Patents by Inventor John Brian Duquette

John Brian Duquette 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).

  • Book trimmer with laser scorer
    Patent number: 8519301
    Abstract: A trimmer for trimming a book has a support for supporting a book, at least one laser for scoring an edge of the book so as to produce a score, and a trimming station for trimming the book at the score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.
    Inventor: John Brian Duquette
  • Servo driven apparatus for trimming and transporting printed products in a trimmer
    Publication number: 20090238662
    Abstract: A book trimmer is provided including an edge trimming knife driven by a drive motor and a conveyor downstream of the edge trimming knife driven by a servo motor. The drive motor also drives a section of the conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: Goss International Americas, Inc.
    Inventor: John Brian Duquette
  • Book skew clamping device
    Patent number: 7437983
    Abstract: A trimmer producing a profiled spine in a book. The device includes a first clamp element and a second clamp element contacting the second side and an actuating device moving the first clamp element with respect to the second clamp element so as to skew the spine. A trimming blade cuts the book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Andrew Burke, John Brian Duquette
  • Book skew clamping method and device
    Patent number: 6810778
    Abstract: A method for producing a profiled spine in a book having a first side defining a first plane, a second side defining a second plane and a spine. The method includes clamping the book using a first clamp element contacting the first side and the second clamp element contacting the second side and moving the first element with respect to the second element so as to skew the spine by moving at least one of the first side in the first plane and the second side in the second plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Timothy Andrew Burke, John Brian Duquette
  • Book trimmer with laser scorer
    Publication number: 20040134893
    Abstract: A trimmer for trimming a book has a support for supporting a book, at least one laser for scoring an edge of the book so as to produce a score, and a trimming station for trimming the book at the score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Applicant: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventor: John Brian Duquette
  • Book skew clamping method and device
    Publication number: 20040069102
    Abstract: A method for producing a profiled spine in a book having a first side defining a first plane, a second side defining a second plane and a spine. The method includes clamping the book using a first clamp element contacting the first side and the second clamp element contacting the second side and moving the first element with respect to the second element so as to skew the spine by moving at least one of the first side in the first plane and the second side in the second plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Timothy Andrew Burke, John Brian Duquette