Bookbinding: process and apparatus – Apparatus – With control means responsive to sensed condition
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-23
2010-11-02
Ross, Dana (Department: 3725)
Bookbinding: process and apparatus
Apparatus
With control means responsive to sensed condition
C412S037000, C412S033000, C156S359000, C118S693000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07824143
ABSTRACT:
A bookbinding apparatus includes: a replenishing device having a pellet storing section that stores pellets of adhesive and a replenishing member that takes out the pellets in a countable manner from the pellet storing section; an adhesive reservoir that melts the pellets replenished from the replenishing member and stores the molten adhesive liquid; a coating device having a coating member that coats the adhesive scooped up from the adhesive liquid; a replenishment sensor that detects the number of pellets replenished to the adhesive reservoir; and a controller that controls the replenishing member based on an output of the replenishment sensor.
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Japanese Office Action mailed Sep. 16, 2008.
Hattori Masato
Matsui Masaki
Battula Pradeep C
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc.
Ross Dana
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