| # | Country | Total Patents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Italy | 7 | |
| #2 | Germany | 5 | |
| #3 | United States | 3 | |
| #4 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 2 | |
| #5 | France | 2 | |
| #6 | Switzerland | 1 | |
| #7 | USSR (Union of Socialist Soviet Republics) | 1 |
| # | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Consumer goods | |
| #2 | Packaging and shipping | |
| #3 | Machines | |
| #4 | Engines, pumps and turbines |
| # | Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Handling thin material | |
| #2 | Permanently attaching objects | |
| #3 | Bookbinding | |
| #4 | Unspecified technologies | |
| #5 | Unspecified technologies | |
| #6 | Internal-combustion piston engines |
| # | Name | Total Patents |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Meratti Gianattilio | 14 |
| #2 | Meratti Dzhianattilio | 1 |
| Publication | Filing date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| EP0979739A2 | Method for making books from a pack of signatures sewn together | |
| EP0846573A1 | Method of forming signatures and folding machine therefor | |
| US4143438A | Opener for opening signatures having an overlap | |
| US4127261A | Automatic signature opener | |
| SU654159A3 | Device for making book blocks | |
| DE2423336A1 | Signature opening mechanism for book binding - suction carriage travels round cam track to open signatures which fall vertically onto saddle |