Patents by Inventor Hiroshi MUTOU

Hiroshi MUTOU 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).

  • Booklet making method and apparatus
    Patent number: 9550648
    Abstract: A booklet making method includes: cutting a web of paper on one side and on another side into first and second continuous sheets, alternately bonding the first and second continuous sheets widthwise with a setting paste and a throwaway paste to form a double set continuous sheet of paper, and cutting the double set continuous sheet of paper into split double sheets of a selected longitudinal length. A plurality of split double sheets is integrally bound with an integrating paste to form a booklet-like product. Portions of the booklet-like product which are pasted and bonded with the throwaway paste are cut off to provide a plurality of booklets. Thus, by the booklet making method, booklets having an odd number of leaves or pages are formed without waste of paper and with reduced paper jams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: MIYAKOSHI PRINTING MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsu Ohno, Hiroshi Mutou, Tsutomu Aburaya, Toshihiro Saga
  • BOOKLET MAKING METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20150043997
    Abstract: A booklet making method includes: cutting a web of paper on one side and on another side into first and second continuous sheets, alternately bonding the first and second continuous sheets widthwise with a setting paste and a throwaway paste to form a double set continuous sheet of paper, and cutting the double set continuous sheet of paper into split double sheets of a selected longitudinal length. A plurality of split double sheets is integrally bound with an integrating paste to form a booklet-like product. Portions of the booklet-like product which are pasted and bonded with the throwaway paste are cut off to provide a plurality of booklets. Thus, by the booklet making method, booklets having an odd number of leaves or pages are formed without waste of paper and with reduced paper jams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: MIYAKOSHI PRINTING MACHINERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsu OHNO, Hiroshi MUTOU, Tsutomu ABURAYA, Toshihiro SAGA