PERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES, OR SIGNATURES, OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: BOOKBINDING; ALBUMS; FILES; SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
Subclass:: PERMANENTLY ATTACHING TOGETHER SHEETS, QUIRES, OR SIGNATURES, OR PERMANENTLY ATTACHING OBJECTS THERETO

Description

B42B covers methods and apparatus for permanently joining sheets, quires, or signatures together, as well as attaching objects to paper materials. This includes binding techniques such as stitching, sewing, gluing, and other fastening processes used in bookbinding and document assembly. The classification encompasses both the mechanical processes and the equipment used to perform these permanent attachments in production of bound documents and publications.

Related Keywords

BINDING(S) of sheetsbinding QUIRESsecuring SHEET(S) togetherbinding SHEET(S)binding SIGNATURES

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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B42B 2/00 Permanently attaching together sheets, quires, or signatures by stitching with filamentary material, e.g. textile threads
B42B 4/00 Permanently attaching together sheets, quires or signatures by discontinuous stitching with filamentary material, e.g. wire
B42B 5/00 Permanently attaching together sheets, quires, or signatures otherwise than by stitching
B42B 7/00 Permanently attaching objects, e.g. map sections, to sheets
B42B 9/00 Devices common to machines for carrying out the processes according to more than one of main groups

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B42, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

GIESECKE+DEVRIENT CURRENCY TECHNOLOGY DE 898
BUNDESDRUCKEREI DE 865
DE LA RUE INTERNATIONAL GB 810
SICPA HOLDING CH 784
DNP (DAINIPPON PRINTING COMPANY) 634
TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY 486
TOPPAN PRINTING COMPANY JP 411
G&D (GIESECKE & DEVRIENT) DE 398
CCL SECURE AU 334
NATIONAL PRINTING BUREAU 313