B42C 19/00
Multi-step processes for making books
B42C19/00 (Multi-step processes for making books) appears on 961 US grants and 881 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Book binding mismatch detection system and method8 Sep 2026US 12,728,660 B2Lightning Source LLC
- Booklet manufacturing apparatus that manufactures booklet by adhering plurality of sheets26 May 2026US 12,636,902 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Device for the robotic printing of individually-printed books, and associated method21 Apr 2026US 12,605,958 B2R&D Automation
- Dynamic change of gang run17 Feb 2026US 12,552,193 B2Mueller Martini Holding AG
- Sheet bundle binding apparatus and rotation detection method17 Feb 2026US 12,552,631 B2Horizon Inc.
- Image forming system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313055 A1Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.
- Image forming system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285076 A1Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.
- Machine for the Adhesive Binding of a Book Block20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241738 A1Muller Martini Holding AG
- Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186440 A1Canon Finetech Nisca Inc.
- Method and Apparatus for Converting a Printed Paper Web into Book Blocks25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175611 A1Books Factory Spólka z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sensing device174US 6,870,966 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2005
- Printer consumable cartridge165US 6,290,349 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2001
- Digital camera with interactive printer157US 6,831,682 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2004
- Method and system for accessing the internet137US 6,813,039 B1Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd · 2004
- Imposition process and apparatus for variable imaging system129US 6,332,149 B1R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company · 2001