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US 5,628,918 AGranted
Method for supporting a photoreceptor during laser ablation
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorHenry T. Mastalski
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Abstract
A method is disclosed comprising: (a) rotating a hollow cylindrical substrate having a coating thereon; (b) employing a gas bearing around the circumference of the rotating substrate along a portion of the length of the substrate to provide support to the substrate during its rotation; and (c) removing a portion of the coating.
Claims12
A method comprising:
- (a) rotating a hollow cylindrical substrate having a coating thereon;
- (b) employing a gas bearing around the circumference of the rotating substrate along a portion of the length of the substrate to provide support to the substrate during its rotation;
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- (c) removing a portion of the coating while directing a fluid stream at the coating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.