Abstract: An auxiliary power unit intake duct for an aircraft, comprising an internal straight portion 1a, an internal first bend portion 1b and an internal second bend portion 1c, extending between an air inlet 2 and a plenum entry 3 of the auxiliary power unit, a plurality of acoustic guides vanes 4,5 located in the straight portion 1a of the intake duct 1, extending horizontally between opposite side portions of the straight portion 1a; and a plurality of curved aerodynamic guide vanes 6,7 located in the second bend portion 1c proximate to said plenum inlet 3, extending vertically between a top portion and a bottom portion of the second bend portion 1c, each of the curved aerodynamic guide vanes 6,7 being concentric with said bend curvature of the second bend portion 1c.

Abstract: An armor plating for vehicles has at its outer side a layer (13) of plastics material bound explosive containing radar absorbing materials.

Abstract: Flat panel elements are placed ahead of structural parts reflecting electromagnetic waves, in the region of radar waves, in order to provide an absorption or reduction of the reflection. For this purpose electrically and/or magnetically conducting materials are embedded into an insulating material in order to form areas of conductivity. The dimensions of these areas of conductivity in all planes are at least 1000 times smaller than the wavelength of the waves to be absorbed, and the electrically and/or magnetically conducting materials amount up to 40% of the weight of the panel area elements.

Abstract: It is intended to arrange a thermal barrier layer ahead of structural parts reflecting electromagnetic waves in the region of radar waves, in order to provide an absorption or a reduction of the reflection. For this purpose electrically and/or magnetically conductive materials are embedded in a material from an electric insulator for forming conductive regions. The dimensions of these conductive regions are in all planes at least a thousand times smaller than the wavelengths of the waves to be absorbed, wherein the electrically and/or magnetically conductive materials comprise a share of up to 10% of the volume of the thermal barrier layer. Herein it is provided to design the upstream cover from an electric insulator.

Abstract: Documents are encoded with at least one thin, transparent coating, normally invisible, but having a readily detectable physical characteristic such as, electrical conductivity, electrical impedance, electrical capacitance, electroluminescence. Each document consists of a substrate on which is applied (1) at least one of the thin coatings, and (2) conventional printing, preferably intaglio. The thin coating may be applied before or after the printing. The coating includes particles driven into the surface to a substantial depth. The uncoated substrate is free of the detectable physical characteristic. The coating is confined to a limited area of the substrate surface and itself constitutes a code or is laid down in a pattern for identification. A second coating can be applied so that all areas of the surface have the same appearance to mask visual detection of the first coating.

Abstract: A printing method and apparatus in which an elongate substrate such as a strip of paper, fabric, synthetic resin sheeting, foil or the like is imprinted with a plurality of patterns in different colors to achieve a composite multicolored image.The apparatus has multiple independent stations through which the substrate is passed, each station having a master sleeve with an image in semipermanent fixed primary toner formed thereon. The image is transferred to the substrate directly from the sleeve or by way of an intermediate transfer roll or blanket as in offset printing.The master sleeve is charged in light, the toned parts retaining charge by virtue of being dielectric in character, the now charged image is toned with a suitable pigmented secondary toner and this double toned image is pressed against the passing substrate or brought very close to it either directly or through the transfer medium.