Xerox Corporation

Frederick B White

Ann M Kazakos

Joy L Longhenry

Timothy R Jaskowiak

Kevin H Taft

Michelle L Schlafer

Thomas L DiGravio

Grethel K Mulroy

Alicia G Hughes

Michael J DeLuzio

Mark Gelin

A detoning blade including a steel member of stainless steel or carbon steel having a length, a width, and a thickness and a coating including titanium nitride or tungsten carbide having a thickness ranging from 0.1 microns to 4 microns or a coating of diamond embedded chromium having a thickness ranging from 2.5 microns to 7.5 microns.

Detoning blade

A roller includes a core and a ceramic coating formed over the core. The roller has a composite runout of less than 20 &mgr;m and a total indicator reading runout of less than 7 &mgr;m. The ceramic coating has a smooth finish and has controlled electric properties. This roller can be used as a donor roller for transporting toner to a photoconductive member so as to achieve high-quality image development.

Donor rolls and methods of making donor rolls

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Farmington, NY, United States of America

Frederick B White