Abstract: An installation for very long term storage of products emitting a high thermal flux. The installation comprises a container (14), in which the products to be stored are placed, and an evaporator (22) surrounding the container, to evacuate the heat through a heat-pipe effect. The evaporator (22) comprises a jacket (28), pipes (32) integral with the jacket and filled with a coolant fluid such as water, and a system for tightening the evaporator (22) on the container (14). The arrangement is such that the evaporator (22) is not maintained in close contact with the container (14) except in front of the pipes (32). Advantageously, channels (42) are provided for air circulation by natural convention between the evaporator (22) and the container (14), on both sides of the pipes (32).

Abstract: An installation for very long term storage of products emitting a high thermal flux. The installation comprises a container (14), in which the products to be stored are placed, and an evaporator (22) surrounding the container, to evacuate the heat through a heat-pipe effect. The evaporator (22) comprises a jacket (28), pipes (32) integral with the jacket and filled with a coolant fluid such as water, and a system for tightening the evaporator (22) on the container (14). The arrangement is such that the evaporator (22) is not maintained in close contact with the container (14) except in front of the pipes (32). Advantageously, channels (42) are provided for air circulation by natural convention between the evaporator (22) and the container (14), on both sides of the pipes (32).

Abstract: A crown-and-root reconstruction assembly made of a composite materials with a modulus of elasticity varying along a gradient. The assembly comprises a physiological securing post (4) and a crown reconstruction base (1) made of partially or completely light-conducting material. The connection between the crown reconstruction base (1) and the post (4) is achieved by polymerising the material of the base under an isostatic charge. The forming process may be completed by manipulating the material with the fingers through a forming membrane (22) to prevent any gap developing at the interface (10) between the root (8) and the crown reconstruction base (1). A helical arrangement of the fibers (5) of the post (4) ensures that the modulus of elasticity is close to that of the natural dentine, regardless of the angle of incidence at the reconstruction is stressed.

Abstract: A crown-root reconstitution system and method of manufacturing a physiological dental securing peg in which a crown reconstituting material (3) is placed between a peg (1) and sound dentine walls (2a). The peg is formed of a composite material and includes high strength fibers (5) embedded parallel to one another, elongated in its axial direction, continuous from one end to the other end thereof. An epoxy resin matrix is formed, and a transverse modulus of elasticity of the order of magnitude of the average of that of the dentine in the amount of 18 GPa and a longitudinal compression-tensile strength and shear strength greater than corresponding average values for the dentine is provided by tensioning all of the fibers equally and pre-stressing all of the fibers in traction.

Abstract: The card is particularly intended to give a card-holder access to a service such as pay-TV (broadcast or cable), but in principle could be adapted to any lock-and-key type of system, e.g. credit cards, cards giving access to computer terminals or rooms, etc. The data is encoded on the card in the form of data-significant marks and spaces (2, 3). For example, the marks (2) may be distributed along two parallel tracks with marks in one track representing "1" bits and marks in the other track representing "0" bits. Dummy marks (20, 21, 30, 31, 32, 33) are also made on the card. The dummy marks have the same appearance to the human eye and to photographic and photocopying equipment as the data-significant marks. However, they are printed using inks having a different response in an invisible part of the spectrum, so that card reading equipment can be made to treat dummy marks differently from the way it treats data-significant marks. This makes the cards difficult to fake using commonly available equipment.

Abstract: This invention concerns an integrated interface circuit between a television receiver and its peritelevision connector, to allow the connection of an external source such as a magnetoscope. Said circuit comprises a video interface stage (E.sub.V), an audio interface stage (E.sub.A), and a switching stage (E.sub.C), which uses logic signals at its inputs (13, 12, 11) to switch, or not switch, on the one hand a selector switch (I1) in the video stage, and on the other hand two selector switches (I2, I3) in the audio stage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of accumulation and restitution of heat, wherein heat, mainly in the form of latent heat of fusion, is stored, as required, by causing a hot heat-transfer fluid to circulate in the lower part of a bed of material in grain form with considerable latent heat of fusion, the temperature of the fluid being higher than the melting point of the material which melts under the effect of the additional calories from the fluid, and heat stored by the material in the liquid state is restituted, as required, by circulating and bringing into contact the material and the fluid, the temperature of the latter being lower than the melting point of the material, with the result that the latter yields heat to the fluid on solidifying in the form of grains before being transported into a tank for storing the material in grain form. The invention also relates to a heat accumulator for carrying out the process.