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At KBA North America, George Drew has been named project manager for North America, with responsibility for managing a team to oversee sheetfed press installations at KBA customer sites. He most recently served in the same capacity at another press manufacturer.

Canon Inc., Japanese parent company of Canon U.S.A., registered a company record of 2,543 new patents in 2010, ranking fourth overall based on weekly patent counts issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. This marks the 18th consecutive year that Canon has ranked among the top five patent holders. The patent portfolio has led to the introduction of several products, including the Canon imagePRESS C7010VP digital press.