Author: claimsbot

1. A specialized multiplier block for use in a programmable device, said specialized multiplier block comprising:
a plurality of multipliers having multiplier inputs;
at least one input chain of shift registers, each shift register in said chain of shift registers being of depth n, at least one input of each of said multipliers being connected to said input chain of shift registers;
a plurality of adders; and
programmable connections connecting outputs of said multipliers to inputs of said adders whereby said specialized multiplier block is configurable as an n-channel Direct Form II finite impulse response filter.
2. The specialized multiplier block of claim 1 further comprising:
an output register for chaining output of said Direct Form II finite impulse response filter to another said specialized multiplier block; wherein:
said specialized multiplier block is configurable with others of said specialized multiplier block as a long n-channel Direct Form II finite impulse response filter.
3. The specialized multiplier block of claim 2 further comprising a selectable output accumulator, said selectable output accumulator including:
an adder having an adder input and an adder output;
a selectable feedback loop from said adder output to said adder input; and
a feedback shift register of depth n in said selectable feedback loop; wherein:
said output register is beyond said selectable feedback loop.
4. The specialized multiplier block of claim 2 further comprising a selectable output accumulator, said selectable output accumulator including:
an adder having an adder input and an adder output;
a selectable feedback loop from said adder output to said adder input; and
a feedback shift register of depth n\u22121 in said selectable feedback loop; wherein:
said output register is within said selectable feedback loop.
5. A programmable device comprising the specialized multiplier block of claim 1.
6. A digital processing system comprising:
processing circuitry;
a memory coupled to said processing circuitry; and
a programmable device as defined in claim 5 coupled to the processing circuitry and the memory.
7. A printed circuit board on which is mounted a programmable device as defined in claim 5.
8. The printed circuit board defined in claim 7 further comprising:
memory circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the programmable device.
9. The printed circuit board defined in claim 8 further comprising:
processing circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the memory circuitry.
10. An integrated circuit device comprising the specialized multiplier block of claim 1.
11. A digital processing system comprising:
processing circuitry;
a memory coupled to said processing circuitry; and
an integrated circuit device as defined in claim 10 coupled to the processing circuitry and the memory.
12. A printed circuit board on which is mounted an integrated circuit device as defined in claim 10.
13. The printed circuit board defined in claim 12 further comprising:
memory circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the integrated circuit device.
14. The printed circuit board defined in claim 13 further comprising:
processing circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the memory circuitry.
15. A specialized multiplier block for use in a programmable device, said specialized multiplier block comprising:
a plurality of multipliers having multiplier inputs;
at least one input register chain, at least one input of each of said multipliers being connected to said input register chain;
a plurality of adders;
programmable connections connecting outputs of said multipliers to inputs of said adders whereby said specialized multiplier block is configurable as a Direct Form II finite impulse response filter; and
an output register for chaining output of said Direct Form II finite impulse response filter to another said specialized multiplier block; wherein:
said specialized multiplier block is configurable with others of said specialized multiplier block as a long Direct Form II finite impulse response filter.
16. The specialized multiplier block of claim 15 further comprising a selectably bypassable register at an input to said input register chain; wherein:
said output register is chainable to one said adder of another of said specialized multiplier block; and
said input register chain is chainable to said input register chain of said another of said specialized multiplier block via said selectably bypassable register of said another of said specialized multiplier block.
17. The specialized multiplier block of claim 15 further comprising a selectable output accumulator; whereby:
said specialized multiplier block is configurable as a time-division multiplexed Direct Form II finite impulse response filter.
18. The specialized multiplier block of claim 17 wherein said at least one input of each of said multipliers is selectably connectable to an input other than said input register chain.
19. The specialized multiplier block of claim 18 wherein said input other than said input register chain is programmable logic of said programmable device.
20. A programmable device comprising the specialized multiplier block of claim 15.
21. A digital processing system comprising:
processing circuitry;
a memory coupled to said processing circuitry; and
a programmable device as defined in claim 20 coupled to the processing circuitry and the memory.
22. A printed circuit board on which is mounted a programmable device as defined in claim 20.
23. The printed circuit board defined in claim 22 further comprising:
memory circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the programmable device.
24. The printed circuit board defined in claim 23 further comprising:
processing circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the memory circuitry.
25. An integrated circuit device comprising the specialized multiplier block of claim 15.
26. A digital processing system comprising:
processing circuitry;
a memory coupled to said processing circuitry; and
an integrated circuit device as defined in claim 25 coupled to the processing circuitry and the memory.
27. A printed circuit board on which is mounted an integrated circuit device as defined in claim 25.
28. The printed circuit board defined in claim 27 further comprising:
memory circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the integrated circuit device.
29. The printed circuit board defined in claim 28 further comprising:
processing circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the memory circuitry.
30. A specialized multiplier block for use in a programmable device, said specialized multiplier block comprising:
a plurality of multipliers having multiplier inputs;
at least one input register chain, at least one input of each of said multipliers being connected to said input register chain;
a plurality of adders;
programmable connections connecting outputs of said multipliers to inputs of said adders whereby said specialized multiplier block is configurable as a Direct Form II finite impulse response filter; and
an output accumulator selectably connectable to output of said adders; whereby:
said specialized multiplier block is configurable as a time-division multiplexed Direct Form II finite impulse response filter.
31. A programmable device comprising the specialized multiplier block of claim 30.
32. A digital processing system comprising:
processing circuitry;
a memory coupled to said processing circuitry; and
a programmable device as defined in claim 31 coupled to the processing circuitry and the memory.
33. A printed circuit board on which is mounted a programmable device as defined in claim 31.
34. The printed circuit board defined in claim 33 further comprising:
memory circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the programmable device.
35. The printed circuit board defined in claim 34 further comprising:
processing circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the memory circuitry.
36. An integrated circuit device comprising the specialized multiplier block of claim 30.
37. A digital processing system comprising:
processing circuitry;
a memory coupled to said processing circuitry; and
an integrated circuit device as defined in claim 36 coupled to the processing circuitry and the memory.
38. A printed circuit board on which is mounted an integrated circuit device as defined in claim 36.
39. The printed circuit board defined in claim 38 further comprising:
memory circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the integrated circuit device.
40. The printed circuit board defined in claim 39 further comprising:
processing circuitry mounted on the printed circuit board and coupled to the memory circuitry.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

I claim:

1. A method of forming an acid dye stain-resistant fiber or fibers comprising combining a masterbatch concentrate with a fiber-forming polyamide and a polymer and forming a fiber or fibers therefrom, said masterbatch concentrate comprising a reagent and a carrier therefor wherein said reagent has the formula:
6
wherein: Q and Z are moieties which associate with free acid dye sites in said polyamide;
a is an integer from 0 to 2;
b is an integer from 1 to 4; and
R is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic hydrocarbyl groups; and
said carrier is selected from the group consisting of:
(A) a terpolymer comprising from about 56% to about 94.5% by weight of at least one alpha-monoolefin having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, about 5% to about 40% by weight of an ethylene-, unsaturated carboxylic acid (1) C1-C4 alkyl or (2) glycidyl ester and from about 0.5% to about 4.0% by weight of an internal anhydride of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid;
(B) a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyester having a melting point of about 235 C. or less;
(C) a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyamide with a melting point of about 235 C. or less; and
(D) mixtures thereof;
and further wherein said polymer is selected from the group consisting of (A) and mixtures of (A) with at least one of (B) and (C) wherein the percentage by weight in said polymer of internal anhydride of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid is in the range of from about 0.5% to about 4.0%.
2. The method of claim 1 comprising melt-spinning said combination of masterbatch concentrate, fiber-forming polyamide and polymer.
3. The method of claim 2 comprising combining said masterbatch concentrate, said fiber-forming polyamide and said polymer on-line in said melt-spinning process.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said masterbatch concentrate comprises from about 20% to about 80% by weight of said reagent.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein said combination contains an amount of said masterbatch concentrate that contains between about 1,500 ppm and about 3,000 ppm of sulfur; an amount of said polymer such that the combination contains between about 0.01% to about 0.6% of the internal anhydride; and the remainder is said polyamide.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein at least one of said Q and Z is a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof.
7. The method of claim 5 wherein at least one of said Q and Z is an isocyanate group.
8. The method of claim 5 wherein at least two of said Q and Z combine to form a carboxylic acid anhydride.
9. The method of claim 5 wherein said reagent is 5-sulfoisophthalic acid or a salt thereof.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein said reagent is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or transition metal salt of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein said reagent is the lithium salt of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid.
12. The method of claim 10 wherein said reagent is the sodium salt of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid.
13. The method of claim 10 wherein said reagent is 3-sulfobenzoic acid or the sodium or lithium salt thereof.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein, in (A), said alpha-monoolefin is ethylene.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein, in (A), said ethylene-, unsaturated acid is acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or mixtures thereof.
16. The method of claim 1 wherein, in (A), said internal anhydride of an ethylenically unsaturated acid is maleic anhydride.
17. The method of claim 1 wherein, in (B), said alpha-monoolefin is ethylene.
18. The method of claim 1 wherein said carrier and said polymer may be the same or different.
19. The method of claim 1 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-6.
20. The method of claim 1 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-66.
21. The method of claim 1 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-MXD6.
22. The method of claim 1 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-11.
23. The method of claim 1 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-12.
24. The method of claim 1 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-69.
25. The method of claim 1 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-610.
26. The method of claim 1 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-612.
27. The method of claim 1 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is an amorphous polyamide.
28. The method of claim 27 wherein said fiber-forming amorphous polyamide is a copolymer of terephthalic acid and trimethylhexamethylene diamine.
29. The method of claim 1 wherein said combination additionally contains a fiber-forming adjuvant.
30. The method of claim 29 wherein said fiber-forming adjuvant is an anti-oxidant, stabilizer, colorant, processing aid, catalyst, filler, nucleating agent, anti-microbial, melt viscosity enhancer or mixtures thereof.
31. An acid dye stain-resistant fiber-forming poly-amide composition comprising a combination of a masterbatch concentrate, a fiber-forming polyamide and a polymer, said masterbatch concentrate comprising a reagent and a carrier therefor wherein said reagent has the formula:
7
wherein: Q and Z are moieties which associate with free acid dye sites in said polyamide;
a is an integer from 0 to 2;
b is an integer from 1 to 4; and
R is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic hydrocarbyl groups; and
said carrier is selected from the group consisting of:
(A) a terpolymer comprising from about 56% to about 94.5% by weight of at least one alpha-monoolefin having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, about 5% to about 40% by weight of an ethylene-, unsaturated carboxylic acid (1) C1-C4 alkyl or (2) glycidyl ester and from about 0.5% to about 4.0% by weight of an internal anhydride of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid;
(B) a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyester having a melting point of about 235 C. or less;
(C) a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyamide with a melting point of about 235 C. or less; and
(D) mixtures thereof;
and further wherein said polymer is selected from the group consisting of (A) and mixtures of (A) with at least one of (B) and (C) wherein the percentage by weight in said polymer of internal anhydride of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid is in the range of from about 0.5% to about 4.0%.
32. The composition of claim 31 wherein said masterbatch concentrate comprises from about 20% to about 80% by weight of said reagent.
33. The composition of claim 31 wherein said combination contains an amount of said masterbatch concentrate that contains between about 1,500 ppm and about 3,000 ppm of sulfur; an amount of said polymer such that the combination contains between about 0.01% to about 0.6% of the internal anhydride; and the remainder is said polyamide.
34. The composition of claim 33 wherein at least one of said Q and Z is a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof.
35. The composition of claim 33 wherein at least one of said Q and Z is an isocyanate group.
36. The composition of claim 33 wherein at least two of said Q and Z combine to form a carboxylic acid anhydride.
37. The composition of claim 33 wherein said reagent is 5-sulfoisophthalic acid or a salt thereof.
38. The composition of claim 37 wherein said reagent is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or transition metal salt of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid.
39. The composition of claim 38 wherein said reagent is the lithium salt of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid.
40. The composition of claim 38 wherein said reagent is the sodium salt of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid.
41. The composition of claim 38 wherein said reagent is 3-sulfobenzoic acid or the sodium or lithium salt thereof.
42. The composition of claim 31 wherein, in (A), said alpha-monoolefin is ethylene.
43. The composition of claim 31 wherein, in (A), said ethylene-, unsaturated acid is acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or mixtures thereof.
44. The composition of claim 31 wherein, in (A), said internal anhydride of an ethylenically unsaturated acid is maleic anhydride.
45. The composition of claim 31 wherein, in (B), said alpha-monoolefin is ethylene.
46. The composition of claim 31 wherein said carrier and said polymer may be the same or different.
47. The composition of claim 31 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-6.
48. The composition of claim 31 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-66.
49. The composition of claim 31 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-MXD6.
50. The composition of claim 31 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-11.
51. The composition of claim 31 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-12.
52. The composition of claim 31 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-69.
53. The method of claim 31 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-610.
54. The method of claim 31 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is PA-612.
55. The composition of claim 31 wherein said fiber-forming polyamide is an amorphous polyamide.
56. The composition of claim 55 wherein said fiber-forming amorphous polyamide is a copolymer of terephthalic acid and trimethylhexamethylene diamine.
57. The composition of claim 31 wherein said combination additionally contains a fiber-forming adjuvant.
58. The composition of claim 57 wherein said fiber-forming adjuvant is an anti-oxidant, stabilizer, colorant, processing aid, catalyst, filler, nucleating agent, antimicrobial, melt viscosity enhancer or mixtures thereof.
59. A masterbatch concentrate for addition to a fiber-forming polyamide to form an acid dye stain-resistant fiber-forming polyamide, said concentrate comprising a reagent and a carrier therefor wherein said reagent has the formula:
8
wherein: Q and Z are moieties which associate with free acid dye sites in said polyamide;
a is an integer from 0 to 2;
b is an integer from 1 to 4; and
R is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic, aromatic or alicyclic hydrocarbyl groups; and
said carrier is selected from the group consisting of:
(A) a terpolymer comprising from about 56% to about 94.5% by weight of at least one alpha-monoolefin having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, about 5% to about 40% by weight of an ethylene-, unsaturated carboxylic acid (1) C1-C4 alkyl or (2) glycidyl ester and from about 0.5% to about 4.0% by weight of an internal anhydride of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid;
(B) a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyester having a melting point of about 235 C. or less;
(C) a semi-crystalline thermoplastic polyamide with a melting point of about 235 C. or less; and
(D) mixtures thereof.
60. The concentrate of claim 59 wherein said masterbatch concentrate comprises from about 20% to about 80% by weight of said reagent.
61. The concentrate of claim 60 wherein at least one of said Q and Z is a carboxylic acid group or a salt thereof.
62. The concentrate of claim 60 wherein at least one of said Q and Z is an isocyanate group.
63. The concentrate of claim 60 wherein at least two of said Q and Z combine to form a carboxylic acid anhydride.
64. The concentrate of claim 60 wherein said reagent is 5-sulfoisophthalic acid or a salt thereof.
65. The concentrate of claim 64 wherein said reagent is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or transition metal salt of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid.
66. The concentrate of claim 65 wherein said reagent is the lithium salt of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid.
67. The concentrate of claim 65 wherein said reagent is the sodium salt of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid.
68. The concentrate of claim 65 wherein said reagent is 3-sulfobenzoic acid or the sodium or lithium salt thereof.
69. The concentrate of claim 59 wherein, in (A), said alpha-monoolefin is ethylene.
70. The concentrate of claim 59 wherein, in (A), said ethylene-, unsaturated acid is acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or mixtures thereof.
71. The concentrate of claim 59 wherein, in (A), said internal anhydride of an ethylenically unsaturated acid is maleic anhydride.
72. The concentrate of claim 59 wherein, in (B), said alpha-monoolefin is ethylene.
73. An acid dye stain-resistant fiber or fibers formed from the composition of claim 31.
74. An article of manufacture prepared with the fiber or fibers of claim 73.
75. A textile article according to claim 74.
76. A carpet according to claim 75.

What is claimed is:

1. A gas-barriering coated film obtained by coating a gas barriering layer on at least one face of a flexible film or an inorganic-deposited polymer film, wherein the above gas barriering layer comprises a polyurethane resin-cured material formed from a composition comprising an active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and an organic polyisocyanate compound (B), and 20% by weight or more of a skeletal structure represented by Formula (1) is contained in the above resin-cured material:
3
2. The gas-barriering coated film as described in claim 1, wherein at least one of the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) and the organic polyisocyanate compound (B) contains a compound which can form the skeletal structure represented by Formula (1) by reacting (A) with (B).
3. The gas-barriering coated film as described in claim 1, wherein the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) is at least one compound selected from an alkylene oxide adduct of polyamine, an amide group-containing polyol, a polyol adduct of a polyisocyanate compound and a polyol.
4. The gas-barriering coated film as described in claim 3, wherein the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) is at least one compound selected from an alkylene oxide adduct of an aromatic aliphatic polyamine, a polyol adduct of an aromatic aliphatic polyisocyanate compound and an aromatic aliphatic polyol.
5. The gas-barriering coated film as described in claim 4, wherein the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) is the alkylene oxide adduct of the aromatic aliphatic polyamine.
6. The gas-barriering coated film as described in claim 5, wherein the active hydrogen-containing compound (A) is an alkylene oxide adduct of xylylenediamine.
7. The gas-barriering coated film as described of claim 3, wherein the alkylene oxide described above is alkylene oxide having 2 to 4 carbon atoms.
8. The gas-barriering coated film as described in claim 1, wherein the organic polyisocyanate compound (B) is a reaction product of the following compounds (a) and (b) or a reaction product of the following compounds (a), (b) and (c) and has two or more NCO groups at an end:
(a) a multifunctional isocyanate compound,
(b) at least one multifunctional alcohol selected from multifunctional alcohols having 2 to 10 carbon atoms and
(c) at least one compound selected from aromatic multifunctional amines, aromatic aliphatic multifunctional amines, alicyclic multifunctional amines, aliphatic multifunctional amines, aliphatic alkanolamines, aromatic multifunctional carboxylic acids, alicyclic multifunctional carboxylic acids and aliphatic multifunctional carboxylic acids.
9. The gas-barriering coated film as described in claim 8, wherein the multifunctional isocyanate compound (a) described above is at least one compound selected from xylylenediisocyanate and a compound derived from xylylenediisocyanate.
10. The gas-barriering coated film as described in claim 9, wherein the multifunctional isocyanate compound is xylylenediisocyanate.
11. The gas-barriering coated film as described in claim 1, wherein the flexible polymer film or the inorganic-deposited polymer film is a film selected from polyolefin base films, polyester base films, polyamide base films, aluminum-deposited polyester base films, aluminum-deposited polyamide base films, aluminum oxide-deposited polyester base films, aluminum oxide-deposited polyamide base films, silicon oxide-deposited polyester base films, silicon oxide-deposited polyamide base films, aluminum oxide silicon oxide-binarily deposited polyester base films and aluminum oxide silicon oxide-binarily deposited polyamide base films.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A packaging material, comprising:
a substratum adapted to support and cushion an object; and
a printed pattern disposed on at least a portion of the substratum, the printed pattern comprising a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material, thereby providing the substratum with a grass-like appearance.
2. The packaging material of claim 1, wherein the packaging material is absent a plurality of individual strips, strands or units of material connected to the substratum.
3. The packaging material of claim 1, further comprising a mass of individual strips, strands or units of material connected to the substratum.
4. The packaging material of claim 3, wherein the packaging material further comprises a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of the mass of individual strips, strands or units of material to form a cohesive mass of strips, strands or units of material connected to the substratum.
5. The packaging material of claim 1, wherein the substratum further includes an embossed pattern on at least a portion of the substratum.
6. The packaging material of claim 1, further including a decorative extension extending outwardly from at least a portion of the substratum.
7. The packaging material of claim 6, wherein the decorative extension includes embossing on at least a portion of the decorative extension.
8. The packaging material of claim 6, further comprising a printed pattern simulating the appearance of decorative grass disposed on at least a portion of the decorative extension.
9. The packaging material of claim 1, wherein the substratum is constructed of sponge-like material.
10. The packaging material of claim 1, further comprising at least one depression formed in the substratum, wherein the at least one depression is substantially elliptically configured and sized to receive at least a portion of at least one substantially egg-shaped object.
11. A method of packaging an object, comprising the steps of:
disposing an object on a packaging material, whereby the packaging material supports and cushions the object, the packaging material comprising a substratum adapted to support and cushion an object and a printed pattern disposed on at least a portion of the substratum, wherein the printed pattern comprises a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material, thereby providing the substratum with a grass-like appearance.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the packaging material is absent a plurality of individual strips, strands or units of material connected to the substratum.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the packaging material further comprises a mass of individual strips, strands or units of material connected to the substratum.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the packaging material further comprises a bonding material disposed on at least a portion of the mass of individual strips, strands or units of material to form a cohesive mass of strips, strands or units of material connected to the substratum.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein the substratum of the packaging material further includes an embossed pattern on at least a portion of the substratum.
16. The method of claim 11, wherein the packaging material further includes a decorative extension extending outwardly from at least a portion of the substratum.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the decorative extension includes embossing on at least a portion of the decorative extension.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the decorative extension further comprises a printed pattern simulating the appearance of decorative grass disposed on at least a portion thereof.
19. The method of claim 11, wherein the substratum of the packaging material is constructed of sponge-like material.
20. The method of claim 11, wherein the packaging material further comprises at least one depression formed in the substratum, wherein the at least one depression is substantially elliptically configured and sized to receive at least a portion of at least one substantially egg-shaped object.