Sasha Dobrovolsky

US Patent:

8425389, Apr 23, 2013

Filed:

Feb 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/345242

Inventors:

Sasha Dobrovolsky - San Leandro CA, US

Assignee:

ePAC Technologies, Inc. - San Leandro CA

International Classification:

B41F 13/58

US Classification:

493324, 493320, 493342, 493356, 493361, 493405

Abstract:

For manufacturing books having different sizes and comprising a plurality of text pages constituting a book block, a web of material having a given width is sequentially printed in a digital printing station. The printed web of material is then provided either with one weakening line extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the web of material or with two weakening lines arranged spaced apart and extending parallel to the longitudinal direction of the web of material. Thereafter the printed web of material is transversely cut to produce individual text sheets which are provided with either one weakening line or two weakening lines. These text sheets are then longitudinally folded along the either one weakening line or in sequence along each of the two weakening lines. The folded text sheets belonging to a particular book block are stacked to a stack. The stacks are either temporarily stored for a later binding process or directly supplied to a binding station.

US Patent:

20060028662, Feb 9, 2006

Filed:

Aug 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/914681

Inventors:

Sasha Dobrovolsky - San Leandro CA, US

International Classification:

G06K 15/02

US Classification:

358001900

Abstract:

A system for manufacturing a book on demand includes a first printing unit for printing a first component of the book (i.e. a cover), a second printing unit for printing a second component of the book (i.e. a text block), and a binding station for binding the first component and the second component together. The system may further include a computer control system receiving information relating to the book to be manufactured, the information comprising information relating to the content of said first or second component and information relating to the finished size of the book. The computer control system initiates—among other functions—manufacture of the first component by said first printing unit, receives a signal that the printing of the first component is successful and, after receipt of this signal, initiates printing of the second component by said second printing unit. The first component could be stored in a buffer until the second component is ready. The advantage of this hierarchy is that the process which is more time consuming and/or sensitive with respect to disturbances and/or more expensive can control the over-all process. Rejects of completed books not fulfilling the quality criteria are avoided and down-times minimized. Also avoided is the requirement to store the second component until the first component is ready.

US Patent:

20070008587, Jan 11, 2007

Filed:

Jul 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/175676

Inventors:

Sasha Dobrovolsky - San Leandro CA, US

International Classification:

B65H 5/22

US Classification:

358296000, 271003140

Abstract:

A system for processing printed products includes a transfer station which is provided with an infeeding location for infeeding printed products to the transfer station from a delivery station. The transfer station further comprises a number of connecting locations and a removal location. To each of the connecting locations is connected a processing station. An output station is connected to the removal location. The transfer station is further provided with a transporting device for moving the printed products within the transfer device between the infeeding location, the various connecting locations and the removal location. The printed product infed to the transfer station at the infeeding location is transported in any sequence from the transfer station to one of the processing stations. After completion of the processing operation in a particular processing station, the printed product is moved back to the transfer station. The finished printed products are removed from the transfer station at the removal location.