 | 23 |
| 2009 | 7 | 20 |
| 2010 | 19 | 35 |
| 2011 | 8 | 20 |
| 2012 | 17 | 19 |
| 2013 | 12 | 32 |
| 2014 | 17 | 38 |
| 2015 | 20 | 30 |
| 2016 | 22 | 20 |
| 2017 | 19 | 27 |
| 2018 | 21 | 42 |
| 2019 | 40 | 21 |
| 2020 | 31 | 20 |
| 2021 | 13 | 9 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 |
| 2026 | 7 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B42B 5/08Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching: by379
- B42B 5/06Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching: by32
- B42B 5/04Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching: by10
- B42B 5/02Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures otherwise than by stitching: by6
Recent patents
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- Booklet making apparatus and image forming apparatus12 May 2026US 12,623,882 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Booklet making apparatus and image forming apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242175 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Medium processing apparatus and image forming system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227736 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Clip and Post for Switchable Notebook Covers and Accessories30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217048 A1
- Medium processing apparatus and image forming system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169404 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Medium processing apparatus and image forming system incorporating same23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109566 A1Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bookbinding strips860US 4,369,013 AVelo-Bind, Inc. · 1983
- System and method for manufacturing sealed packages78US 5,328,438 ARoll Systems, Inc. · 1994
- Sheet binder52US 5,524,997 A1996
- Punching and binding apparatus41US 3,967,336 ANSC International Corporation · 1976
- Dual mode set stacking tamper and sheet feeder offset system41US 5,513,839 AXerox Corporation · 1996