B42C 7/00
Manufacturing bookbinding cases or covers of books or loose-leaf binders
Official title: Manufacturing bookbinding cases or covers of {books or} loose-leaf binders (book covers B42D3/00)
B42C7/00 (Manufacturing bookbinding cases or covers of books or loose-leaf binders) appears on 205 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B42C- Granted patents
- 205
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 118
- Inventors
- 325
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 9 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 0 | 14 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 15 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B42C 7/002Manufacturing loose-leaf binders, folders50
- B42C 7/005Creasing the back of covers37
- B42C 7/006Folding the edges of covers16
- B42C 7/008Conveying means between operation stations15
- B42C 7/001Manufacturing suspended files9
- B42C 7/009Decorating book covers8
- B42C 7/004Rounding the back of covers7
- B42C 7/007Reinforcing corners of covers1
Recent patents
- Device for the robotic printing of individually-printed books, and associated method21 Apr 2026US 12,605,958 B2R&D Automation
- Book binding assembly28 Oct 2025US 12,454,146 B2Powis Parker Inc.
- Device for the robotic printing of individually-printed books, and associated method4 Feb 2025US 12,214,610 B2R&D Automation
- Bookbinding machine with stop of transport elements at a processing station while transport elements are disengaged at other processing stations13 Aug 2024US 12,059,917 B2Meccanotecnica S.p.A.
- Book binding assembly method16 Apr 2024US 11,958,310 B2Powis Parker Inc.
- Apparatus and method for constructing a hard book cover30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217047 A1GP2 Technologies, Inc.
- Sheet processing apparatus26 Jun 2025US 2025/0206057 A1Hunkeler AG
- Device for the robotic printing of individually-printed books, and associated method29 May 2025US 2025/0170849 A1R&D Automation
- Book Assembly System13 Feb 2025US 2025/0050677 A1
- Book binding assembly20 Jun 2024US 2024/0198711 A1Powis Parker Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for attaching fastener tapes100US 4,411,721 AThe Mead Corporation · 1983
- Method of making a book cover and pocket element therefor80US 4,374,441 ABook Covers Inc. · 1983
- Album having picture receiving frame assembly in cover64US 4,164,085 AHallmark Cards, Incorporated · 1979
- Loose-leaf binder and method and apparatus for manufacturing improved loose-leaf binders60US 5,651,628 ASamsill Corporation · 1997
- Booklet maker50US 6,099,225 AHewlett-Packard Company · 2000