Patents by Inventor Christoph Shmücker

Christoph Shmücker 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).

  • Method of manufacturing a book block with a rounded or a rounded and pressed back
    Patent number: 6398474
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a book block with a rounded or a rounded and pressed back includes adhering a first plurality of narrow retaining strips along outer leaves and back of the book block. Additional retaining strips may be applied transversely across the back of the book block in the region of the top and bottom of the back of the book block. Thereafter, the book block may be rounded or rounded and pressed. It is believed that application of the retaining strips prior to the rounding and pressing operations reduces the forces of resistance in the rounding and pressing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Kolbus GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christoph Shmücker, Karl-Friedrich Schröder, Reimer Voss