An acrylic rubber-metal composite, which comprises an iron phosphate treated iron-based metal, and an adhesive layer comprising a phenol resin and a metal oxide, and preferably further a halogenated polymer, and an acrylic rubber layer, successively provided on the iron-based metal surface, has not only distinguished initial adhesiveness and water resistance, when the acrylic rubber is bonded to the metal owing to application of the iron phosphate treatment to the metal surface, but also can reduce the abrasion of the mating materials when brought into contact with rubber-unbaked parts of the sheet, because the surface roughness Ra[according to JIS 0601(1994)] of the surface treated steel sheet is 0.6 or less.

A protective cover for an electronic devices includes a protective shell base having an inner surface, an outer surface, and side members. The protective cover also includes a cushioning member configured for cushioning the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover also includes a first opening configured to align with and expose at least a portion of a capacitance-sensing interactive touch screen display when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover also includes a second opening configured to align with a camera feature of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover further includes an access port positioned to be proximate an electrical interface of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base.

The present invention relates to filled polymeric materials including a polymer and a filler distributed within the polymer, and to light weight composites which comprise at least a pair of metallic layers and a polymeric layer interposed between the pair of metallic layers, the polymeric layer containing the filled polymeric material. The composite materials of the present invention may be formed using conventional stamping equipment at ambient temperatures. Composite materials of the present invention may also be capable of being welded to other metal materials. The composite materials may be employed in an automotive part. Preferred composite materials include one or any combination of the following features: metallic fibers, ribbon fibers; or a polyolefin.

A coating composition for a food or beverage can that includes an emulsion polymerized latex polymer formed by combining an ethylenically unsaturated monomer component with an aqueous dispersion of a water-dispersible polymer.

A protective cover for an electronic devices includes a protective shell base having an inner surface, an outer surface, and side members. The protective cover also includes a cushioning member configured for cushioning the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover also includes a first opening configured to align with and expose at least a portion of a capacitance-sensing interactive touch screen display when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover also includes a second opening configured to align with a camera feature of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The protective cover further includes an access port positioned to be proximate an electrical interface of the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base.

A protective case for use with a portable electronic device includes a protective shell including a cavity for receiving the portable electronic device and a pliable surface disposed in an opening of the protective shell. The pliable surface being adapted to transmit at least a portion of a mechanical force applied at an external surface of the protective shell to the control feature of the installed portable electronic device to actuate the control feature of the installed portable electronic device. The protective case also includes a feature disposed in a wall of the protective shell for accessing an electrical connector of the installed portable electronic device from outside the protective shell.

An NBR composition including an NBR polymer, a vulcanizing agent, a vulcanizing accelerator, and carbon black, wherein the carbon black includes a combination of MT carbon black and carbon black having an iodine absorption number of 20 mg/g or less and a DBP absorption number of 40 cm.sup.3/100 g or more, and has a total added amount of 110 to 250 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the NBR polymer, and the amount of the MT carbon black is larger than that of the carbon black having an iodine absorption number of 20 mg/g or less and a DBP absorption number of 40 cm.sup.3/100 g or more and the amount of the carbon black having an iodine absorption number of 20 mg/g or less and a DBP absorption number of 40 cm.sup.3/100 g or more is 10 to 70 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the NBR polymer, and a metal laminate obtained by laminating the NBR composition.

A thermoplastic polymer composition which is excellent in flexibility, mechanical properties, moldability, and particularly in heat resistance and is capable of adhering to ceramics, metals, and synthetic resins even at low temperature (for example, 190 C. or lower) without the treatment with a primer, and a molded product produced by using the thermoplastic polymer composition are described. The thermoplastic polymer composition includes 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic elastomer (A), 1 to 100 parts by mass of a polyvinyl acetal resin (B), and 5 to 100 parts by mass of a polar group-containing polypropylene resin (C). The thermoplastic elastomer (A) is a block copolymer which is constituted by a polymer block including aromatic vinyl compound units and a polymer block including isoprene units, butadiene units, or isoprene/butadiene units wherein the total of a content of 1,2-bonding and a content of 3,4-bonding is 40 mol % or more, or the thermoplastic elastomer (A) is a hydrogenated product of the block copolymer.

Thermoplastic moulding composition (F), comprising: A) from 5 to 80% by weight of a graft polymer (A) having bimodal particle size distribution and a moisture content of 0 to 27% by weight, made, based on (A), a.sub.1) from 40 to 90% by weight of an elastomeric particulate graft base (a.sub.1), obtained by emulsion polymerization of, based on (a.sub.1), a.sub.11) from 70 to 100% by weight of at least one conjugated diene, or of at least one C.sub.1-8-alkyl acrylate, or of mixtures of these, a.sub.12) from 0 to 30% by weight of at least one other monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and a.sub.13) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one polyfunctional, cross linking monomer; a.sub.2) from 10 to 60% by weight of a graft a2), made, based on a2), a.sub.21) from 64 to 76% by weight of at least one vinyl aromatic monomer, a.sub.22) from 24 to 36% by weight of acrylonitrile, a.sub.23) from 0 to 30% by weight of at least one other monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, and a.sub.24) from 0 to 10% by weight of at least one polyfunctional, cross linking monomer; B) from 10 to 94% by weight of a thermoplastic polymer (B) having a viscosity number VN of from 50 to 120 ml/g, made, based on (B), b.sub.1) from 64 to 72% by weight of at least one vinyl aromatic monomer, b.sub.2) from 28 to 36% by weight of acrylonitrile, and b.sub.3) from 0 to 4% by weight of at least one other monoethylenically unsaturated monomer; whereby, the difference of the acrylonitrile content in component (B) and that in the graft shell a.sub.2) is minimal 2% by weight and maximal 6% by weight and optionally further components, have preferred optical appearance when coated with metal.

A protective case for use with a portable electronic device includes a protective shell including a cavity for receiving the portable electronic device and a pliable surface disposed in an opening of the protective shell. The pliable surface being adapted to transmit at least a portion of a mechanical force applied at an external surface of the protective shell to the control feature of the installed portable electronic device to actuate the control feature of the installed portable electronic device. The protective case also includes a feature disposed in a wall of the protective shell for accessing an electrical connector of the installed portable electronic device from outside the protective shell.