Patent ID: 8852064
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A media feeding assembly comprising: a first drive roll configuration having a first nip disposed along an axis of a media feed path, the first drive roll configuration comprising one or more rolls; and a second drive roll configuration having a second nip disposed at a distance from the first drive roll configuration, the second drive roll configuration comprising one or more rolls, wherein the one or more rolls of the first and the second drive roll configurations comprise a composite rubber tire over a roll core, the composite rubber tire comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes dispersed in a first elastomeric rubber in an amount to provide at least about 10% decrease in wear, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes comprises a plurality of soluble carbon nanotubes complexed to the first elastomeric rubber, wherein the plurality of soluble carbon nanotubes comprises a plurality of soluble single wall carbon nanotubes and one or more of a plurality of soluble double wall carbon nanotubes and a plurality of soluble multi-wall carbon nanotubes, and wherein the first elastomeric rubber is selected from a group consisting of polyurethane, silicone, ethylene propylene diene M-class rubber, butyl rubber, and mixtures thereof.