Patents by Inventor Duane Mauzy

Duane Mauzy 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).

  • Saddle stitch books and methods of producing the same
    Patent number: 10071589
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to produce a books in which interior staples are hidden. One disclosed example apparatus includes a sensor to detect a position of a book being produced on a binding line. The example book includes signatures coupled by a fastener. The fastener separates a first signature portion from a second signature portion of a first signature. The example apparatus also includes an adhesive dispenser to dispense adhesive to at least one of on or adjacent the fastener to couple the first signature portion and the second signature portion along a first fold adjacent the fastener. The example apparatus also includes a controller to cause the adhesive dispenser to dispense adhesive based on the position of the book detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: LSC Communications US, LLC
    Inventor: Duane Mauzy
  • SADDLE STITCH BOOKS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150183256
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to produce a books in which interior staples are hidden. One disclosed example apparatus includes a sensor to detect a position of a book being produced on a binding line. The example book includes signatures coupled by a fastener. The fastener separates a first signature portion from a second signature portion of a first signature. The example apparatus also includes an adhesive dispenser to dispense adhesive to at least one of on or adjacent the fastener to couple the first signature portion and the second signature portion along a first fold adjacent the fastener. The example apparatus also includes a controller to cause the adhesive dispenser to dispense adhesive based on the position of the book detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Duane Mauzy