Patents by Inventor Robert K. Newcomb

Robert K. Newcomb has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Bookbinding system
    Patent number: 4009498
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for permanently binding a plurality of sheets along one edge by embedding them in a thermally activatable adhesive. The sheets are slashed in the presence of the adhesive in a manner providing contact of the adhesive with the sides as well as the edges of the sheets to be bound providing a permanent securement of each sheet. Apparatus accomplishing the binding operation is included and a novel cover marketable as a universally usable binder element is also encompassed in the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1977
    Assignee: General Binding Corporation
    Inventors: Henry N. Staats, Robert K. Newcomb
  • Bookbinding system
    Patent number: 3973787
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for permanently binding a plurality of sheets along one edge by embedding them in a thermally activatable adhesive. The sheets are slashed in the presence of the adhesive in a manner providing contact of the adhesive with the sides as well as the edges of the sheets to be bound providing a permanent securement of each sheet. Apparatus accomplishing the binding operation as well as a novel universally usable cover and method of use thereof are encompassed in the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: General Binding Corporation
    Inventors: Henry N. Staats, Robert K. Newcomb